The Federal Government has committed to a $75 billion 10-year rolling infrastructure plan directed at addressing congestion in our cities and making rural roads safer.
This has implications for regional Australia as well as cities with an emphasis on bringing agriculture products to market.
The package includes the Tulla Airport Rail, Western Sydney Airport rail, Brisbane Metro, Perth Metronet, and the M1 upgrade on the Gold Coast.
At a more local level the package includes the Shoalhaven Bridge, Avalon Airport, new works on the Geelong line and an electrification upgrade for the Frankston to Baxter rail line, the Bridgewater Bridge, the Coffs Harbour Bypass, the Bunbury Outer Ring Road, boosting the Bruce Highway from Pine River to Caloundra and Section D from Cooroy to Curra, the Buntine Highway in the NT, and the Adelaide North South Corridor.
These projects will have significant urban planning and environmental implications with the usual need for the reservation of transport corridors, compulsory acquisition and environmental studies and hearings in relation to the effects of these projects.
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