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AusLink is an Australian Government land transport funding program, established in June 2004 and administered by the Department of Transport and Regional Services. It was first proposed in a Green Paper (see Green Paper), issued in November 2002. In response 550 submissions were lodged by State and Local Governments, Industry, Environment Groups, Tertiary Education and Research Groups, Bicycle Groups and interested members of the public. In May 2004 the Australian Government issued a White Paper (see White Paper), setting out the policy to be adopted by the Government in response. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... This article describes the national government of Australia. ... The Department of Transport and Regional Services (DOTARS) is an Australian Government Department, responsible for the administration of matters to do with transport, regional services, territories and local government. ... In Britain, the Republic of Ireland, and other similar Commonwealth jurisdictions (e. ... A white paper is an authoritative report. ...


The White Paper states that AusLink is based on better long-term planning, encouragement of the best ideas and solutions and targeting investment to achieve the best outcomes for people, the national economy, regions and communities and that it has the following core components:

  • a defined National Network (superseding the former National Highway system) of important road and rail infrastructure links and their intermodal connections;
  • the National Land Transport Plan which outlines the Government's approach to improving and integrating the National Network and the investments it will make;
  • a single funding regime, under a new AusLink programme, for the National Network
  • separately earmarked funding for local and regional transport improvements;
  • new legislative, intergovernmental and institutional mechanisms.

AusLink is administered under the AusLink (National Land Transport Act) 2005. Australias National Highway The National Highway is a system of roads connecting all the States and Territories of Australia, and is the major network of highways connecting Australias largest and most important cities. ...

Contents

National Network

Australian Government land transport funding is focused on the National Network, which includes rail and road corridors, connecting at one or both ends to State Capital Cities (see AusLink National Network):

The White Paper announced funding of $12,708 million for road and rail projects in the first five years of AusLink, 2004-05 to 2008-09 (Australian financial years run from 1 July to 30 June). In the 2007-08 Federal Budget, it was announced $22,290 million would be spent on Auslink II from 2009-10 to 2013-14. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... The Hume Highway / Hume Freeway is one of Australias most important and notable interstate highways which runs for 880 km inland between Sydney and Melbourne. ... For other uses, see Brisbane (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Pacific Highway between the Queensland/New South Wales border and Sydney. ... National Highway 15 follows New England Highway is just off Newcastle and continues through Cunningham Highway in Queensland to Brisbane National Route 42 See also: New England Interstate Highways, a system of numbered highways in New England, USA, from 1922 to 1927. ... National Highway 15 National Route 42 The Cunningham Highway is a state highway in Queensland. ... The North Coast Line is a primary rail route on the North Coast of New South Wales, and forms a major part of the route between Sydney and Brisbane. ... For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ... The Sturt Highway, outside of Gawler, South Australia. ... Location of Cootamundra in New South Wales (red) Cootamundra is a town and Local Government Area (see Cootamundra Shire) in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Parkes is a town with a population of approximately 10,500 (as of 2004) located in New South Wales, Australia. ... Broken Hill Post Office Broken Hill is an isolated mining city and Local Government Area (see City of Broken Hill) in the far west of outback New South Wales, Australia, with a population of 21,000. ... Crystal Brook (33°21′ S 138°12′ E) is named for (the stream) that passes through the town. ... The Western Highway is the principal highway linking Melbourne and Adelaide with a length of approximately 430 kilometres. ... The Dukes Highway is an important highway corridor in South Australia which links the Australian cities of Adelaide and Melbourne. ... This article is about the Victorian city; the name may also refer to City of Geelong or Geelong city centre. ... The Goulburn Valley Highway / Freeway (M39/A39/B340) is located in Victoria, Australia and the section north beyond the Hume Freeway is part of the Melbourne to Brisbane National Highway (together with Hume Freeway) and is the main link between these two cities as well as a major link between... The Newell Highway is a major highway in New South Wales. ... National Highway 85 Gore Highway is a highway in Queensland running from Goondiwindi to Toowoomba. ... National Highway A2 Approximate road distances (in kilometres) of towns from Brisbane along the highway The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. ... Location of Perth within Australia This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ... The Princes Highway is a segment of Australias Highway 1 that extends from Sydney to Adelaide, via Melbourne. ... Named for Edward John Eyre the Eyre Highway is a highway linking Western Australia and South Australia. ... The Coolgardie-Esperance Highway is a 414 km Western Australian highway linking Perth, Western Australia to Coolgardie and Esperance. ... Great Eastern Highway forms part of National Highway 94 Great Eastern Highway, Western Australia is a major road linking Perth with Kalgoorlie. ... Looking east on the Trans-Australia Railway from Cook, South Australia The Trans-Australian Railway crosses the Nullarbor Plain from Port Augusta in South Australia to Kalgoorlie in Western Australia and contains the longest straight stretch of track in the world. ... Port Darwin redirects here. ... The Great Northern Highway, the longest highway in Australia Great Northern Highway is a Western Australia highway extending from Perth to the Northern Territory border. ... Victoria Highway is signed as National Highway 1 Victoria Highway is a highway linking Kununurra, Western Australia and Katherine, Northern Territory. ... The Stuart Highway is one of Australias major roadways. ... Current route map of the Ghan The Ghan, short for The Afghan, is the 48-hour, 2,979-km passenger service on the Adelaide-Alice Springs-Darwin Central Australian Railway in Australia. ... Port Darwin redirects here. ... National Highway A2 Approximate road distances (in kilometres) of towns from Brisbane along the highway The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. ... Landsborough Hwy is National Highway A2 Approximate road distances (in kilometres) of towns along the highway northwards from Morven Landsborough Highway is a western Queensland highway running in the northwest-southeast direction from Morven to Cloncurry. ... The Barkly Highway is a national highway of both Queensland and the Northern Territory. ... Cairns redirects here. ... Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is the major coastal highway of Queensland, Australia. ... ‎ The Strand CBD from Museum of Tropical Queensland, features Castle Hill in background Townsville (Postcodes: 4810-4819) is an urban centre on the north-eastern coast of Australia, in the state of Queensland. ... Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Mount Isa is a city in North-West Queensland, Australia. ... Flinders Highway is a highway that crosses Queensland from east to west, from Townsville on the Pacific coast to Cloncurry. ... Sale is a cathedral city in the Australian state of Victoria, in Wellington Shire. ... This article is about the city of Bunbury. ... The Bunbury-Walpole stretch of South Western Highway is a part of the National Route 1 network South Western Highway is a Western Australian highway connecting Perth and Walpole. ... Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. ... Burnie is a port city on the north-west coast of Tasmania, originally settled in 1827 as Emu Bay. ... The Midland Highway (also known as the Midlands Highway) is the main highway in Tasmania, Australia. ... The Bass Highway is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. ... The East Tamar Highway is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. ... Mildura is a locality in northwestern Victoria, Australia. ... Calder Freeway M79 is freeway linking Melbourne to Bendigo. ... For the seat in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, see Electoral district of Dubbo. ... The Great Western Highway is a highway in New South Wales, Australia. ... The Mitchell Highway is a major rural highway in central and northern New South Wales, Australia. ... Bathurst is a regional centre in the state of New South Wales, Australia approximately 200km west of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Regional Council Local Government Area. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... The Hume Highway / Hume Freeway is one of Australias most important and notable interstate highways which runs for 880 km inland between Sydney and Melbourne. ... The Federal Highway is a short highway in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory in Australia. ... The Barton Highway is a short highway in New South Wales, Australia. ... Wollongong (pronounced ) is the 3rd largest city in the state of New South Wales, Australia, after Sydney and Newcastle. ... Southern Freeway is a freeway linking Sydney to Wollongong. ... This article is about the Victorian city; the name may also refer to City of Geelong or Geelong city centre. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Werris Creek is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, near Tamworth. ... Muswellbrook South from a view Muswellbrook, originally known as Muswell Creek, is a town and Local Government Area (see Muswellbrook Shire Council) in New South Wales, Australia. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Ulan is a small village in central New South Wales, Australia. ... The Federal Budget is a document that demonstrates the Australian Governments planned financial performance, and the framework it intends to conduct its operations in the following financial year. ...


Road funding

Major projects underway or being planned (Auslink project search and Information on the funding projects in the states and territories)


Sydney - Melbourne (Hume Highway) The Hume Highway / Hume Freeway is one of Australias most important and notable interstate highways which runs for 880 km inland between Sydney and Melbourne. ...

  • Hume Highway at Coolac bypass ($179m) - Construction commenced in May 2007 and the bypass is expected to be completed in November 2009.[1][2][3]
  • Hume Highway or M5 Motorway - M7 to Brooks Road widening from 2 lanes to 4 lanes. This project is for widening of the northbound carriageway to match previously completed southbound widening in same area. Near Ingleburn north of Campbelltown ($30.1m: 20% funded by New South Wales) - To be opened in May 2008.[4][5][6]
  • Hume Highway or M5 Motorway - Brooks Road to Raby Road, widening from 2 lanes to 4 lanes in each direction and from Raby Road to Narellan Road from 2 lanes to 3 lanes in each direction ($150m: 20% funded by NSW) - Widening to commence in mid-2009 and to be opened by Mid-2011[7][8]
  • Hume Highway; Duplication of the Sheahan bridge in Gundagai ($78m) - Contract awarded to FRH Group Pty. Ltd., to be completed during 2009 [9][10]
  • Hume Highway duplicating 67 kms of the "single carriageway sections" between the Olympic Highway Junction at Table Top and the Sturt Highway Junction, 6km north of Tarcutta ($800m) - Due to be opened by December 2009.[11][12][13][14][15]
  • Hume Highway; The three bypasses of Tarcutta, Holbrook and Woomargama, totaling 20 kilometres ($400m) - Planning yet to be approved; Construction due to commence in 2010 and to be opened by 2012.

Sydney - Brisbane Pacific Highway route[16] The Hume Highway / Hume Freeway is one of Australias most important and notable interstate highways which runs for 880 km inland between Sydney and Melbourne. ... Coolac is a village in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia in Gundagai Shire. ... The Hume Highway / Hume Freeway is one of Australias most important and notable interstate highways which runs for 880 km inland between Sydney and Melbourne. ... The M5 South Western Motorway (also known as the M5 South West Motorway, M5 Motorway or simply M5) is a motorway in south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... M7 Metroad marker M7 motorwaymarker Westlink M7, formerly named the Western Sydney Orbital, is one of Sydneys urban motorways and is a part of Sydney Metroad 7 and the Sydney Orbital Motorway network. ... Ingleburn is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Campbelltown refers to more than one place in Australia: Campbelltown, New South Wales Campbelltown, South Australia In USA there is: Campbelltown, Pennsylvania Note also: Campbeltown, a town in Scotland Campbell Town, Tasmania. ... The Hume Highway / Hume Freeway is one of Australias most important and notable interstate highways which runs for 880 km inland between Sydney and Melbourne. ... The M5 South Western Motorway (also known as the M5 South West Motorway, M5 Motorway or simply M5) is a motorway in south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Hume Highway / Hume Freeway is one of Australias most important and notable interstate highways which runs for 880 km inland between Sydney and Melbourne. ... For other uses, see Road (disambiguation). ... Gundagai is a town located along the Murrumbidgee River and Muniong and Yambla Mountain ranges, 390 km south-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Hume Highway / Hume Freeway is one of Australias most important and notable interstate highways which runs for 880 km inland between Sydney and Melbourne. ... Olympic Highway, National Route 41, links Albury to Cowra Olympic Highway is a New South Wales trunk road that links Cowra and Albury at a distance of 338 kilometres. ... Table Top is a large community in the south east part of the Riverina. ... The Sturt Highway, outside of Gawler, South Australia. ... National Truck Driver Memorial at Tarcutta Tarcutta is a small town located 438km south-west of Sydney on the Hume Highway in New South Wales, Australia. ... The Hume Highway / Hume Freeway is one of Australias most important and notable interstate highways which runs for 880 km inland between Sydney and Melbourne. ... National Truck Driver Memorial at Tarcutta Tarcutta is a small town located 438km south-west of Sydney on the Hume Highway in New South Wales, Australia. ... HMAS Otways hull on display at Holbrook, New South Wales. ... Woomargama is a village community in the south east part of the Riverina. ... This article is about the Pacific Highway between the Queensland/New South Wales border and Sydney. ...

  • F3 Widening between Cowan and Mount Colah (north of Sydney), widening of the freeway from four lanes to six lanes in the median strip ($119m: 20% funded by New South Wales) - Due to be completed early 2009.[17][18]
  • Myall Way intersection (road), from an at-grade to grade-separation (10km north of the Karuah Bypass) / ($10m from commonwealth government; Joint funding with the NSW government, which is yet to provide the other $10m) - EIS/SIS, Reviews and $10m federal Government funding approval obtained, waiting for the other $10m of funding approval from the NSW Government.[19]
  • Karuah to Bulahdelah upgrade, 1km north of the Myall Way intersection to 1km south of Booral road, 3km south of Bulahdelah / Also known as sections 2 and 3 ($270m joint funding) - Both sections to be completed jointly by 2009.[20][21][22]
  • Bulahdelah bypass ($300m joint funding) - Funding was approved in May 2006, final planning approval granted in October, 2007 - Construction to commence in 2009 and be completed by 2011. [23][24][25][26][27][28]
  • Coopernook to Herons Creek deviation, bypassing Johns River, Kew and Moorland ($450m joint funding), incoperating Coopernook to Moorland and Moorland to Herons Creek joint dual carriageway construction - Will be completed by December 2009.[29][30][31]
  • Bonville deviation, south of Coffs Harbour ($245m joint funding) - To be completed in September 2008.[32][33][34]
  • Ballina bypass ($331m joint funding) - Project approval was granted in 1998, soft soil environmental issues have been resolved since June 2007 and Construction is expected to commence in 2008.[35][36][37][38]
  • Banora Point upgrade ($5m joint funding) - EIS and SIS underway and planning a 6-lane 2.5km freeway that bypasses the one traffic signal at Terranora Road[39].
  • Tugun Bypass, near Coolangatta on the New South Wales/Queensland border ($543m: $120m from Australian Government, balance from Queensland) - To be completed in June 2008[40][41][42]

Sydney - Brisbane (New England and Cunningham Highways route) Approximate road distances (in kilometres) of towns and cities along the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway from Sydney The Sydney-Newcastle Freeway is a 127-km stretch of motorway linking Sydney to the Central Coast, Newcastle and Hunter regions of New South Wales and is part of the AusLink road corridor between... Cowan is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Mount Colah is a suburb in the north of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... In the field of road transport, an intersection is a road junction where two or more roads either meet or cross at grade (they are at the same level). ... Karuah is a town on the old Pacific Highway, in New South Wales, Australia. ... Bulahdelah is a small township in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, in the Great Lakes Council LGA. // The town is situated 239 km (149 mi) north of Sydney along the eastern bank of the Myall River appoximately 480 m (1,575 ft) east of the... Bulahdelah is a small township in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, in the Great Lakes Council LGA. // The town is situated 239 km (149 mi) north of Sydney along the eastern bank of the Myall River appoximately 480 m (1,575 ft) east of the... Coopernook is a village in mid-north New South Wales, Australia, post code 2426. ... Bonville is located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, south of Coffs Harbour. ... For the state electoral district, see Electoral district of Coffs Harbour. ... Ballina is a town (2001 population: 16,599) and the seat of the Ballina Shire Council Local Government Area on the North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Tugun Bypass has been identified as an augmentation of the traffic flow arrangements along the Gold Coast Highway passing through seaside suburbs on the southern Gold Coast, Australia. ... Lighthouse at Point Danger, Coolangatta, Queensland - a memorial to Lieutenant James Cook of HM Bark Endeavour who named the Point and described the area during the voyage of 1770. ... For other uses, see June (disambiguation). ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... National Highway 15 follows New England Highway is just off Newcastle and continues through Cunningham Highway in Queensland to Brisbane National Route 42 See also: New England Interstate Highways, a system of numbered highways in New England, USA, from 1922 to 1927. ... National Highway 15 National Route 42 The Cunningham Highway is a state highway in Queensland. ...

  • Weakleys Drive interchange at Beresfield ($51.8m) - To be completed December 2008.[43][44]
  • Sunnyside realignment (67 km north of Armidale) - Construction is expected to begin in late 2008; With completion by 2010.[45]
  • F3 to Branxton link. Pre-construction work underway. Construction is expected to commence in mid-2008 with completion in 2010.

Sydney - Adelaide (Sturt Highway) Beresfield (postcode 2322) is a north-western suburb of the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. ... Not to be confused with Armadale. ... The F3 to Branxton link is a road originally proposed in 1988[1] and currently planned for completion in 2010. ... The Sturt Highway, outside of Gawler, South Australia. ...

  • Gillenbah bridges ($8m) - To be completed early 2008.[46]

Melbourne - Adelaide (Western and Dukes Highways) The Western Highway is the principal highway linking Melbourne and Adelaide with a length of approximately 430 kilometres. ... The Dukes Highway is an important highway corridor in South Australia which links the Australian cities of Adelaide and Melbourne. ...

  • Deer Park Bypass and Leakes Road Interchange, in western Melbourne ($294m, 20% funded by Victoria) - due to be completed in 2009.

Melbourne - Brisbane (Goulburn Valley, Newell, Gore and Warrego Highways) Deer Park was established in the 1870s. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... The Goulburn Valley Highway / Freeway (M39/A39/B340) is located in Victoria, Australia and the section north beyond the Hume Freeway is part of the Melbourne to Brisbane National Highway (together with Hume Freeway) and is the main link between these two cities as well as a major link between... The Newell Highway is a major highway in New South Wales. ... National Highway 85 Gore Highway is a highway in Queensland running from Goondiwindi to Toowoomba. ... National Highway A2 Approximate road distances (in kilometres) of towns from Brisbane along the highway The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. ...

  • Moree Bypass ($35m) - To be completed in mid-2009.[47]

Adelaide - Perth (Princes, Eyre, Coolgardie-Esperance and Great Eastern Highways) Perth - Darwin (Princes and Victoria Highways) Moree is a large town in Moree Plains Shire in northern New South Wales, Australia. ... The Princes Highway is a segment of Australias Highway 1 that extends from Sydney to Adelaide, via Melbourne. ... Named for Edward John Eyre the Eyre Highway is a highway linking Western Australia and South Australia. ... The Coolgardie-Esperance Highway is a 414 km Western Australian highway linking Perth, Western Australia to Coolgardie and Esperance. ... Great Eastern Highway forms part of National Highway 94 Great Eastern Highway, Western Australia is a major road linking Perth with Kalgoorlie. ... The Great Northern Highway, the longest highway in Australia Great Northern Highway is a Western Australia highway extending from Perth to the Northern Territory border. ... Victoria Highway is signed as National Highway 1 Victoria Highway is a highway linking Kununurra, Western Australia and Katherine, Northern Territory. ...

  • Great Northern Highway upgrading, Perth to Wubin ($86m) - Completion due in 2009.[citation needed]
  • Victoria Highway - Victoria River and Lost Creek Bridge Replacement ($20m) - completion due in 2008.

Adelaide - Darwin (Stuart Highway) The townsite of Wubin is located in the northern agricultural region, 273 km north north east of Perth and 21 km north of Dalwallinu. ... The Stuart Highway is one of Australias major roadways. ...

  • Tiger Brennan Drive/Berrimah Road upgrade in Darwin ($27.3m. joint funded) - due for completion in 2008.

Brisbane - Darwin (Warrego, Landsborough and Barkly Highways) National Highway A2 Approximate road distances (in kilometres) of towns from Brisbane along the highway The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. ... Landsborough Hwy is National Highway A2 Approximate road distances (in kilometres) of towns along the highway northwards from Morven Landsborough Highway is a western Queensland highway running in the northwest-southeast direction from Morven to Cloncurry. ... The Barkly Highway is a national highway of both Queensland and the Northern Territory. ...

  • Toowoomba Second Range Crossing planning ($43m).

Brisbane - Cairns (Bruce Highway) Toowoomba (also known as the The Garden City) is a city in South East Queensland, Australia. ... Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is the major coastal highway of Queensland, Australia. ...

  • Caboolture Motorway widening ($200m) - due to be completed in 2009.
  • Douglas Arterial and Townsville Ring Road ($77m: shared funding, about half to be funded by Queensland) - due to be completed in 2009.
  • Tully Flood Immunity ($80m) - due to be completed in 2009.

Townsville - Mount Isa (Flinders Highway) The town of Caboolture ( ) is the administrative centre of the Caboolture Shire Local Government Area in South East Queensland, Australia, part of the County of Canning, Queensland. ... ‎ The Strand CBD from Museum of Tropical Queensland, features Castle Hill in background Townsville (Postcodes: 4810-4819) is an urban centre on the north-eastern coast of Australia, in the state of Queensland. ... Tully is a small town in Queensland, Australia, adjacent to the Bruce Highway and by road approximately 140km south of Cairns and 210km north of Townsville. ... Flinders Highway is a highway that crosses Queensland from east to west, from Townsville on the Pacific coast to Cloncurry. ...

  • Shoulder widening for about 23 kilometers ($29m) - Due to be completed mid-2008.

Melbourne - Sale (Princes Highway)

  • Traralgon bypass ($5m: Victorian Government funding) - Planning commenced in 2004 [13].
  • Duplication between Traralgon to Sale ($450m: joint funding) - Planning commenced in 2006.

Perth - Bunbury (South Western Highway) The Bunbury-Walpole stretch of South Western Highway is a part of the National Route 1 network South Western Highway is a Western Australian highway connecting Perth and Walpole. ...

  • Peel Deviation and Kwinana Freeway extension/New Perth-Bunbury Hwy ($450m: $170m from Australian government, balance from Western Australia).

Hobart - Burnie, including link to Bell Bay (Midland, Bass and East Tamar Highway) Kwinana is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. ... The Midland Highway (also known as the Midlands Highway) is the main highway in Tasmania, Australia. ... The Bass Highway is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. ... The East Tamar Highway is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. ...

  • Brighton Bypass (funding not yet finalised) The bypassing of several small towns north of Hobart on the Midland Highway[48][49]
  • Ulverstone bypass duplication (section 2) includes a second bridge over the Leven River ($66m) - Due to be completed in 2008.[50][51]

Melbourne - Mildura (Calder Highway) The Brighton Bypass is a proposed Midland Highway bypass connection between Granton and Bagdad, just north of Hobart in southern Tasmania. ... Ulverstone is a town on the northwest coast of Tasmania, Australia. ... Bypass may refer to: Bypass (computing), in computing, circumventing security features in hacking, or taking a different approach to an issue in troubleshooting Bypass (effect), in effects units, a switch that allows sound processing to be turned off to get a dry, unprocessed sound output Bypass (road), road or highway... Calder Freeway M79 is freeway linking Melbourne to Bendigo. ...

  • Kyneton to Faraday duplication ($178m: joint funding from Australian and Victorian Governments) - due to be completed in 2009.
  • Faraday to Ravenswood duplication ($214m: joint funding from Australian and Victorian Governments) - To be completed early 2009 (both projects to provide four-lane conditions from Melbourne to Bendigo).[52]

Sydney - Dubbo (Great Western and Mitchell Highways) Looking along Piper St, Kyneton Kyneton (pronounced ) is a town on the Calder Highway in the Macedon Ranges of Victoria, Australia with a population of approximately 5,000. ... The Great Western Highway is a highway in New South Wales, Australia. ... The Mitchell Highway is a major rural highway in central and northern New South Wales, Australia. ...

Canberra connectors (From the Hume Highway to the Federal or the Barton Highway) Woodford is a village in the City of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. ... Wentworth Falls (, elevation 867 metres) is a village in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales located 100 kilometres west of Sydney, and about 8 kilometres east of Katoomba, Australia. ... The Hume Highway / Hume Freeway is one of Australias most important and notable interstate highways which runs for 880 km inland between Sydney and Melbourne. ... Lake George in August 2005 with the Federal Highway on the left. ... The Barton Highway is a short highway in New South Wales, Australia. ...

Sydney - Wollongong (Southern Freeway and Princes Highway) The Barton Highway is a short highway in New South Wales, Australia. ... Murrumbateman ( ) is a small village in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. ... Southern Freeway is a freeway linking Sydney to Wollongong. ... The Princes Highway is a segment of Australias Highway 1 that extends from Sydney to Adelaide, via Melbourne. ...

  • Pambula River Bridge ($17 million) - Due to be completed by March 2008.
  • Princes Highway between Bendalong Road and the Conjola Creek Bridge also known as Conjola Mountain deviation ($10 million).
  • South of Nowra duplication ($15 million).

Melbourne - Geelong (Princes Highway)

  • Geelong Ring Road ($380m, joint funding: $186m from Australian Government, balance from Victoria) - Sections 1, 2 and 3 under construction; Section 1, due to be completed early 2008; Section 2, due to be completed late 2008; Section 3, due to be completed early 2009 [57] and Sections 4A, 4B and 4C - In planning , the Victorian government has promised their share of the funding but is waiting for the Federal government to allocate their share.[58] [59] [60] [61] [62] [63] [64] [65]

Geelong Ring Road under construction at Bell Post Hill. ...

Rail funding

Rail funding has been announced for the following projects (Auslink project search):

  • $550 million from AusLink and additional Australian Rail Track Corporation funds for an upgrade the 684 km of AusLink Network track and signalling along the North-South rail corridor from Maitland to Brisbane to reduce transit times substantially and to permit more trains to operate safely on the largely single track line.
  • $192 million through the Australian Rail Track Corporation for a new access route for freight trains through the south-western Sydney metropolitan area from Macarthur to Chullora, the Southern Sydney Freight Line project.
  • $110 million on the Rail Corporation New South Wales metropolitan track system towards improving rail access for freight trains between Strathfield and Hornsby. Some of these funds will be available during the later part of the current five-year AusLink investment programme, for the development of the Port Botany rail link.
  • $110 million to the Government of Victoria for a new rail link and grade separation from Footscray Road between the Dynon intermodal freight precinct and the Port of Melbourne.
  • $45 million to convert the broad gauge line between Geelong and Mildura and between Melbourne and Albury to standard gauge.
  • $42 million to the Australian Rail Track Corporation to extend the Code Division Multiple Access mobile phone system to cover the interstate rail network. This will achieve a single national media for voice and data communications for the non-metropolitan interstate rail system. This is being provided through Telstra and will later need to be converted to 3GSM when Telstra replaces its CDMA network with 3GSM.
  • $40 million to the Australian Rail Track Corporation towards the cost of the line upgrading and signalling system between Tottenham, Victoria and West Footscray.
  • $20.3 million to the Australian Rail Track Corporation to develop Australia's next generation of train control technology, including the capacity for computerised on-board signalling to replace the current track-side system, satellite-based location technology to track trains to within 3 metres, and a computerised warning system that alerts drivers to impending dangers.
  • $20 million towards a Wodonga rail bypass to ewmove the Melbourne-Sydney line running from the centre of Wodonga.
  • $8 million for crossing loop extensions at Jamestown, South Australia and Mingary, South Australia between Crystal Brook, South Australia and Broken Hill, New South Wales at Yarrabandia and Matakana between Broken Hill and Parkes.
  • Up to $5 million from for a major study of the North-South rail corridor between Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. The study will examine future freight demand, capacity and options for development of the North-South rail corridor. It will form part of the broader AusLink corridor study of transport links between Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
  • $4 million for new passing loops at Mungala and Haig on the Trans-Australian Railway.
  • $3.5 million for the upgrade and strengthening of the Albury Murray River rail bridge.
  • $2.6 million for the installation of an In-Cab Activated Points System to avoid the need for train crew to manually change points (railroad switches).
  • $2.5 million for the upgrading and strengthening of the Murray River Bridge at Murray Bridge, South Australia.

Broadmeadow railway yard and ARTC Central Traffic Control The Australian Rail Track Corporation is a federal government owned corporation established in 1997 that owns, leases, maintains and control the majority of main line standard gauge railway lines on the mainland of Australia. ... Maitland railway station is a station on the Hunter Line of the CityRail outer suburban network. ... For other uses, see Brisbane (disambiguation). ... Broadmeadow railway yard and ARTC Central Traffic Control The Australian Rail Track Corporation is a federal government owned corporation established in 1997 that owns, leases, maintains and control the majority of main line standard gauge railway lines on the mainland of Australia. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Macarthur railway station is located in far southern suburbs of Sydney, Australia. ... Chullora is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Southern Sydney Freight Line project, a mainly single track railway is to be built from Macarthur railway station, Sydney to Sefton railway station, Sydney to separate freight trains from passenger trains. ... Rail Corporation New South Wales (RailCorp) is a wholly owned corporation of the government of New South Wales, Australia. ... Strathfield Square entrance Eastern entrance Strathfield railway station is a major interchange on Sydneys CityRail network and a hub for buses serving the northern part of the inner west. ... Hornsby is a CityRail railway station at the junction between the North Shore and Main Northern railway lines of Sydney, Australia. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... The form of the Government of Victoria is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1855, although it has been amended many times since then. ... West Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... 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Criticism

With the large budgets allocated to transport projects, AusLink is promoted in highlighting government spending on infrastructure.


However organisations such as the Australian Automobile Association are outspoken in their criticism that the spending equates to less than 15% of the excise the federal government collects on petrol, is spent on road related projects.[citation needed] The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) is a member of the Alliance Internationale de Tourisme The following organisations are members of AAA: Royal Automobile Club of Victoria NRMA Ltd Royal Automobile Association of South Australia Inc Automobile Association of Northern Territory Inc Royal Automobile Club of Australia Royal Automobile Club of...


See also

  • One Nation (Infrastructure)

One Nation was an Australian Government program of infrastructure development carried out Keating Government from 1991 to 1996. ...

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External links

  • AusLink
  • NSW Bilateral funding schedule (road)

 
 

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