INFRASTRUCTURES * Australia - Report: F6 will deliver economic boom for transport operators
Completing theF6 Motorway in New South Waleswill deliver trucking operators an economic benefit of $77.2 million, according to a report released by theAllen Consulting Group
NSW,Australia-ATN -5 February 2008: --... The economic impact study, titledLand transport infrastructure in New South Wales, looked at the cost-benefit ratio of completing theF6 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")
* GovernmentsaysCentenary Highwayupgrade will ease congestion Queensland,Australia -ATN -31 January 2008: --Transport operators may benefit from upgrades to theCentenary HighwaywithMain Roads Minister Warren Pittsaying the project will boost traffic movement through the area... TheQueensland Governmentwill soon begin work on theCentenary Highwayas part of theDarra to Springfield Transport Corridorproject...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...
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