Infrastructure Australia has released the 2019 Infrastructure Priority List, presenting 121 nationally significant infrastructure proposals and a $58 billion project pipeline.

Launched at Parliament House last week, the projects are spread across the transport, energy, water, communications, housing, and education sectors. 

Infrastructure Australia Chair Julieanne Alroe said the Priority List would guide the next 15 years of Australian infrastructure investment.

At a glance: 

• Infrastructure Australia has released its 2019 Infrastructure Priority List, identifying 121 proposals and a $58 million project pipeline.
• Projects spread across transport, energy, water, communications, housing, and education sectors.
• National initiatives include National Electricity Market (future connectivity and reliability), National electric vehicle fast-charging network, Regional road network safety improvements, Remote Housing Crowding, and National Electricity Market (near-term optimisation).

“The 2019 Infrastructure Priority List is the largest, most comprehensive and most diverse list of investments identified by Infrastructure Australia to meet the challenges of the future," she said.

“The 2019 Priority List provides a credible pipeline of nationally significant proposals for governments at all levels to choose from.

"As an evidence-based list of opportunities to improve both our living standards and productivity, the Priority List reflects the diversity of Australia’s future infrastructure needs across transport, energy, water, communications, housing, and education.”

Developed using data from the Australian Infrastructure Audit and submissions from state and territory governments, industry and the community, the 2019 Priority List provides all levels of government with a list of infrastructure investment opportunities for the near, medium and longer term.

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Twenty-five new infrastructure proposals had been included in this year’s publication, with the 2019 Priority List identifying a total of 8 High Priority Projects, 10 Priority Projects, 29 High Priority Initiatives, and 74 Priority Initiatives.

Ms Alroe said many of the infrastructure projects in the list respond to the challenges of population growth in the country's capital cities.

"Our infrastructure needs are changing rapidly," she said.

“Congestion in our cities and faster-growing regional centres not only has significant consequences for the Australian economy but directly impacts on communities, reducing people’s access to education, health services, employment, and other opportunities.

“A number of inclusions on this year’s Priority List focus on getting the most out of existing infrastructure through the use of smart technology, such as Intelligent Transport Systems."

Click here to see the full Infrastructure Australia 2019 Priority List.

Source: Infrastructure Australia

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