Fact sheet 2: Transport – A Local Government Perspective
Key Points (see also Fact Sheet 1)
- Increasing infrastructure investment to $100 billion
- A new Road Safety Package of $2.2 billion
- Urban Congestion Fund increased from $1 billion to $4 billion including a new Commuter Car Park Fund of $500 million
- Roads of Strategic Importance funding increased from $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion
- Major Project Business Case Fund $250 million
Commonwealth funding for local roads in 2019-20
Roads to Recovery: $499.6 million
Identified Local Roads Grants: $391.9 million
Black Spots:$120 million
Bridges renewal: $121.3 million
Total road funding allocation for councils by State/Territory in 2019-20 is set out in the table below:
| State | Roads to Recovery $m | Bridges Renewal (competitive) $m | Identified Local Roads Grants $m | Black Spots $m | Supplementary SA roads $m | Total |
| NSW | $139.3 | $38.7 | $113.7 | $34.6 | $326.3 | |
| VIC | $101.7 | $17.6 | $80.8 | $29.3 | $229.4 | |
| QLD | $101.7 | $31.1 | $73.4 | $24.9 | $231.1 | |
| WA | $73.1 | $11.9 | $59.9 | $14.4 | $159.3 | |
| SA | $44.9 | $7.6 | $21.5 | $8.6 | $20.0* | $102.6 |
| TAS | $16.3 | $4.2 | $20.8 | $3.9 | | $45.2 |
| ACT | $8.0 | $1.5 | $12.6 | $1.7 | $23.8 | |
| NT | $14.5 | $8.9 | $9.2 | $2.7 | $35.3 | |
| TOTAL | $499.5 | $121.5 | $391.9 | $120.1 | $20.0* | $1,153.0 |
Note: Sum of the components may not add to the total due to rounding, also noting that Financial Assistance Grant funding will be bought forward from 2019-20 to be paid in 2018-19 and includes $391.9 million of identified road grants.
*$20 million for each of 2019-20 and 202-21 financial years has been bought forward to 2018-19 financial year
Key Announcements by Jurisdiction
The Federal Government has allocated funding to the following projects in 2019-20 Budget. Note that some announcements may be related to components of previously announced projects. Some also require matching funds from State/Territory Governments.
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
VIC
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
QLD
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.
WA
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
SA
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
TAS
New projects of $313 million, including:
- Tasmanian Freight Rail Revitalisation Program $68 million
- Urban Congestion Fund $35 million
- Roads of Strategic Importance $210 million
ACT
New Projects of $50 million
NT
New projects of $622 million, including:
- Roads of Strategic Importance $492 million
Other related transport funding
Fast rail plan
- $2 billion to help deliver fast rail from Geelong to Melbourne
- Establishing the National Faster Rail Agency
- Fast rail business cases for Sydney to Newcastle, Sydney to Wollongong, Sydney to Parkes (via Bathurst and Orange), Melbourne to Greater Shepparton, Melbourne to Albury Wodonga, Melbourne to Traralgon, Brisbane to the regions of Moreton Bay and the Sunshine Coast, and Brisbane to the Gold Coast
Major Projects Underway
- Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail $9.3 billion
- Western Sydney (Nancy-Bird Walton) International Airport $5.3 billion
- Melbourne Airport Rail Link $5 billion