Future upgrades to Plenty and Tanami "Highways"

Makes you wonder, doesn't it ? At the moment the Boulia Shire spends most of its funds maintaining it's side of the border. And it's still not a great track because of the flooding .
How are these councils supposed to maintain what's there now, let alone bitumen ?

A six year investment

Biggest ever investment in road and rail

Media Statement - 26th April 2009

All state and territory governments have now signed onto the Rudd Labor Government's Nation Building Program, the largest ever investment in the nation's road and rail infrastructure.

NATION BUILDING PROGRAM: HIGHLIGHTS


NSW - $8.6 billion

$2.5 billion - Pacific Highway
$950 million - Hume Highway
$840 million - Northern Sydney Freight Line

VIC - $4.4 billion

$900 million - Western Ring Road
$600 million - Western Highway
$250 million - Princes Highway east and west

QLD - $6.8 billion

$1.14 billion - Ipswich Motorway upgrade
$2.2 billion - Bruce Highway
$455 million - Pacific Motorway

WA - $2.8 billion

$225 million - New Perth Bunbury Highway and Mandurah Entrance Road
$160 million - Port Hedland road upgrades
$350 million - Perth Urban Transport and Freight Corridor upgrade

SA - $1.7 billion

$450 million - Northern Expressway
$500 million - South Road upgrade
$80 million - Dukes Highway

TAS - $800 million

$164 million - Brighton Bypass

NT - $590 million

$72 million - Tiger Brennan Drive
$160 million - NT highways

ACT - $200 million

$30 million - airport precinct upgrade

Cheers

Richard

ALP

Certainly the level of borrowing WILL make interest rates HIGHER in the future. I know Richard says "Debt is not a bad thing, nealy everyone I know has some, Rich and Poor. " but the level of announced spending by the new government is as high as any in the G20 and we have barely got to the recession.

I am looking forward to Richard paying back his ownership of Rudd debt. The contingent liabilities have blown by 450 times already - that ISN'T 450% more. That is 45,000% more under Rudd. Some say it is over 500 times more than two years ago, or 50,000%. Now that is borrowing Richard. Your children's, children's children may get some benefit, but by the time the interest is paid much will be blown away in the wind. Hope you enjoy the drive.

John

After 10-13 years of not spending, the Labor Govt will now Borrow to spend on the much needed up grade to our infrastructure and get us out of the third world conditions we are now in (except for the Rich).

And In 10 - 13 years time the libs may have sorted out who's the boss and can take credit for it all.. LOL

Cheers

Richard

PS. I pay my tax's with a smile on my face whichever Govt is in power. :-))

It has been a developing world infrastructure since the First Fleet, and will be as we don't have the population to support anything else for the size of the land mass. Your taxes will rise to pay the debt. Pleased you are pleased, at the increase you should expect.