Question NW323 to the Minister of Transport
28 March 2017 - NW323
Figlan, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Transport
With regard to the land claim of the Ba Mare a Phogole and the land owned by SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) that falls within this land claim area, (a) what submission will Sanral make in this regard to the Land Claims Commission, (b) what will be the main points contained in Sanral’s submission, (c) what alternative plans will Sanral make should this claim be granted and (d) what would be the estimated costs involved?
Reply:
a) SANRAL will demonstrate that the land claimed is incapable of being restored to the claimants.
b) The main points to be contained in our submission will be that (i) a road which carries a high volume of economically important traffic has been built on the properties at great cost and, (ii) further property has been acquired for future road widening and improvements at significant cost, which cannot be alienated without affecting our ability to carry increased traffic volumes in future.
c) SANRAL does not currently have an alternative plan and would have to start afresh with planning an entirely new route on another alignment.
d) It is impossible to estimate the costs of building an alternative route without first investigating the possible alternative alignments.