Infrastructure Australia has recently released the 2019 Infrastructure Priority List which includes up to 121 vital infrastructure projects that could help build the nation. The list includes eight high-priority and 10 priority projects as well as 29 high-priority and 74 priority initiatives covering each State.
High-priority and priority projects are projects that have a full business case completed and positively assessed by the Infrastructure Australia Board, while high-priority and priority initiatives are projects that have not yet completed a full business case and are subject to a rigorous assessment.
This post will cover the projects in Victoria included in the infrastructure Priority List 2019.
| Project | Status | Description | Delivery Timeframe |
| M80 Ring Road upgrade | High-priority project | Improve Melbourne M80 Western Ring Road congestion | Within 5 years |
| Monash Freeway Upgrade Stage 2 | High-priority project | Improve Melbourne south-east and outer south-east congestion | Within 5 years |
| North East Link | High-priority project | Improve connectivity between M80 and M3 on outer south-east Melbourne | Within 5 - 10 years |
| Ballarat Line Upgrade | Priority project | Improving capacity and reliability of public transport between Melbourne's outer west and CBD | Within 5 years |
| Improve the connection between Eastern Freeway and CityLink | High-priority initiative |
Connectivity between Melbourne's Eastern Freeway and CityLink |
Within 5 years |
| Melbourne rail network capacity | High-priority initiative | Improve Melbourne rail network capacity | Within 5 - 10 years |
| Preserve corridor for Melbourne Outer Metropolitan Ring Road/E6 | High-priority initiative | Future connectivity between Melbourne outer south-west and outer north | Within 5 years |
| Melbourne level crossings removal | Priority initiative | Improve Melbourne urban road network congestion | Within 5 years |
| Public transport access to Fishermans Bend | Priority initiative | Improve connection between Fishermans Bend growth area and Melbourne CBD | Within 5 - 10 years |
| Cranbourne Line capacity | Priority initiative | Improve Melbourne rail network capacity | Within 5 - 10 years |
| Hurstbridge Line capacity | Priority initiative | Improve Melbourne rail network capacity | Within 5 - 10 years |
| Melton Rail Line upgrade | Priority initiative | Improve Melbourne outer western suburbs access to CBD | Within 5 - 10 years |
| Melbourne Airport to the CBD public transport capacity | Priority initiative | Improve access to Melbourne Airport | Within 5 - 10 years |
| Melbourne outer northern suburbs to CBD capacity upgrade | Priority initiative | Improve Melbourne outer northern suburbs access to CBD | Within 10 - 15 years |
| Melbourne Airport third runway | Priority initiative | Improve Melbourne aviation capacity | Within 5 years |
| Melbourne container terminal capacity and land transport access | Priority initiative | Improve Melbourne container terminal capacity | Within 10 - 15 years |
| Melbourne - Geelong rail capacity enhancement | Priority initiative | Improve Melbourne - Geelong rail capacity | Within 10 - 15 years |
*Note: Timeframes for high-priority and priority projects are expected completion of the projects whereas the timeframes for high-priority and priority initiatives are indicative of when the proposed projects will begin moving towards reality.
We have also covered on a previous post the projects for New South Wales included in the Infrastructure Priority List. You can read more about it here.
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Source: Infrastructure Australia