Infrastructure NSW: 20 year State Infrastructure Plan released

On 3 October, Infrastructure NSW released its 20 year strategy at a CEDA event in Sydney, which includes more 70 recommendations for the next 20 years that will add $50 billion and create 100,000 jobs for the State.

Key recommendations for 2012-2017 include:

• Duplicating the M5 East and extending the M4 from Strathfield to Taverner's Hill near Petersham. Once complete, this will be known as WestConnex;
• Regenerate Parramatta Road and improve public transport;
• Fixing road bottlenecks around Port Botany, the airport and Parramatta;
• Proving flood mitigation in the Hawkesbury Nepean Valley;
• Connecting the M2 to the F3 for faster travel and freight;
• A light rail from Central to Moore Park and Univeristy of NSW;
• Preserving corridors and sites for road and rail freight, and a second airport;
• Road and bridge upgrades to support primary producers getting goods to market; and
• Improving water quality in regional towns.

Key recommendations for 2017-2022 include:

• Building an underground rapid bus transit to free up George St for pedestrians;
• Making better use of all city circle stations to reduce congestion of Wynyard and Town Hall Stations;
• Investing in Sydney's arts ribbon to support cultural life;
• Improving existing rail services for central coast and Illawarra commuters (one hour trips from Gosford to Sydney and Wollongong to Sydney);
• Extending the F3 to Raymond Terrace;
• Upgrading water supply for the Hunter; and
• Supporting growth in coal exports through the Newcastle Port by increasing rail track capacity through the Liverpool ranges.
   

Key recommendations 2022-2032 include:

• Extending the f6 between the M5 and Waterfall;
• Extending the eastern suburbs rail line to Maroubra if needed; and
• Running even faster trains from Sydney (to Newcastle).

In its 20 year strategy, INSW also makes education and health recommendations to support a growing population.

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