Mr WARREN - 2006-10-17
Recently, I was pleased to open the final sealed section of the Cox Peninsula Road near Mandorah. This was especially pleasing for me because, some 20 years ago as a young geological engineer, I worked on the redesign of many sections of this road. Most importantly, the Cox Peninsula Road is the only road link to the communities of Belyuen and Wagait Beach on the other side of Darwin Harbour. Can the minister update the House on the government’s record of upgrading this important road link?
ANSWER
Mr Acting Speaker, I thank the member for Goyder for his question. As he said, 20 years ago he was involved with the geotechnical surveys for that road. It was a great moment when the member for Goyder was there officially opening the final sealing of Cox Peninsula Road.
Our roads budget this year was $130m. That is a 62% increase since Labor came to government, an additional $50m a year. We are committed to improving our roads, as better roads mean better driving conditions, and aids road safety.
The Cox Peninsula Road is now fully sealed. The final 8 km section was opened recently, and a local Territory firm, Alan King & Sons, was contracted to complete the seal. As part of the contract, a number of local Belyuen residents were employed on the works. One hundred and thirty vehicles travel that road daily from Darwin to Mandorah and back. Sealing the road has made a huge improvement to their driving conditions and safety, and for Wet Season access.
The final sealing project has been completed. The Cox Peninsula Road is now an 82 km sealed stretch of road. We have spent $4.2m over the past five years to upgrade this road, a great asset to the community, and we have delivered on a Martin Labor election commitment.
ANSWER
Mr Acting Speaker, I thank the member for Goyder for his question. As he said, 20 years ago he was involved with the geotechnical surveys for that road. It was a great moment when the member for Goyder was there officially opening the final sealing of Cox Peninsula Road.
Our roads budget this year was $130m. That is a 62% increase since Labor came to government, an additional $50m a year. We are committed to improving our roads, as better roads mean better driving conditions, and aids road safety.
The Cox Peninsula Road is now fully sealed. The final 8 km section was opened recently, and a local Territory firm, Alan King & Sons, was contracted to complete the seal. As part of the contract, a number of local Belyuen residents were employed on the works. One hundred and thirty vehicles travel that road daily from Darwin to Mandorah and back. Sealing the road has made a huge improvement to their driving conditions and safety, and for Wet Season access.
The final sealing project has been completed. The Cox Peninsula Road is now an 82 km sealed stretch of road. We have spent $4.2m over the past five years to upgrade this road, a great asset to the community, and we have delivered on a Martin Labor election commitment.
Last updated: 09 Aug 2016