Newsletter #338 (View other news stories)
Freight volumes make road upgrades urgent
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia
Thursday, 29 Nov 2007
Labor’s plan to invest $660 million toward upgrading Sydney’s roads and creating an improved freight network will create higher levels of productivity for transport operators, says the Australian Trucking Association (ATA).
Monday’s announcement saw Labor’s Martin Ferguson commit over $660 million toward ‘unchoking’ Sydney’s major freight routes. The funding will be drawn from Auslink 2 and will cover the planning and upgrading of Parramatta Rd in Sydney’s Inner West, the duplication of sections of the Great Western highway, the widening of sections of the F5 Freeway and the connection of the F3 to Sydney’s ring road.
With the volume of freight in Australia expected to double over the next 20 years, the ATA stresses that the push for greater productivity within the trucking industry has never been greater. The ATA is calling for support from all levels of government toward achieving this much needed reform and growth in productivity levels.
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