INFRASTRUCTURE Australia has finalised its independent evaluation of the Queensland Government's current business case for Cross River Rail, with the assessment finding that the benefits of the proposed project are overstated and likely to be outweighed by the costs.
WITH the population in the region expected to exceed 5.3 million over the next 25 years, the Queensland Government has announced the establishment of the South East Queensland Housing Supply Expert Panel to ensure housing supply supports the population growth.
THE Queensland Government has released revised and updated Market-Led Proposal (MLP) guidelines, which have been prepared by Queensland Treasury after consulting with stakeholders, including industry, and reviewing the experiences in other Australian jurisdictions.
THE Queensland Government has announced that Lindeman Island's revival is a step closer, following the release of the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the $583 million redevelopment and expansion of the island's resort.
THE independent statutory authority, Building Queensland, has identified 23 priority infrastructure proposals for the State Government to consider in the latest Infrastructure Pipeline Report, which was released last week.
QUEENSLAND Deputy Premier and Minister for Infrastructure Jackie Trad last week announced the release of the updated Part B program of the State Infrastructure Plan, which outlines a four-year program of infrastructure investment that is aligned with the recently-released 2017–18 State Budget.
QUEENSLAND Deputy Premier and Minister for Planning Jackie Trad last week announced the commencement of the state's new planning system, which she said heralds a new era for planning in Queensland that will ensure the community is at the forefront of the planning process.
BRISBANE Airport's new runway is on track to open in 2020 after the $400 million Airfield Works contract was awarded to Skyway, a joint venture between BMD Constructions Pty Ltd and CPB Contractors Pty Ltd, a member of the CIMIC Group.
TWO preferred tenderers have been shortlisted to deliver the $515 million project to upgrade the notoriously flood-prone Haughton River Floodplain section of the Bruce Highway, about 50 kilometres south of Townsville, the Australian and Queensland governments announced last week.
THE Queensland Government last week announced it will deliver one of Queensland's biggest ever infrastructure projects, Cross River Rail, with $2.8 billion allocated over the forward estimates of the 2017-18 State Budget and a further $2.6 billion to be committed in future budgets.
THE third Queensland stage of the $10.9 billion Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail project has been declared a coordinated project by the state's independent Coordinator-General, with the next step including the preparation of an environmental impact statement.
THE Queensland Government last week said its new 10-year housing strategy will allow the state to take the lead in the delivery of social and affordable housing in Australia, with an investment of $1.6 billion to build more than 5,000 extra homes.
A ROADMAP for the future of Brisbane's public transport is set out in a new State Government-Brisbane City Council strategy, Connecting Brisbane, which was released last week and aims to deliver a modern, high-frequency mass transit system for the city.
