[Greens-Media] Tas Greens_Call for DIER to Release Tarkine Loop Rd Costings_C O'Connor MP

[greens at parliament.tas.gov.au]

DIER MUST RELEASE ALL CURRENT COSTINGS FOR TARKINE LOOP ROAD

Cassy O'Connor MP
Greens Environment, Parks and Heritage spokesperson

Monday, 10 August 2009
Contact: State Parliamentary Offices of the Tasmanian Greens, (03) 6233
8300

www.tas.greens.org.au


The Tasmanian Greens today called on the Department of Infrastructure,
Energy and Resources (DIER) to release its costings for the Bartlett
government's proposed Tarkine loop road, following the release of
internal documentation which reveals that the estimated costs have
blown-out to $25 million.

Greens Environment, Parks and Heritage spokesperson Cassy O'Connor MP,
who had raised this matter of increased costs during Budget Estimate
Committee Hearings, said that once the controversial road went from
being a Forestry Tasmania road to a tourist road, the road safety
requirements meant that it would need to be built to a higher standard
at an increased cost.

"The Greens are calling for DIER to release immediately their current
costings to build the divisive Tarkine loop road to a standard that
meets road safety standards," Ms O'Connor said.

"During the June Budget Estimate Committee hearings this year I raised
concerns that the $23 million estimate from Forestry Tasmania was way
off the mark and that a road built to DIER standards would cost more,
and the release of documents under Freedom of Information laws confirm
that there is at least one revised estimate of $25 million."

"This is being paid for by the taxpayer, so the public have a right to
know exactly how much this belligerent whim of the Bartlett government
is expected to cost them."




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