REGIONAL RUN-OFF-ROAD
CRASHES PROGRAM
953. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the minister representing the
Minister for Transport:
I refer to the minister's
media statement of 1 August 2019 entitled ''Federal backing sought for
WA road safety initiative''.
(1) At the time
of issuing the media statement, had the minister submitted a formal proposal to
the Australian government seeking $720 million over nine years?
(2) If yes to (1), can the minister
please table the state government request for funding?
(3) If no to (1),
has the minister now formally submitted a proposal and will the minister table
that proposal?
(4) Given that
the requested funding exceeds $100 million, has the state government submitted
the project for assessment by Infrastructure Australia; and, if so, on what
date was the submission made?
(5) If yes to (4), can the minister
please table the Infrastructure Australia submission?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the
Minister for Transport.
(1)–(3) As
outlined in the media statement, the minister would raise this matter with the
federal minister. This has occurred and discussions are ongoing with the
commonwealth.
(4)–(5) The
regional run-off-road crashes program is predicated on low-cost safety
treatments being applied to literally hundreds of different sections of road
across the network. This program will save lives on our regional roads and has
a benefit–cost ratio of 4.05.