About RACT Have Your Say: “The RACT Stands Ready to Work with the Government on Identifying the Most Appropriate Spending Prio
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“The RACT stands ready to work with the government on identifying the most appropriate spending priorities ...” Harvey Lennon RACT CEO About RACT Have your say: The RACT enjoys a trusted position and extensive market penetration in the community with more than Phone: 13 27 22 190,000 Tasmanians as members. Email: [email protected] The RACT employs between 420-500 Tasmanians (subject to seasonal requirements) in its core functions of roadside assist, hotel and accommodation services, insurance, travel and its statewide retail network. Social: #KeepTasmaniaMoving It is the largest and strongest member organisation in Tasmania. Formed in 1923, the RACT is an apolitical Member Hub: hub.ract.com.au and independent transport infrastructure, road safety, tourism and mobility advocate. It is committed to supporting and furthering the interests of Tasmanians and does this through a comprehensive program of consultation, education, awareness and public advocacy. TASMANIAN ROAD FUTURES FUNDING PRIORITIES 2018 & BEYOND Road Funding Commitments Road Funding Priorities 2018 2018 Bass Highway 10 Year Plan State Funding State Funding onwards onwards 1 Christmas Hills Greater Hobart Traffic Vision $30.8M Exeter and Batman highway overtaking 2 Parramatta Creek Inner Hobart improvements, incident response & feasibility Batman Highway widening studies 3 Upgraded Wynyard intersections Motor Road improvement Launceston Traffic Vision $35.1M 4 Wynyard to Marrawah South East Traffic $21M Invermay, Batman Highway, Launceston Couplet, Goderich/ Greater Hobart 10 Year Plan Forster, Charles St Bridge & Tamar River Crossing Plan Hobart Airport Interchange 5 Implement Greater Hobart Vision North West Road Upgrades $24.1M Tasman Highway upgrade (airport and causeway) Midway Point improvements Bass Highway (West of Wynyard), Wynyard to Smithton Launceston 10 Year Plan passing lanes, Boat Harbour safety improvements, Leith Arthur Highway overtaking facility Overpass 6 Flyover at Mowbray Roads Package – Visitor Economy $51.7 Henty Main Road 7 Future Tamar Bridge Southern Road Upgrades $51.7M State & Federal 8 West Tamar Highway Midland Highway 10 year plan Bridgewater Bridge $576M Tasmanian Tourist Roads Richmond Road and Cambridge By-Pass Roads of Strategic Importance (Bass Highway) $400M 9 Hastings Cave Road Huon Highway/Sandfly Road 10 Wielangta Road Mud Walls Road Existing Infrastructure Commitments 11 Richmond Road between Cambridge and Richmond East Derwent Highway (Geilston Bay) Bass Highway Birralee to Exton $1.5M 12 Arthur Highway at Eaglehawk Neck Huon and Channel Highway safety improvements Bass Highway Wynyard $2.3M 13 Bruny Island Northern Road Upgrades $42.9M Bridge Strengthening $.38M Midland Highway 10 year plan Brooker Highway $1.5M All Roads Pedestrian solution Campbell Town Colebrook Main Road $3M 14 Upgrade to minimum 3 Star AusRAP rating Tasman Highway Myrtle Park overtaking lanes Esk Main Road $4M Evandale Road widening Great Eastern Drive $6M Dorset roads package Highland Lakes Road $2.6M Bass Highway planning Deloraine and Latrobe Hobart Airport $27M West Tamar Highway $12M Midland Highway $147M Gravelly Beach road Mowbray Connector $6.5M Rosevears Drive and Atkinsons Road Murchson Highway $2.3M RACT uses a range of statistical and qualitative • 2018 RACT member survey • Tasmanian crash data data to determine its priorities. These include: • AusRAP data ausrap.aaa.asn.au • RACT Regional Advisory Groups RACT Road King Flinders Island Island Funding Priorities Tasmania Map Bass Highway Future Tamar Bridge 7 4 Smithton (Wynyard to Marrawah) A2 Wynyard Burnie Devonport George Town 1 A8 Latrobe A7 6 Bass Highway A3 Flyover at Mowbray 3 (Wynyard intersections) Launceston A10 1 Deloraine Perth West Tamar Highway 8 Bass Highway A4 2 (Parramatta Creek) 1 A5 Richmond Road between Queenstown 11 Bass Highway Cambridge and Richmond 1 Strahan (Christmas Hills) A3 10 9 Hastings Cave Road A10 Wielangta Road Bridgewater Sorell New Norfolk Glenorchy HOBART Upgrade to minimum Kingston Arthur Highway at 14 12 3 Star AusRAP rating Huonville Eaglehawk Neck A9 A6 Greater Hobart 5 Bruny 10 Year Plan Island Bruny Island 13.