Smart tech helps identify potholes before they form

New predictive AI technology that can be installed on buses and garbage trucks to improve road maintenance will soon be available to NSW LGAs.

13 July, 2022

Decarbonising the transport sector

A new report by three peak road, rail and infrastructure bodies provides a roadmap for decarbonising the nation’s transport sector.

6 June, 2022

Ground penetrating radar used for sustainable roadworks

Cardinia Shire Council in Victoria has used ground penetrating radar to reduce tree removal during road construction.

5 June, 2022

Yarra uses new technology in road pavement trial

A Melbourne council is trialing a road pavement technology designed to minimise urban flooding.

7 April, 2022

$500m win for roads and community infrastructure

Councils have received $500m to deliver priority projects via the  Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program in the federal budget.

29 March, 2022

Disaster funding, roads top budget wish list for councils

Disaster funding is at the top of ALGA’s budget wish list, along with increased FAGs and more money for roads.

28 March, 2022

Budget to deliver $17.9b for road, rail projects

The federal budget will contain $17.9 billion for infrastructure projects, boosting the investment pipeline to more than $120 billion.

28 March, 2022

New freight council launched in NSW

A new NSW Freight Transport Advisory Council will replace the Freight and Logistics Advisory Council and the Road Freight Industry Council.

14 March, 2022

LGNSW Budget submission calls for more money for regional roads transfer

NSW councils want more money for the promised transfer of regional roads to state ownership.

7 February, 2022

More than three quarters of regional NSW roads overdue for renewal

A government report rates about 2,000 kilometres of regional roads as poor or very poor.

3 February, 2022

Australia’s largest electric bus fleet to be deployed in Sydney

A depot in Sydney’s inner west will be retrofitted for 40 electric buses, 36 chargers, stationary batteries and rooftop solar PV.

21 October, 2021

Councils say roads transfer falls ‘woefully short’

Only five councils have been successful in applying to have roads transferred over to the NSW government.

22 September, 2021

WA develops road safety rating tool for local government

WALGA is developing a safety rating tool to help councils prioritise investment in road works

30 August, 2021

Probe announced into EPA decision on West Gate Tunnel soil dump sites

Victorian’s Ombudsman will investigate the EPA’s approval of sites to dump contaminated soil from the West Gate Tunnel Project.

18 August, 2021