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534 - Transport and Infrastructure - HAWKESBURY RIVER RAILWAY BRIDGE

Mookhey, Daniel to the Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight, and Vice-President of the Executive Council representing the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure
  1. What action did the Minister for Transport take when he was made aware of the current state of the Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge?
    1. Was the Minister ever sent a copy of the SMEC Hawkesbury River Underbridge Inspection Report dated 7 November 2013?
    2. If so, when was the Minister sent a copy of the SMEC Hawkesbury River Underbridge Inspection Report dated 7 November 2013?
  3. Did the former Minister for Transport, Gladys Berejikian and current Minister Andrew Constance participate in any formal changeover and was the Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge raised?
  4. When was the last time the Minister met with the Independent Transport Safety Regulator?
  5. When was the last time the Minister met with the Office of Transport Safety Investigations?
  6. At what point does the Minister expect to be made aware once the Minister's agencies become aware of safety issues?
  7. Will the Minister be made aware of the outcome of all inspections under the Sydney Trains Bridge Management Program from this day on?
    1. What was the date of the last underwater inspection of the Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge?
    2. What did the inspection find?
    1. Has the Minister ever asked to be briefed on repairs and maintenance on the Sydney trains Network?
    2. If so, why was Hawkesbury River Bridge not raised?
  10. Will the Minister release the inspection documents for all bridge inspections conducted as part of the Sydney Trains Bridge Management Program since 2011?
  11. Is the Minister concerned that repairs were not undertaken on the Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge despite a report indicating that repairs should be undertaken within a year?
    1. Has the Minister read the SMEC Hawkesbury River Underbridge Inspection Report dated 7 November 2013?
    2. On what date did the Minister finish reading this report?
  13. Does the Minister have a duty of care to commuters on the New South Wales Rail Network?
  14. Did the Minister conduct any underwater monitoring of the Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge once the 2014 tender was withdrawn?
  15. What is the date of the next underwater inspection of the Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge?
  16. Has there been an underwater inspection of the Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge on any of the following dates:
    1. 14092015?
    2. 15092015?
    3. 16092015?
    4. 17092015?
Answer -

I am advised:

 

I refer to my answer to question LA 1389.

Question asked on 17 September 2015 (session 56-1) and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 26
Answer received on 22 October 2015 and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 32

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