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(9) Are repairs done in chronological order after a failure has been reported or are jobs reserved until there is sufficient work in a suburb for a repair crew to undertake.

(10) Is there a procedure for expediting urgent street light repairs, such as when complaints are submitted by elderly people or when a light that illuminates an intersection fails.

Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) As at 30 March 2017, the number of streetlights owned by TCCS was 78,900.

(2) As at 30 March 2017, the number of streetlights that use energy-efficient globes is 21,014 (compact-fluorescent), plus 3,818 LED fittings. The compact- fluorescent globes have an expected life of four years and the LED fittings have an expected life of 10 years.

(3) As at 30 March 2017, there were 6,908 mercury vapour lamps with an expected life of four years.

(4) No specific program for mercury vapour lamp replacement was separately funded during 2015-16 or 2016-17. Mercury vapour lamps are being continuously replaced under the routine maintenance program. 618 mercury vapour fittings have been replaced since 2014 at an approximate total cost of $988,800.

(5) Mercury vapour lamps are replaced with LED when they are no longer serviceable.

(6) Fix My Street request for streetlight repairs:

a) 2014-15 – 3,347

b) 2015-16 – 4,095

c) 2016-17 - 2,909 (to 30 March 2017)

(7) The standard timeframe for a repair of a streetlight lamp is 10 days. If the cause of the outage is a cable fault the standard timeframe for repair is 30 days.

(8) Requests for streetlight repairs to Access Canberra are assessed, batched and provided to the streetlight maintenance contractor. Where possible (eg when contact details are provided) customers are contacted to confirm receipt of the report and advised when the repair is completed.

(9) Yes under normal circumstances. If safety issues are identified, repairs are prioritised.

(10) Yes. Refer to question 9.

Government—programs
(Question No 172)

Mr Coe asked the Minister for Transport and City Services, upon notice, on 12 May 2017:

(1) Can the Minister provide an outline of the findings and recommendations of the evaluation report of the pilot of the Active Street Program.


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