MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ANNOUNCED IN THE FEDERAL BUDGET
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National
- A new Road Safety Package $2.2 billion
-Urban Congestion Fund increased from $1 billion to $4 billion including a new $500 million Commuter Car Park Fund
- Roads of Strategic Importance funding increased from $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion
- Major Project Business Case Fund $250 million
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NSW
New projects of $7.3 billion, including
- M1 Pacific Motorway Extension to Raymond Terrace $1.6 billion
- Western Sydney Rail $3.5 billion
- Princes Highway $500 million
- Urban Congestion Fund $254 million
- Roads of Strategic Importance $496 million
- Improving connectivity, creating jobs and enhancing liveability, building on the investment in the Western Sydney Airport.
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VICTORIA
New projects of $6.2 billion, including
- Suburban Roads Upgrades (South Eastern and Northern Roads) $1.1 billion
- South Geelong to Waurn Ponds Rail $700 million
- Western Highway (Final Stage of Duplication from Ararat to Stawell) $360 million
- Urban Congestion Fund $396 million
- Roads of Strategic Importance $490 million
- $2 billion to help deliver fast rail from Geelong to Melbourne
- Supporting Geelong's continued economic diversification, growing the visitor economy and building a thriving city centre.
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QUEENSLAND
New projects of $4 billion, including
- Bruce Highway $425 million
- Gateway Motorway (Bracken Ridge to Pine River) $800 million
- Warrego Highway $320 million
- Urban Congestion Fund $379 million
- Roads of Strategic Importance (North) $824 million
- Roads of Strategic Importance (South) $186 million
- Townsville - Delivering catalytic infrastructure to drive private investment and support jobs.
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SOUTH AUSTRALIA
New projects of $2.6 billion, including
- North-South Corridor $1.5 billion
- SA Regional Roads Package $260 million
- Urban Congestion Fund $341 million
- Roads of Strategic Importance $220 million
- Growing Adelaide as an innovative and vibrant city, building on its standing as a centre for arts and culture.
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA
New projects of $1.6 billion, including
- Tonkin Highway $349 million
- Fremantle Traffic Bridge $115 million
- Albany Ring Road $140 million
- Urban Congestion Fund $122 million
- Roads of Strategic Importance (North) $393 million
- Roads of Strategic Importance (South) $142 million
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TASMANIA
New projects of $313 million, including
- Tasmanian Freight Rail Revitalisation Program $68 million
- Urban Congestion Fund $35 million
- Roads of Strategic Importance $210 million
- Helping Launceston to become one of Australia's most liveable and innovative regional cities.
- Solidifying Hobart as the gateway to the Antarctic and Southern Ocean while improving liveability, vibrancy and connectivity.
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TERRITORIES
NT - New projects of $622 million, including Roads of Strategic Importance $492 million and delivering transformational investments to showcase Darwin as a great place to live, work and study.
ACT - New projects of $50 million.
