Roads & building projects

‘Shovel ready’ projects are high on the Government’s agenda.

New South Wales

Key projects to be funded include:

• $2.03 billion for the Great Western Highway Upgrade – Katoomba to Lithgow – Construction of East and West Sections
• $400 million for the Princes Highway Corridor – Jervis Bay Road to Sussex Inlet Road – Stage 1
• $240 million for the Mount Ousley Interchange
• $100 million for the Princes Highway Corridor – Jervis Bay Road Intersection
• $87.5 million for M5 Motorway – Moorebank Avenue-Hume Highway Intersection Upgrade
• $52.8 million for Manns Road – Intersection Upgrades at Narara Creek Road and Stockyard Place; and
• $48 million for Pacific Highway – Harrington Road Intersection Upgrade, Coopernook.
• Infrastructure
• $66 million – Newcastle airport upgrade to widen the runway to accommodate longer range domestic and international passenger services. The upgrade is expected to complete in 2023. More.

Victoria

Key projects to be funded include:

• $2 billion for initial investment in a new Melbourne Intermodal Terminal;
• An additional $307 million for the Pakenham Roads Upgrade;
• An additional $203.4 million for the Monash Roads Upgrade;
• An additional $20 million for the Green Triangle and $15 million for the Melbourne to Mildura Roads of Strategic Importance corridors;
• An additional $56.8 million for the Hall Road Upgrade;
• An additional $30.4 million for the Western Port Highway Upgrade;
• $17.5 million for the Dairy Supply Chain Road Upgrades; and
• $10 million for the Mallacoota-Genoa Road Upgrade.

Queensland

Key projects to be funded include:

• $400 million for the Inland Freight Route (Mungindi to Charters Towers) Upgrades
• An additional $400 million for Bruce Highway Upgrades
• $240 million for the Cairns Western Arterial Road Duplication
• $178.1 million for the Gold Coast Rail Line Capacity Improvement (Kuraby to Beenleigh) – Preconstruction
• $160 million for the Mooloolah River Interchange Upgrade (Packages 1 and 2)
• An additional $126.6 million for Gold Coast Light Rail – Stage 3
• $35.3 million for the Maryborough-Hervey Bay Road and Pialba-Burrum Heads Road Intersection Upgrade; and
• $10 million for the Caboolture – Bribie Island Road (Hickey Road-King John Creek) Upgrade.

Northern Territory

New projects to be funded include:

• $300k Development Study for a Proposed Tennant Creek Multimodal Facility and Rail Terminal
• $150m Northern Territory National Network Highway Upgrades (Phase 2)
• $173.6m Northern Territory Gas Industry Roads Upgrades

South Australia

Key projects to be funded include:

• $2.6 billion allocation of funding for the North-South Corridor – Darlington to Anzac Highway;
• $161.6 million for the Truro Bypass;
• $148 million for the Augusta Highway Duplication Stage 2;
• An additional $64 million for the Strzelecki Track Upgrade – Sealing;
• An additional $60 million for the Gawler Rail Line Electrification;
• $48 million for the Heysen Tunnel Refit and Upgrade – Stage 2
• An additional $27.6 million for the Overpass at Port Wakefield and Township Duplication;
• $32 million for the Kangaroo Island Road Safety and Bushfire Resilience Package, and
• $22.5 million for the Marion Road and Sir Donald Bradman Drive Intersection Upgrade

Tasmania

Key projects to be funded include:

• $80 million for the Tasmanian Roads Package – Bass Highway Safety and Freight Efficiency Upgrades Package – Future Priorities;
• $48 million for the Algona Road Grade Separated Interchange and Duplication of the Kingston Bypass;
• $44 million for the Rokeby Road – South Arm Road Upgrades;
• $37.8 million for the Midland Highway Upgrade – Campbell Town North (Campbell Town to Epping Forest);
• $36.4 million for the Midland Highway Upgrade – Oatlands (Jericho to South of York Plains);
• $35.7 million for the Midland Highway Upgrade – Ross (Mona Vale Road to Campbell Town);
• An additional $24 million for the Port of Burnie Shiploader Upgrade; and
• $13.2 million for the Huon Link Road.

ACT

New projects to be funded include:

• $2.5m Beltana Road Improvements
• $132.5m Canberra Light Rail – Stage 2A
• $26.5m William Hovell Drive Duplication

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