AusLink2

Background

The Australian Government released its formal policy statement on land transport, AusLink, in June 2004 with its White Paper. The National plan in this White Paper outlines the Australian Government's long-term approach to addressing the transport challenges with a broader network of transport corridors, including Australia's key rail links. This new AusLink National Network forms the basis of the Australian Government's investment in land transport.

AusLink is phased in with formal agreements across levels of government, the private sector and the community. The Bilateral agreement (PDF, 669 KB) and Bilateral agreement schedule A (PDF, 15 KB) between the Commonwealth of Australia and the State of Queensland provides the AusLink implementation framework for Queensland government.

Forward strategy

The Queensland Government has outlined a $30 billion list of road and rail projects in a funding submission to the federal government.

Queensland worked with its federal government counterparts on the submission, made under the federal government's AusLink2 program.

The Queensland AusLink Network Forward Strategy 2009–10 to 2013–14 identifies more than 60 high priority road and rail projects, including:

  • Bruce Highway between Caboolture and Cairns
  • Townsville Port Access Road
  • Ipswich Motorway between Rocklea and Dinmore.

Project costs were estimated based on 2007 dollars and are indicative only. Final project estimations will be confirmed following detailed planning studies.

The forward strategy is available to download in sections for your convenience. It is recommended that you right-click the link and choose "save target as…" to download these files.

Corridor strategies

Corridor strategies are cooperative long-term plans that identify future transport needs on the corridor and the priorities for meeting those needs. The draft strategies present a detailed snapshot of the corridor, its transport function, deficiencies and future needs and provide a blueprint for devising practical solutions to emerging transport problems. Corridor strategies focus on strategic priorities rather than specific projects.

Corridor strategies have been jointly developed by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services (DoTaRS) and all state/territory governments. Public consultation on these strategies has now finished and the final versions can be found on the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government website.

Last updated: 19 June 2009