Good news ahead of the Easter holiday period, with the new Echuca-Moama Bridge on the Victorian-NSW border set to open months ahead of schedule. Jointly funded by the Federal, NSW and Victorian Governments, the new river crossing will provide additional …
Roads Australia (RA) says it is crucial that the Federal Parliament supports key policy reforms to fully realise the economic benefits from the substantial investments in integrated transport infrastructure contained in tonight’s Federal Budget. “The Federal Government’s additional investment of …
The Federal Budget contains significant investments in key transport infrastructure projects across all jurisdictions, as well as support for a range of initiatives that will be of interest to RA members. $17.9 billion has been provided to support new and …
An alliance of RA members has been selected as the preferred contractor to deliver a key project within the Victorian Government’s Regional Rail Revival program. The Djilang Alliance – comprising McConnell Dowell, Downer, Arup and WSP Australia – will work …
RA has made a submission to the Productivity Commission’s 2022 Productivity Inquiry, putting forward several recommendations that would help industry to improve project delivery. When the right infrastructure is built and maintained properly it can produce significant productivity improvements. But …
There have been some significant transport project announcements in Western Australia in recent days – and RA members are will be at the forefront of their delivery. A contract has been awarded to the Midland Junction Alliance to design and …
22 June 2021 – Roads Australia (RA) has welcomed the focus on incentives to enhance uptake of zero emissions vehicles (ZEVs) in the NSW State Budget today, and has renewed its call for ministers across all jurisdictions to work collaboratively to establish a consistent national approach to road user charges for ZEVs.
The lack of immediate access to skilled workers from overseas will have a significant impact on the ability to deliver major transport infrastructure projects, according to two of the nation’s leading transport industry associations. Roads Australia (RA) and the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) say the issues raised in their joint submission to Federal Parliament’s inquiry into skilled migration in March will be amplified by the major infrastructure spend in this month’s Federal Budget unless remedial action is taken.
Roads Australia (RA), the peak body for roads within an integrated transport system, says the Victorian Parliament’s passage of the Zero and Low Emission Vehicle Distance-based Charge Bill 2021 will help make sure the state can pay for future road infrastructure, while still encouraging uptake of zero emissions vehicles (ZEVs).
Roads Australia (RA) has applauded the significant investments made in key transport infrastructure projects across the nation in tonight’s Federal Budget and is urging the Government to ensure funding allocations flow quickly to maximise both social and economic benefits.