The South Australian opposition is urging the release of a review into Adelaide's North-South Corridor project but the state's infrastructure minister has hit back, citing the former government's four years of inaction.
abc.net.au/news/opposition-urges-release-of-north-south-corridor-review/101354978The South Australian opposition is urging the release of a review into Adelaide's North-South Corridor project but the state's infrastructure minister has hit back at the former government's four years of inaction.
"The South Australian community deserve to see what the largest infrastructure project in this state's history will look like." SA Infrastructure Minister Tom Koutsantonis could not provide a deadline for the project review but says it would be completed this year and released to the public.
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