Integrated Transport Benefits from NSW Budget Boost
Roads Australia (RA), the peak body for roads within an integrated transport system has welcomed the significant investments made in transport infrastructure as part of today’s NSW State Budget.
SA Electric Vehicle Charge Underscores Need for Equity and National Consistency
Roads Australia (RA), the peak body for roads within an integrated transport system, welcomes the South Australian Government’s decision to address road user charges for electric vehicles (EVs) in 2021 and says it underscores the need to be focused on equity and the pursuit of a nationally consistent approach.
Revised Victorian Suburban Roads Upgrade
Roads Australia (RA) notes this week’s announcement by the Victorian Government that it will change the procurement of the two Suburban Roads Upgrade packages as public-private partnerships into a multi-contract ‘$2.2 billion road construction blitz’.
Roads Sector Welcomes Budget Boost to Infrastructure & Skills
The Federal Budget’s focus on investment in transport infrastructure and workforce capacity has been welcomed by Roads Australia (RA), the peak body for roads within an integrated transport system.
Roads Australia Releases Procurement Reform Report
Today Roads Australia publicly releases the Roads Australia Procurement Reform Report: Recommendations & Strategies.
Future Leaders – should I stay or should I go?
In the first of our Future Leaders podcasts aimed at the next generation of industry leaders, we ask two senior industry figures about the decision-making processes they went through when facing the inevitable question: when is a career move the …
Infrastructure funding boost an opportunity to seal road shoulders in the bush
Roads Australia has welcomed today’s infrastructure announcement by the Commonwealth and recommended the half billion-dollar road safety funding injection be targeted toward ‘low cost, high return’ maintenance treatments to some of regional Australia’s most dangerous roads.
Mobility as a Service (MaaS): where to next?
Mobility as a Service – or MaaS – is an idea that’s as much ‘in motion’ as it is ‘about motion’. The concept of planning, booking and paying for a seamless journey across modes isn’t exactly new, but it’s yet …
Workplace diversity and flexibility: what can we take forward from the COVID experience?
If there’s anything positive to come out of this COVID experience, it may be that work-from-home becomes part of ‘the new normal’ in the transport and infrastructure sector – and as a consequence, open up more opportunities for women to …
Building resilience into our infrastructure
The bushfire crisis of December – January has raised questions about the resilience of Australia’s infrastructure, and more broadly the role of sustainability in project planning and assessment. So, what have we learned – and are we ready to take …