METRONET —
ARMADALE RAIL LINE
274. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the announcement by the
Premier and the Minister for Transport on Sunday, 20 February informing the
public of the government's decision to shut down the Armadale line for
up to 18 months, including the statement ''While a number of shutdown
options were examined, the extended shutdown was the preferred option''.
(1) On what date was the decision
made to shut down the Armadale line for up to 18 months?
(2) How many shutdown options were
examined and what were they?
(3) Will the
minister table the advice that led to the preferred option being selected; and,
if not, why not?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) As outlined previously, a number of shutdown
options were considered, predominantly concerning shorter, more
frequent, shutdowns over a longer period or the extended shutdown. The extended
shutdown was determined to be the least disruptive to the community over the
longer term. This decision was made and announced 12 months in advance of the
closure in order to provide as much notice to the community as possible and to
allow for extensive consultation to be undertaken.