Transport
Key points
Key transport points for local government from the 2017-18 Federal Budget:
- The Commonwealth will increase funding to infrastructure projects to $70 billion from 2013-14 to 2020-21 and to $75 billion by 2026-27.
- Bridges Renewal program funded through to 2021.
- The Development of a National Rail Program, funded at $10 billion over the next decade.
- Roads to Recovery funded through to 2020-21 with confirmation that the annual funding for R2R will be $400 million per year from 2019-20.
- $20 million in 2017-18 and 2018-19 in supplementary local roads funding for South Australia.
- $5.3 billion to develop the Western Sydney Airport Co and associated capital costs.
- $230 million from 2017-18 to 2020-21 for the National Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program.
- A new $472 million Regional Growth Fund for regional infrastructure and community projects, including a further $200 million for the Building Better Regions Fund.
- $500 million for Victorian passenger rail.
- $844 million for new Bruce Highway projects.
- An additional $12 million over four years for Infrastructure Australia.
Commonwealth funding for local roads in 2017-18
- Roads to Recovery: $699.6 million
- Identified Local Road Grants: $363.7 million
- Black Spots: $85 million
Total road funding allocation for councils in 2017-18 is set out in the table below ($m):
| State | Roads to Recovery | Identified local roads grants | Black Spots | Supplementary SA roads | Total |
| NSW | 196.6 | 105.5 | 27.0 | 329.1 | |
| VIC | 142.4 | 75.0 | 20.2 | 237.6 | |
| QLD | 142.4 | 68.2 | 17.9 | 228.5 | |
| WA | 102.4 | 55.6 | 8.2 | 166.2 | |
| SA | 63.0 | 20.0 | 6.2 | 20.0 | 109.2 |
| TAS | 22.8 | 19.3 | 2.3 | 44.4 | |
| ACT | 9.7 | 11.7 | 1.4 | 22.8 | |
| NT | 20.4 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 30.8 | |
| TOTAL | 699.6 | 363.7 | 85.0 | 20.0 | 1,168.69 |
Note: sum of the components may not add to the total due to rounding and do not include the half of identified local roads grants from 2017-18, being paid in 2016-17.
Key announcements by jurisdiction
The Federal Government has allocated funding to the following projects in 2017-18. Note that many announcements are related to components of previously announced projects.
NSW
- WestConnex – $720 million funding provided from Commonwealth loan of $2 billion to enable construction in parallel with M4 works
- Barton Highway upgrade package – $50million
- $710 million of $5.6 billion provided in 2017-18 for the Pacific Highway duplication project.
- $2.19 billion in funding related to asset recycling for projects including:
- The Sydney Metro;
- Parramatta Light Rail; and
- Regional freight corridors.
VIC
- $112 million of $200 million total funding provided in 2017-18 for the Tullamarine Freeway widening project.
- $240 million towards the Murray Basin Rail.
- $345 million Rural and Regional Roads Package with the Victorian State Government.
- $500 million for rail projects – including improvements to the Gippsland Line, the North-East line and the Geelong line.
QLD
- An additional $844 million towards the Bruce Highway Upgrade program, $552 million provided in 2017-18.
- $31.6 million for Gold Coast light rail.
- $248 million provided in 2017-18 towards the Toowoomba Range second crossing.
- $215 million towards Pacific Motorway upgrades.
- $37.3 million in 2017-18 towards QLD projects under the Northern Australia Roads Package.
WA
The WA Infrastructure Package including:
- Kwinana Freeway projects funded at $294.4 million
- Wanneroo Road projects funded at $96.6 million
- $792 million in funding towards METRONET projects (subject to IA approval)
- $200 million towards the Swan Valley Bypass
- $56.3 million towards WA projects under the Northern Australia Roads Package
SA
- $23.8 million provided for infrastructure work within Anangu Pitijantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) lands
- $36.3 million of $42.7 million provided for the Flinderslink project.
- North-South Corridor project funding of $537.5 million in 2017-18.
TAS
- $24 million for the Hobart Airport Roundabout project
- $96.5 million of $400 million provided for projects on the Midland Highway
- $12.8 million for Freight Rail revitalisation
ACT
- $3 million for Pialligo Road duplication and Monaro Highway Widening planning projects
NT
- $94.9 million for NT projects under the Northern Australia Roads Package
- $11.4 million for National Highway upgrade projects in 2017-18
- $15.7 million of $77 million in funding provided under the Northern Territory Roads package.
Posted 9 May, 2017