AUSTRALIA’S RAIL ECONOMIC STIMULUS
Posted on 14 May 2009
Work on laying 658,000 new concrete sleepers along two critical sections of Australia’s interstate freight rail network has started with funding provided under the government’s economic stimulus package.
The two projects include:
(1) A $100 million upgrade of the line between Maroona and the South Australian border, including the replacement of existing wood sleepers with 433,000 new concrete sleepers; and
(2) A $45 million upgrade of the line between Albury and Seymour in Victoria, including the replacement of existing wood sleepers with 225,000 new concrete sleepers.
Federal minister for infrastructure and transport Anthony Albanese commended putting the economic stimulus funding to work, creating jobs and modernising the nation’s rail infrastructure.
“As well as putting in place the modern rail infrastructure vital to Australia’s long term prosperity, our economic stimulus package is supporting jobs and businesses during the current global economic recession,” said Mr Albanese. “These two projects alone are expected to create up to 240 jobs. They are also supporting some 140 jobs in three factories around the country that manufacture concrete sleepers.
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