Record $12.9B SA infrastructure program details released

The South Australian Government has released details of its record $12.9 billion infrastructure spend, including $303 million for the Regency to Pym Project.

According to Transport and Infrastructure Minister Stephan Knoll, the package will support an estimated 80,000 construction jobs and change the South Australian landscape.

“Whether it be the intersection upgrades, public transport improvements or building and improving our state’s hospitals and schools, South Australians will notice big changes,” he said.

“We are fixing over 1000 kilometres of country roads and delivering the long-awaited Port Wakefield and Joy Baluch upgrades, making our country roads safer and helping to save lives.”

Mr Knoll said the state government is also working to bust congestion and reduce travel times, with ten intersection upgrades and rail level crossings.

“Almost $1 billion is being invested in public transport infrastructure to drive patronage and deliver better train, tram and bus services,” he said.

To build on the record pipeline, Mr. Knoll said Infrastructure SA is also developing a 20-year strategy to ensure the state has a long-term pipeline of projects “that will build a stronger South Australia.”

“We are already looking beyond the next four years and have flagged key projects like the final stage of the North-South Corridor, the largest infrastructure project in our state’s history, to sustain jobs into the future,” he said.