As Australia waits on the Federal Government to officially release the Infrastructure Australia (IA) shortlist, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Anthony Albanese said that on April 26th, the State and Federal Governments had agreed on a $31.7bn road and rail infrastructure deal.
By Rob McKay
The $26.4bn in Federal cash and $5.3bn in State monies was part of the Nation Building Program and agreement followed a meeting in February between the Prime Minister and all the premiers and chief ministers.
Major projects covered include:
New South Wales $8.6bn
.$2.5bn Pacific Highway
.$950m Hume Highway
.$840m Northern Sydney Freight Line
Victoria $4.4bn
.$900m Western Ring Road
.$600m Western Highway
.$250m Princes Highway east and west
Queensland $6.8bn
.$1.14bn Ipswich Motorway upgrade
.$2.2bn Bruce Highway
.$455m Pacific Motorway
Western Australia $2.8bn
.$225m New Perth Bunbury Highway and Mandurah Entrance Road
.$160m Port Hedland road upgrades
.$350m Perth Urban Transport and Freight Corridor upgrade
South Australia $1.7bn
.$450m Northern Expressway
.$500m South Road upgrade
.$80m Dukes Highway
Tasmania $800m
.$164m Brighton Bypass
Northern Territory $590m
.$72m Tiger Brennan Drive
.$160m NT highways
Australian Capital Territory $200m
.$30m airport precinct upgrade
Among the rail sector initiatives were spending on 250 level-crossings and 26 major projects.
Other road measures included black spot remediation and truck rest stops, while $450m would be spent on maintenance.
Source: Lloyds List Daily Commercial News www.lloydslistdcn.com.au
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