Bridges Renewal Program
On 10 November 2021, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, the Hon Barnaby Joyce MP, announced the opening of the Bridges Renewal Program (BRP) and the Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program (HVSPP) to new applications.
The Australian Government will now consider projects on an ongoing basis with applications accepted all year round to provide increased flexibility and permit projects to be submitted when they will most benefit Australia’s bridges and heavy vehicle infrastructure.
On 14 March 2022, the Deputy Prime Minister also announced an additional $40 million for the Bridges Renewal Program. The Program will receive an additional $10 million per year over four years from 2022-23 to 2025-26. This will provide further opportunity for additional projects to be funded, improving the safety and efficiency of critical bridge infrastructure.
This brings the Australian Government commitment to this program up to nearly $900 million from 2015-16 and 2025-26, with an ongoing commitment of $85 million per year.
Applications for BRP funding are invited from state, territory and local governments. Please refer to the Program Resource web page for information about how to apply or administer your existing project.
Previous Funding rounds
This program previously accepted applications through time-limited funding rounds. Since the program commenced in 2015 five funding rounds have been undertaken.
Details of successful projects for previous rounds are available from the links below:
- Round Five announced September 2020
- Current status PDF: 427 KB
- Guidelines PDF: 1432 KB
- Current status PDF: 427 KB
- Round Four announced April 2019
- Current status PDF: 385 KB
- Guidelines PDF: 886 KB
- Current status PDF: 385 KB
- Round Three announced September 2017
- Current status PDF: 417 KB
- Guidelines PDF: 240 KB
- Current status PDF: 417 KB
- Round Two announced January 2016
- Current status PDF: 379 KB
- Guidelines PDF: 453 KB
- Current status PDF: 379 KB
- Round One announced February 2015
- Current status PDF: 439 KB
- Guidelines PDF: 428 KB
- Current status PDF: 439 KB
Contact us
All enquiries can be addressed to bridgesrenewal@infrastructure.gov.au.