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(2) What was the level of expenditure on roads maintenance for (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05 and (c) 2005-06;

(3) How much will be spent on roads maintenance during (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2009-10;

(4) How many people work on maintaining roads as at 1 July 2006;

(5) How many people worked on maintaining roads as at 1 July in (a) 2002, (b) 2003, (c) 2004 and (d) 2005;

(6) How many people does the Minister anticipate will be working on maintaining Canberra’s roads as at 1 July 2007.

Mr Hargreaves: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) The level of recurrent budget funding for road maintenance in 2006-07 is $17.30 million.

(2) Level of previous roads maintenance expenditure is:

2003-04

$10.50 million

2004-05

$12.70 million

2005-06

$11.03 million

(3) The budget for outgoing years 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 will be subject to a future budget approval and is not known at this time.

(4) It is not possible to provide information on the number of people in the ACT working on maintaining roads as at 1 July 2006 when you consider both the public and private sector involvements.

(5) See above.

(6) See above.

Roads—maintenance
(Question No 1385)

Mr Stefaniak asked the Minister for the Territory and Municipal Services, upon notice, on 14 November 2006:

(1) Has the ACT Government done any studies of necessary infrastructure maintenance for the future; if so, what studies have been done and when were they done;

(2) What were the recommendations of these studies in relation to road maintenance;

(3) What has the Government done to implement these recommendations.

Mr Hargreaves: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) Yes, studies of key road infrastructure assets have been undertaken to determine maintenance requirements as listed below:


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