INFRASTRUCTURES * Australia - Report: F6 will deliver economic boom for transport operators

Completing the F6 Motorway in New South Wales will deliver trucking operators an economic benefit of $77.2 million, according to a report released by the Allen Consulting Group

NSW,Australia-ATN -5 February 2008: -- ... The economic impact study, titled Land transport infrastructure in New South Wales, looked at the cost-benefit ratio of completing the F6 Motorway from St Peters to Loftus. The report examined the difference between constructing or not constructing a tunnel between Port Hacking Road and Loftus... It found the completion of the F6 Motorway with a tunnel would, by 2030, increase the economic output of the road transport industry by 0.47 percent, an increase of $77.2 million... According to the report, the immediate benefits of a tunnelled motorway would be a reduction in operating costs, such as fuel consumption, by $559 million. Congestion levels would also decrease, thus cutting travel times and saving $475 million... The report says expansion of the motorway will reduce road accidents, which would deliver a saving of $22 million... (Picture from: img.drive.com.au - "F6 motorway")


* Government says Centenary Highway upgrade will ease congestion
Queensland,Australia -ATN -31 January 2008: -- Transport operators may benefit from upgrades to the Centenary Highway with Main Roads Minister Warren Pitt saying the project will boost traffic movement through the area... The Queensland Government will soon begin work on the Centenary Highway as part of the Darra to Springfield Transport Corridor project... The project, which is part of a joint road and rail initiative, will continue duplication of the Centenary Highway from the new four-lane motorway link under the Boundary Road overpass initially to the Logan Motorway interchange and then in later stages through to Springfield...