Infrastructure Delivery Group

The Infrastructure Delivery Group The SEQ Water Grid will provide a network priorities. It has delivered 95 per cent of provides the central coordination role in of two-way pipelines to connect existing the pipe required for the SEQ Water Grid. delivering the South East and proposed major bulk water supplies This is a signifi cant achievement and has Water Grid (SEQ Water Grid), the Airport in the region. It will transport water from been an integral element in completing the Link road project, pipe procurement for areas of water surplus to areas that face water grid on time and on budget. the water grid, and land acquisition for a shortfall. The water grid will be largely the projects. A number of Corporations complete by the end of the 2008 and The Land Acquisition division is responsible Act entities, known as special purpose will ensure better management of water for the acquisition of all land required by vehicles, have been established to supplies in drought by moving away from the Coordinator-General for the purposes provide governance, management and the region’s reliance on traditional sources of the State Development and Public delivery of major projects namely: of water and diversifying supply to include Works Organisational Act 1971, whether climate-independent and climate-resilient by negotiated purchase or compulsory  Western Corridor Recycled water supplies. acquisition. The Land Acquisition division Water Project (Western Corridor is also responsible for purchasing all Recycled Water Pty Ltd) The SEQ Water Grid is the largest urban land for the Department of Infrastructure drought response in and will and Planning, with the exception of land  Southern Regional Water Pipeline, secure the long-term water supply required for the development of industrial Northern and Eastern Pipeline requirements for Australia’s fastest estates under the Industrial Development Interconnectors (LinkWater) growing region. Act 1963.

 Traveston Crossing , Wyaralong Airport Link is a predominantly underground The Land Acquisition division has played a Dam, , Bromelton toll road to connect Brisbane’s northern key role in securing land and infrastructure Offstream Storage (Queensland arterials of Gympie Road at Kedron, and corridors for the SEQ Water Grid and other Water Infrastructure) Sandgate Road and the East-West Arterial key infrastructure initiatives, including at Toombul to the Inner City Bypass, and the development and expansion of state  Desalination the proposed North-South Tunnel at Bowen development areas. Plant (SureSmart Water) Hills. In May 2008, BrisConnections was named as the preferred bidder to build the  Airport Link toll road (City North largest single-road infrastructure project Key achievements Infrastructure Pty Ltd). ever undertaken in Australia.  Completed construction of the Bromelton Offstream Storage nine Also included as part of BrisConnections’ months ahead of schedule in June successful bid is the construction 2008. Final commissioning remains of the Northern Busway from on track for the end of July 2008. Windsor to Kedron and the Brisbane Airport roundabout upgrade.  Completed construction and commissioning of the Cedar Pipe Procurement was a specialised unit Grove Weir. The weir and the fi sh set up to deliver the specifi ed quality and lock are now operational. quantity of pipe and fi ttings to each water grid project to meet their construction  Continued the design, construction schedules in line with the SEQ Water Grid and operation of the Western

GROUP REPORTS 33 Corridor Recycled Water Project, the The water grid is already delivering recycled largest recycled water project in the Future developments water to Swanbank and Tarong power southern hemisphere, including the Planning, coordinating and delivering key stations, which means that water will development of three advanced water infrastructure for economic, environmental stay in rather than being treatment plants and approximately and social development in Queensland pumped to the power stations. 200 kilometres of pipeline. including: By the end of 2008, construction of the  Announced the preferred bidder  fi nalising the construction and following projects will be complete: to build Airport Link, the Northern operation of the Western Corridor Busway and the Brisbane Airport Recycled Water Project, the largest  Western Corridor Recycled Water Project roundabout upgrade, which is the recycled water project in the southern  Gold Coast Desalination Project largest road infrastructure project hemisphere, including developing three ever undertaken in Australia. advanced water treatment plants and  Southern Regional Water Pipeline completing the laying of approximately  Continued the protection of preferred 200 kilometres of pipeline  Northern Pipeline Interconnector Stage 1 transport corridors, including the Kholo Creek Hardrock Haulage Route  completing water grid projects,  Eastern Pipeline Interconnector. and the Narangba Haulage Routes. including the Gold Coast Desalination Project, Northern Pipeline More than 4000 people have worked to  Continued to construct and deliver the Interconnector Stage 1 (Morayfi eld deliver the South East Queensland Water Grid. SEQ Water Grid on time and on budget to Landers Shute), Eastern Pipeline to meet the regulated completion Interconnector and Southern Regional dates at the end of 2008. This is the Water Pipeline, which are on track largest urban drought response in for completion by December 2008 Australia, and these initiatives will help secure water supply for South East  commencing construction of the Airport Queensland now and in the future. Link toll road project, through the proponent BrisConnections, subject to  Progressed the Coordinator- fi nancial close, expected August 2008 General’s assessment of the EIS processes for the proposed Traveston  fi nalising environmental impact Crossing and Wyaralong . assessment processes for the Traveston Crossing and projects  Secured 95 per cent of the approximate 450 kilometres of pipe and fi ttings  acquiring the land required by the required for the SEQ Water Grid. Coordinator-General for the purposes of the State Development and Public  Secured the access to land and Works Organisation Act 1971 to corridors required to support the support delivery of key infrastructure. delivery of the SEQ Water Grid.

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