Aldinga rail line delay announced in State Budget
ALDINGA residents will have to wait at least another two years for work to start on the promised train line to their suburb.
ALDINGA residents will have to wait at least another two years for work to start on the promised train line to their suburb.
Treasurer Jack Snelling today announced a halt to plans to start buying land to link Aldinga to the Noarlunga line.
The delay will save the government $12.9 million in 2012/13.
The plan to extend the rail line was first announced in the 2008/9 budget.
At the time, about $34 million was set aside to buy land.
Today's decision is the second time the project has been delayed.
The government will still press ahead with plans to release 100ha of land at Aldinga for more housing this year.
Onkaparinga Council had previously said more houses should not be built until the train line extension was complete.
Plans to extend the Noarlunga line from Seaford to Aldinga are part of the government's 30 Year Plan.
Meanwhile, $135.8 million will be spent on the electrification of the Noarlunga line in 2012/13.
Work on the project is expected to be finished by late next year.