· Polling suggests Bridgewater Bridge project is back at square one
· Project plagued by a series of embarrassing delays
· Government must come clean on bridge timeline, cost and design
The Liberal Government must explain why it has spent taxpayer money on opinion polling for a project that is supposedly fully funded and on track.
Shadow Infrastructure Minister, Shane Broad, said the polling suggested the Bridgewater Bridge project was back at square one.
"The Liberals originally promised that construction on the new bridge would begin in 2019 but here we are in 2020 and the project seems even further away from becoming a reality," Dr Broad said.
"Infrastructure Australia embarrassingly rejected the first business case and a new one is due by the middle of this year.
"Now we see the public is being asked at such a late stage if they think the bridge should have two lanes or four.
"At a time when we need to be pushing ahead with productive infrastructure, it seems the Liberals are preparing to dramatically scale back the Bridgewater Bridge design.
"Michael Ferguson is displaying his trademark mismanagement yet again. He needs to come clean on when the bridge will be built, how much it will cost and whether the government remains committed to the original four lane specification."
Shane Broad MP
Shadow Minister for Infrastructure
