Committee Function
A Select Committee of the Legislative Council be established to inquire into and report on the State Government’s O-Bahn Access Project, with reference to -
(a) any alternative transport routes and/or proposals prepared by the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, in respect of the O-Bahn extension proposal;
(b) any alternative transport routes and/or proposals in respect of the O-Bahn extension proposal, including any considered by the State Government;
(c) any alternative proposals to save time for commuters, that do not include major road works, including pre-validation of fares;
(d) any investigations, undertaken by the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, into road traffic movement in Grenfell Street;
(e) any cost benefit analyses related to the O-Bahn extension proposal;
(f) the community impacts of the O-Bahn City Access Project proposal, including any adverse effects on local residents, local traders and businesses and, community events;
(g) the impacts of any likely disruption during the construction phase of the O-Bahn City Access Project proposal;
(h) any likely adverse impacts on Rymill Park after construction of the proposed busway tunnel and highway connection to Grenfell Street;
(i) any potential impacts of the O-Bahn City Access Project proposal on the (current) Royal Adelaide Hospital site, the Adelaide Zoo and other surrounding sites;
(j) how the O-Bahn extension proposal fits in with the State Government’s Integrated Transport and Land Use Plan;
(k) the cost benefit of extending the O-Bahn to suburbs including Golden Grove and/or surrounding suburbs; and
(l) any other relevant matters.