As part of its 2020 budget, the federal government has announced that it will make a significant investment in additional grade separations on the Inland Rail alignment in New South Wales.
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Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said the Australian government has committed $150 million to improve safety, efficiency and network reliability along the Inland Rail alignment by separating additional road and Inland Rail interfaces.
"I know how important grade separations with Inland Rail are to local councils in my electorate, which is why I'm so pleased our government is committing this extra investment to ensure it is done right," he said.
"I'll be working to ensure that grade separations in my electorate are a priority when decisions are being made about expenditure within this funding package.
"Inland Rail is happening and will become a vital part of the network required to meet Australia's growing freight transport task for the next 50 years."
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The $150 million will be available subject to the NSW government committing $37.5 million as a co-contribution.
The Australian government will work with Transport for NSW to identify the interfaces that will be prioritised under this new commitment.
The announcement comes as part of a $2.7 billion Australian government investment into NSW transport infrastructure to boost the local economy, make roads safer and create thousands of new jobs as part of the government's COVID-19 economic recovery plan.
