Truss commits to rest areas but quiet on road funding
Coalition commits to 500 rest areas, but industry will need to wait to find out more about its transport plans
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Ports body pushes cooperation to end bottlenecks
Ports Australia throws weight behind push for industry solutions to fix bottlenecks
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Port congestion charge a step closer
Victoria begins search for companies to implement a truck congestion charge at the Port of Melbourne
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SA IAP goes live in July
Government plans to release IAP in South Australia in July, but says it will not be linked to HML
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Victoria calls for federal funds for road projects
Brumby Government seeks federal funds for WestLink project and the plan to remove trucks from local roads
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Contracts signed for Kempsey Pacific Hwy bypass
Way cleared for construction of Kempsey Bypass after Leighton assigned to the project
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More trucks blamed for rise in crashes
A rise in the number of trucks on the road has been blamed for an increase in heavy vehicle crashes
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$1b Adelaide north-south 'Superway' wins approval
Design approved for 'super highway' as backbone of north-south corridor in Adelaide
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$5.6m Mitchell Hwy overpass improves truck safety
Construction of new rail overpass at Molong on Mitchell Highway improves safety for trucks
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Infrastructure cut-backs risk 60,000 Qld jobs: report
Up to 60,000 Queensland jobs could be lost in next three to five years unless Government continues with high level of infrastructure investment
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'Great day' for WA as new highway opens
Kwinana Freeway extension and Forrest Highway opens ahead of schedule, cutting travel times by 30 minutes
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Douglas Arterial Duplication gets green light
Major construction on Douglas Arterial Duplication in North Queensland to begin early next year
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$15m Yarra Glenn truck diversion begins build
Construction on $15 million truck bypass at Yarra Glenn begins, to divert 1200 trucks a day
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Electronic diaries may lead to spike in fines
Industry will walk away from electronic work diaires unless regulators rule out targeting minor offences, government department warns
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Which Vic roads clog your business? Govts to be told
Which Victorian roads are clogging your transport routes? Industry group compiles priorities for government
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NT argues case for port expansion
Northern Territory Government turns to Infrastructure Australia in a bid to further expand Darwin Port
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Report calls for new ideas in WA grain line funding
Western Australia grain chain needs new investment strategies to maintain rail system, report says
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QLD auditor general blasts state of road network
Brisbane's road network is struggling to cope with congestion, with claims the south-east will be gridlocked by 2020
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No new taxes, but infrastructure spending up
Tasmanian Government commits to funding transport infrastructure projects and freezing taxes despite horror Budget
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Infrastructure key to economic recovery, Swan says
Australia will be in a strong position when recession ends because of infrastructure investment, Treasurer Wayne Swan says
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