27 September 2023

Infrastructure lists big ticket items

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Infrastructure Australia’s 2019 Infrastructure Priority List includes 121 nationally significant infrastructure proposals and a $58 billion project pipeline.

Chair of Infrastructure Australia (IA), Julieanne Alroe said this was the largest, most comprehensive and most diverse list of investments identified to meet the challenges of the future.

“The priority list will guide the next 15 years of Australian infrastructure investment,” Ms Alroe said.

She said it had been developed using data from the Australian Infrastructure Audit and submissions from State and Territory Governments, industry and the community, including more than 100 submissions in the past year.

“A total of 25 new infrastructure proposals have been included in this year’s publication, with the 2019 priority list identifying a total of eight high priority projects; 10 priority projects; 29 high priority initiatives and 74 priority initiatives,” Ms Alroe said.

“Many of the projects and potential infrastructure solutions identified in the 2019 priority list respond to the challenges of population growth in our largest cities, and address the need for frequent and accessible public transport to reduce congestion and maintain Australia’s world-renowned liveability.”

She said congestion in the cities and faster-growing regional centres not only had significant consequences for the Australian economy, but had direct impacts on communities, reducing people’s access to education, health services, employment and other opportunities.

“The 2019 priority list identifies regional road safety improvements as a national priority. Between 2008 and 2016, more than half of Australia’s road fatalities occurred in our regions — meaning that, relative to population size, the fatality rate was more than four times greater than for major cities,” Ms Alroe said.

The 164-page 2019 Infrastructure Priority List can be accessed on the IA website at this PS News link.

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