AQW 6868/11-15


Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim


Tabled Date: 20/01/2012
Answered On Date: 06/02/2012
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister for Regional Development to detail his Department’s proposed capital spend projects, for each of the next three financial years, including the projected timescales and the costs for each project.


Answer:
AQW 6869/11-15 provides details of my Department’s total capital budget for 2011-15.
My Department has several hundred projects in progress or under development during each of the next 3 years. The following table lists those projects which have a projected cost greater than £5m, providing details of the budgeted spend across the next 3 years, (2012-15) and the estimated completion date.
The table also includes details of capital programmes within which a number of smaller projects are being taken forward.
2012-13 £m
2013-14 £m
2014-15
£m
Total Project Cost
£m
Estimated Completion
Date
Roads
(including EU Structural Funds)
A5 Western Transport Corridor *
143.0
285.0
210.0
650 - 850
2016
A8 Belfast to Larne*
46.0
51.0
12.0
110 - 120
2016
Other Strategic Road Improvements*
11.1
7.2
67.8
Ongoing
Structural Maintenance
25.5
29.4
55.0
Ongoing
Local Transport and Safety Measures
7.0
9.9
19.0
Ongoing
Street Lighting, Plant and Equipment
3.0
3.0
15.7
Ongoing
Total Roads
235.6
385.5
379.5
Transport
New Trains 2
0.9
0.1
114.0
2012
Adelaide Train Maintenance Facility
1.8
27.8
2012
New Trains 2 Platform Extension
1.0
7.9
2012
Class 3000 Overhaul
1.6
2.8
2.5
13.7
2015
Coleraine to Derry Track Safety Improvement Works
2.6
7.7
2012
Coleraine to Derry Track Renewal
23.0
27.0
2013 (Phase1)
Coleraine to Derry Track Renewal
1.5
18.0
20.0
2015 (Phase 2)
Metro/Goldline Fleet Replacement
0.2
15.0
2012
Building Services Upgrade Programme
1.6
1.4
5.5
2016
Other Rail Safety and Infrastructure Projects
9.7
7.0
9.9
Ongoing
Other Bus Infrastructure Projects
1.0
Ongoing
Sustainable Transport
3.5
0.5
11.8
Ongoing
Belfast Rapid Transit
0.8
1.5
10.0
100.0
2017
Total Transport
47.7
13.4
53.6
Water and Sewerage
Water Infrastructure
49.7
46.5
50.5
Ongoing
Water Non-infrastructure
25.6
27.2
39.5
Ongoing
Sewerage Infrastructure
26.8
23.5
21.5
Ongoing
Sewerage Non-infrastructure
48.2
56.2
70.5
Ongoing
Total Water and Sewerage
150.3
153.4
182.0
The information provided above reflects current plans and may be subject to change.
The several hundred Roads Service schemes being undertaken mean that it is not possible to specify these individually. However, a list of these projects broken down by council area can be found at:
http://www.drdni.gov.uk/index/freedom_of_information/customer_information/cinformationtype- results.htm?signpost=Customer+information&informationType=Roads+Service+reports+to+councils
*At the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC) Plenary Meeting held on Friday 18 November 2011, it was noted that provision of further funding by the Irish Government, for progression of the A5 and A8 projects, is being deferred and that, in this regard, the Irish Government will provide £25 million per annum in 2015 and 2016 towards the project.
A new funding and implementation plan is now being prepared for the two projects, for agreement at the next NSMC Transport meeting, with endorsement at the next NSMC Plenary meeting. This process will, undoubtedly, affect the funding available to the Department for Regional Development and, therefore potentially, delivery of the Strategic Road Improvements Programme.
When the funding is confirmed, I intend to review the spending priorities across my Department.
DRD provides funding for Northern Ireland Water’s (NIW) capital works programme. The majority of projects are due for completion during the current Budget period. The investment levels and project numbers for 2013/14 and 2014/15 are indicative and will be determined by the Utility Regulator through its next regulatory price control process for water (PC13).
The budget for NIW shown in the table above is slightly higher than the published Budget 2010 capital allocation because NIW receive additional capital contributions from sources such as fees for new connections.