Hornery, Sonia to the
Minister for Transport, and Minister for the Hunter representing the Minister for Roads and Freight, Minister for the North Coast, and Vice-President of the Executive Council
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- What is the current status and cost of the project in the Newcastle Local
Government Area (LGA) with the description "Griffiths Road and Lloyd Road,
Lambton", listed in the 2014 Hunter Regional Transport Plan under the
Traffic Management and Road Safety Program with the status "commenced July
2013" and a cost of $1,000,000?
- What is the current status and cost of the project in the Newcastle LGA
with the description "Install incident response shed Hexham on Pacific
Highway", listed in the 2014 Hunter Regional Transport Plan under the
Traffic Management and Road Safety Program with the status "commenced
August 2013" and a cost of $100,000?
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Answer -
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I am advised:
- $2,000 was spent in 2012-13 and $236,000 in 2013-14 on development and
design of the Griffiths Road and Lloyd Road, Lambton intersection
upgrade.
Construction is expected to start in April 2015 and the total
project cost is expected to be $2 million.
- A manned incident response facility has been established on the New England
Highway at Hexham. In April 2014, after refurbishment costing $152,000, the
Newcastle based Roads and Maritime Services Traffic Operations staff relocated
to the new facility.
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Question asked on 9 December 2014 (session 55-2)
and printed in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 22
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Answer received on 13 January 2015
and printed in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 23
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