2020 Infrastructure Priority List: projects across New South Wales

In late February, Infrastructure Australia released its annual Infrastructure Priority List which highlights infrastructure projects that hold national significance. This year’s list includes six high priority projects, 17 priority projects, 36 high priority initiatives and 88 priority initiatives as well as 37 new infrastructure proposals.

High priority and priority projects are advanced proposals that already have a full business case and have been assessed by Infrastructure Australia as capable of addressing a nationally significant problem or opportunity.

On the other hand, high priority and priority initiatives are projects that have been determined by Infrastructure Australia to have potential to address a nationally significant problem or opportunity.

In this post, we will be listing the projects in New South Wales included in the 2020 Infrastructure Priority List.

Project	Status	Description	Timeframe
M4 Motorway upgrade (Parramatta to Lapstone)	High priority project	Connectivity in outer Western Sydney	0 - 5 Years
Sydney Metro: City & Southwest	High priority project	Sydney rail network capacity	0 - 5 Years
Western Sydney Airport	High priority project	Sydney aviation capacity	5 - 10 years
Nowra Bridge	Priority project	Shoalhaven River crossing capacity	0 - 5 Years
Regional NSW road network safety improvements	High priority initiative	Safety on regional roads in New South Wales	0 - 10 Years
Sydney Gateway (between WestConnex at St peters and Sydney Airport/Port Botany)	High priority initiative	Sydney road network capacity	0 - 5 Years
Public transport capacity (Parramatta Road and Victoria Road corridors)	High priority initiative	Congestion on Sydney's Parramataa Road and Victoria Road corridors	0 - 5 Years
Sydney rail network capacity	High priority initiative	Sydney rail network capacity	0 - 5 Years
Southern Sydney to CBD public transport enhancement	High priority initiative	Connectivity between inner southern urban growth area and Sydney CBD	5 - 10 Years
Sydney Metro West (Mass transit between Parramatta and Sydney CBD)	High priority initiative	Connectivity between Parramatta and Sydney CBD	5 - 10 Years
Port Botany freight rail duplication	High priority initiative	Sydney freight rail network capacity	0 - 5 Years
Chullora Junction upgrade	High priority initiative	Sydney freight rail network capacity	0 - 5 Years
Corridor preservation for Western Sydney Airport fuel pipeline	High priority initiative	Future fuel connection to Western Sydney Airport	0 - 5 Years
Corridor preservation for Western Sydney Freight Line and Intermodal Terminal access	High priority initiative	Future freight rail capacity to Eastern Creek intermodal and Sydney Main West Line	0 - 5 Years
Corridor preservation for outer Sydney Orbital road and rail / M9, and Castlereagh connection	High priority initiative	Future connectivity between Western Sydney and Central Coast/Illawarra	0 - 5 Years
Corridor preservation for Western Sydney Airport rail connections	High priority initiative	Future Rail connections to Western Sydney Airport	0 - 5 Years
John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct capacity	Priority initiative	Capacity constraints and opportunity for new services	10 - 15 Years
Active transport (walking and cycling) access to Sydney CBD	Priority initiative	Inner city access to Sydney CBD	0 - 5 Years
Sydney CBD motorways optimisation	Priority initiative	Inner Sydney road network capacity	0 - 5 Years
Prospect Highway capacity	Priority initiative	Western Sydney road network capacity	0 - 5 Years
A3 and A6 corridor capacity	Priority initiative	Southern Sydney to Ryde road network capacity	0 - 5 Years
Public transport access to Parramatta CBD	Priority initiative	Public transport access to Parramatta CBD	0 - 10 Years
Central Station redevelopment (Rail and station infrastructure)	Priority initiative	Redevelopment of rail and station infrastructure at Central Station	5 - 10 Years
M6 Motorway (Connection between the M1 Princes Motorway at Waterfall and the Sydney motorway network)	Priority initiative	Connectivity between Wollongong and Sydney	5 - 10 Years
Western Harbour Tunnel and Beaches link	Priority initiative	Sydney road network cross-harbour and Northern Beaches connectivity	5 - 10 Years
Newell Highway upgrade	Priority initiative	Connectivity between Melbourne and Brisbane	0 - 5 Years
Pacific Highway (A1) Coffs Harbour bypass	Priority initiative	Connectivity between Sydney and Brisbane	0 - 5 Years
Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan	Priority initiative	Access to Western Sydney and Western Sydney Airport	0 - 5 Years
Freight rail access to Port Kembla	Priority initiative	Freight rail access to Port Kembla	0 - 5 Years
Moorebank Intermodal Terminal road connections upgrade	Priority initiative	Road network connectivity to Moorebank Intermodal Terminal	0 - 5 Years
Great Western Highway improvements (Katoomba to Lithgow)	Priority initiative	Road connectivity netween Katoomba and Lithgow	0 - 5 Years
Princes Highway safety and capacity (Nowra, NSW to Victorian border)	Priority initiative	Road connectivity between Nowra and Victorian border	0 - 5 Years
Southern Sydney Freight Line upgrade	Priority initiative	Southern Sydney to Moorebank rail freight capacity	10 - 15 Years
New England Highway upgrade	Priority initiative	Road connectivity between Sydney and Brisbane	5 - 10 Years
Picton Road safety and capacity	Priority initiative	Road connectivity between Wollongong and south-west Sydney	5 - 10 Years
Western Sydney Airport public transport connections	Priority initiative	Access to Western Sydney Airport	5 - 10 Years
Northern Sydney Freight Corridor Stage 2 (Additional track West Ryde to Rhodes and Thornleigh to Hornsby)	Priority initiative	Sydney freight rail network capacity	5 - 10 Years
Newcastle-Sydney and Wollongong-Sydney rail line upgrades	Priority initiative	Connectivity between Newcastle, Wollongong and Sydney CBD	10 - 15 Years
Sydney cruise terminal capacity	Priority initiative	Berthing capacity for cruise ships in Sydney	0 - 5 Years
South Creek integrated land use and water cycle management	Priority initiative	Opportunity for integrated water cycle management benefits	0 - 5 Years
Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley flood management	Priority initiative	Flood mitigation in Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley	0 - 5 Years

*Note: Timeframes for projects are indicative of estimated time the project is likely to be delivered or completed, while timeframes for initiatives indicate the time the proposed projects are likely to become nationally significant.

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Source: Infrastructure Australia

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