2012-13 Government Mid-year Financial Projections Statement

Appendix 3TransportExpensesFremantle Rail Container SubsidyAn additional $13.6 million will be spent over the forward estimates period on thecontinuation of the Fremantle Rail Container Subsidy to encourage the transportation ofcontainers to and from the Fremantle Port by rail rather than by road.Grain Freight Network – Transitional Assistance PackageReduced expenditure of $4.8 million in 2012-13 on the Transitional Assistance Packagereflects the need for a lower than budgeted subsidy based on actual freight movements.Asset InvestmentPort Geographe Coastal ReconfigurationAn additional $28.2 million will be spent over three years, commencing in 2012-13, on asignificant reconfiguration of the existing coastal structures at Port Geographe to addressseagrass wrack accumulation and coastal erosion issues.Bunbury Port AuthorityAsset InvestmentPurchase of Freehold Land Lot 10 Estuary Drive, Vittoria, BunburyAn additional $2 million will be spent in 2012-13 on the acquisition of Lot 10 EstuaryDrive, Vittoria, Bunbury. The land will be leased until required for the future phasedexpansion of the port.Esperance Port AuthorityAsset InvestmentContainer CraneAn additional $1.4 million will be spent in 2012-13 to purchase critical spare parts for theport’s container crane.Hughes Road UpgradeAn additional $4.7 million will be spent over 2012-13 and 2013-14 to improve the safetyof the road within the port.Rail Refurbishment WorksAn additional $2 million will be spent in 2012-13 to upgrade port rail infrastructure toensure compliance with rail safety standards.109