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Released Under RTI - DTMR Transport Infrastructure Portfolio Plan and Schedule 2018-28 Released under RTI - DTMR Transport Infrastructure Portfolio Plan and Schedule_2018-2028.pdf - Page Number: 1 of 63 Creative Commons information © State of Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads) 2015 http://creativecommons.org.licences/by/4.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Licence. You are free to copy, communicate and adapt the work, as long as you attribute the authors. The Queensland Government supports and encourages the dissemination and exchange of information. However, copyright protects this publication. The State of Queensland has no objection to this material being reproduced, made available online or electronically but only if its recognised as the owner of the copyright and this material remains unaltered. The Queensland Government is committed to providing accessible services to Queenslanders of all cultural and linguistic backgrounds. If you have difficulty understanding this publication and need a translator, please call the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) on 13 14 50 and ask them to telephone the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads on 13 74 68. Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in preparing this publication, the State of Queensland accepts no responsibility for decisions or actions taken as a result of any data, information, statement or advice, expressed or implied, contained within. To the best of our knowledge, the content was correct at the time of publishing. Released under RTI - DTMR Transport Infrastructure Portfolio Plan and Schedule – 2018-28 - i - Transport Infrastructure Portfolio Plan and Schedule_2018-2028.pdf - Page Number: 2 of 63 Table of Contents 1. Message from the Infrastructure Investment Committee Chair 1 2. Executive Summary 2 3. Purpose 4 4. TMR Vision 4 5. Scope of Transport Infrastructure Portfolio 6 5.1 Portfolio Maturity 7 6. Policy Environment 7 6.1 Australian Infrastructure Plan 7 6.2 Infrastructure Priority List 8 6.3 2017 Federal Budget investment in rail 8 6.4 City Deals 9 6.5 Infrastructure Investment Program 9 6.6 State Infrastructure Plan 10 6.7 Building Queensland 11 6.8 2017 State election commitments 11 6.9 Shaping SEQ - South East Queensland Regional Plan – August 2017 16 6.10 Connecting Brisbane - A plan for the future of Brisbane's public transport system 17 6.11 Queensland Cycling Strategy 2017-2027 17 6.12 Queensland’s Road Safety Action Plan 2017-2019 17 7. Investment Criteria 18 8. Portfolio Categorisation 19 9. Portfolio Investment and Direction 20 9.1 Portfolio Investment Summary 21 10. Investment Program Summaries 23 10.1 Maintenance, Preservation and Environment 23 10.2 Road Operations 25 10.3 Bruce Highway Upgrade 27 10.4 National Land Transport Network 29 10.5 State Road Network Upgrade 31 10.6 Targeted Road Safety Program 34 10.7 Passenger Transport Infrastructure Improvements 36 10.8 Active Transport 38 10.9 Marine Infrastructure 40 10.10 Local Government Grants 42 10.11 Corridor Preservation 44 10.12 TransportReleased System Planning Program under RTI - DTMR 47 10.13 Natural Disaster Program 49 10.14 Rail Infrastructure Improvements 51 10.15 Queensland Rail (Transport Services Contract) 53 Transport Infrastructure Portfolio Plan and Schedule – 2018-28 - ii - Transport Infrastructure Portfolio Plan and Schedule_2018-2028.pdf - Page Number: 3 of 63 Table of Figures Diagram 1: Responding to the Queensland Government’s overall policy agenda 4 Diagram 2: TCP 2017 Vision and Objectives 5 Diagram 3: Alignment between departmental and government approaches to infrastructure investment 6 Diagram 4: Indicative funding allocation from 2018–28 by Investment Program 20 Table of Tables Table 1: TCP 2017 Objectives 5 Table 2: Transport-related projects on the Building Queensland Infrastructure Pipeline (Dec 2017) 11 Table 3: Transport Infrastructure Election Commitments (December 2017) 11 Table 4: Portfolio Categorisation 19 Table 5: the ATIP benefits: 39 Table 6: Significant 2017 Disaster Event Projects 50 Released under RTI - DTMR Transport Infrastructure Portfolio Plan and Schedule – 2018-28 - iii - Transport Infrastructure Portfolio Plan and Schedule_2018-2028.pdf - Page Number: 4 of 63 1. Message from the Infrastructure Investment Committee Chair 2017 was my first year as the Chair of the Infrastructure Investment Committee (IIC) and what a busy year it has been for all involved in TMR’s transport infrastructure portfolio management. There has been a huge effort behind the scenes to ensure the effective governance and decision-making of the IIC. And I am pleased to note the quality outcomes this effort produces are well recognised within TMR. During 2017, the 200th project gating submission milestone was passed and, in total, 800 submissions have been considered by the IIC since its inception in 2009. The Transport Infrastructure Portfolio Plan and Schedule 2018-2028 (TIPPS), the 2018 edition, is our seventh TIPPS and demonstrates the commitment to a robust infrastructure investment approach and our success in continually improving and maturing our processes. Some of the highlights for me as IIC Chair include: V Embedding Program Management in TMR – the journey of developing and implementing an Assurance Framework and Gated Review for Investment Programs within the portfolio progressed. This included a comprehensive maturity assessment which established a new baseline for each Investment Program. V Portfolio to Program (P2P) Snapshot Dashboards – a visual depiction of the Investment Programs that can influence the network performance. The analysis of metrics indicates which sub-program or special initiatives within Investment Programs will have the most likely impact on each of the network performance measures, allowing for more targeted investment. Importantly, the Dashboards highlight that a multi-modal approach, including a focus on a number of Investment Programs, is required to address network performance V Queensland Audit Office (QAO) Performance Audit on Integrated Transport Planning – an extensive audit process to determine whether the state’s approach to strategic transport planning enables effective use of transport resources and a long-term sustainable transport system. The audit report was finalised in December 2017, with favourable findings around TMR’s mature approach to investment and programming. This further reinforces the need for good governance and decision-making through the IIC. Once again, the TIPPS is the result of a thorough and diligent process involving significant involvement from across the department. Demonstrating our commitment to “OneTMR”, this TIPPS is a reflection of the collaborative approach to infrastructure portfolio management and continues to represent best practice public service delivery. NR Re sed under RTI - DTMR Transport Infrastructure Portfolio Plan and Schedule – 2018-28 - 1 - Transport Infrastructure Portfolio Plan and Schedule_2018-2028.pdf - Page Number: 5 of 63 2. Executive Summary The Transport Infrastructure Portfolio Plan and Schedule 2018–2028 (TIPPS) aims to translate Queensland Government directions and TMR’s policy, strategy and long-term planning outputs into a 10-year transport infrastructure portfolio investment view, within an affordable funding program. The annual review process to develop the TIPPS has identified a number of new or updated policies and priorities that will necessitate adjustment to the future transport infrastructure investment outlook: • Australian Government’s response to the Australian Infrastructure Plan • Key transport and road initiatives announced under the City Deal for Townsville • Queensland Government’s submission (22 December 2017) to Infrastructure Australia for additional projects/initiatives to be considered on the Infrastructure Priority List (IPL) • New National Rail Program (announced in the 2017 Federal Budget) • Transport Coordination Plan 2017-2027 (TCP 2017) • State Infrastructure Plan: Part B Program update (2017) • Building Queensland’s Infrastructure Pipeline • State election 2017 transport infrastructure commitments • Shaping SEQ - South East Queensland Regional Plan – August 2017 • Connecting Brisbane - A plan for the future of Brisbane's public transport system – June 2017 • Queensland Cycling Strategy – 2017-2027 • Queensland Road Safety Action Plan – 2017-2019. The indicative funding profile outlined in the TIPPS 2018–28 is approximately $45B from 2018–19 to 2027–28. This is not an indication of the complete transport infrastructure investment required to sustain the transport network, but rather a reasonable level of investment (based on historical investment levels and likely available revenue) to address the highest and most critical network requirements, within a fiscally-challenged environment. The TIPPS informs TMR and the Queensland Treasury discussion on an agreed funding position for the transport infrastructure portfolio. The investment focus (over the next ten years) for TMR’s 15 Investment Programs is summarised below: Released under RTI - DTMR Transport Infrastructure Portfolio Plan and Schedule – 2018-28 - 2 - Transport Infrastructure Portfolio Plan and Schedule_2018-2028.pdf - Page Number: 6 of 63 Targeted growth 10-Year outlook Moderate growth Base-level Maintenance, Preservation and maintained Environment National Land Transport Road Operations Network Upgrades Bruce Highway Upgrades Marine Infrastructure Passenger Transport Targeted Road Safety Infrastructure Improvements No planned
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