Projects
Joy Baluch AM Bridge Duplication
The Australian and South Australian Governments have committed $200 million ($160 million from the Australian Government and $40 million from the South Australian Government) for the Joy Baluch AM Bridge Duplication Project.
Port Wakefield Overpass and Highway Duplication
The Australian and South Australian governments have committed $124.5 million ($99.6 million from the Australia Government and $24.9 million from the South Australian Government) to the project. The Port Wakefield Overpass and Highway Duplication Project is reducing traffic congestion on two important state highways and improving road safety.
Dublin Saleyard Access Upgrade
The Australian and South Australian governments have committed $11 million ($8.8 million from the Australian Government and $2.2 million from the South Australian Government) as part of the SA Rural Roads Package to upgrade access for higher productivity vehicles (triple road trains) to the South Australian Livestock Exchange (Dublin Saleyard), located on Carslake Road, Dublin.
Lower Eyre Peninsula Overtaking Lanes
The Australian and South Australian governments have committed $32 million as part of the Roads of Strategic Importance initiative to upgrade Eyre Peninsula roads, following the closure of the Eyre Peninsula Rail Network. The funding was split across a number of priority projects, including the construction of a total of four overtaking lanes on Lincoln Highway, Flinders Highway and Western Approach Road, with further work being undertaken to explore the opportunity to improve overtaking on the Tod Highway.
Augusta Highway Duplication
The Australian and South Australian governments have committed $260 million (80:20) to the Augusta Highway Duplication Project. This includes the duplication of the Augusta Highway from Port Wakefield to Lochiel. The Augusta Highway is the key road corridor between Port Wakefield and Port Augusta and forms part of the National Land Transport Network, providing crucial connectivity to regional South Australia and interstate.
Augusta Highway Overtaking Lanes
The Augusta Highway Overtaking Lanes Project is jointly funded (80:20) by the Australian and South Australian Governments as part of the South Australian Rural Roads Safety Package. The Augusta Highway is the key corridor between Port Wakefield and Port Augusta and forms part of the National Land Transport Network, providing crucial connectivity to regional South Australia and interstate. Two overtaking lanes are being built between Lochiel and Redhill to improve road safety and efficiency for all road users, improve freight productivity and, importantly, improve the resilience of this critical road link.
Port Augusta Swimming Pontoon
In August 2021, the State Government announced $1 million in funding for a swimming pontoon to be built in Port Augusta.