The project will undertake various rail upgrades and associated adjustments to local roads impacted by longer trains loading grain in the Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions of Western Australia. It will also include various upgrades on roads used by the agricultural sector in the Wheatbelt, Midwest and Goldfields-Esperance regions. The improvements will increase road safety by supporting the transport of more grain on rail and less by road. Upgrades to allow longer grain trains will reduce rail freight costs for grain growers and increase grain export supply chain capacity.
Improved road safety for all road users; Improved freight productivity; Improved freight rail services; Reduced congestion and improved travel times.
The Australian Government has committed $160 million to this $200 million initiative.
The project commenced in late 2022 and is expected to be completed by mid 2026.
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