Transport infrastructure challenges ahead Glen Malam Statistical Officer – BITRE BITRE Transport Colloquium 18 – 19 June 2008
Transport infrastructure challenges ahead What do we mean by transport infrastructure? Recent trends Forecast transport activity Challenges ahead
Infrastructure Australia Act 2008 Nationally significant infrastructure includes: a)transport infrastructure; and b)energy infrastructure; and c)communications infrastructure; and d)water infrastructure;
Infrastructure Australia Act 2008 Nationally significant infrastructure includes: a)transport infrastructure; and b)energy infrastructure; and c)communications infrastructure; and d)water infrastructure; in which investment or further investment will materially improve national productivity.
Transport infrastructure challenges ahead What do we mean by transport infrastructure? Recent trends Forecast transport activity Challenges ahead
Infrastructure construction expenditure – mostly on roads Source: Engineering Construction Activity, Australia (ABS cat. no )
Infrastructure – public road-related expenditure actual expenditure Source: Public Road Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia (BITRE Information Sheet 27)
Infrastructure – public road-related expenditure road construction price index Source: Public Road Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia (BITRE Information Sheet 27)
Infrastructure – public road-related expenditure adjusted for road construction prices Source: Public Road Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia (BITRE Information Sheet 27)
Infrastructure – private sector construction Source: Engineering Construction Activity, Australia (ABS cat. no )
Transport infrastructure challenges ahead What do we mean by transport infrastructure? Recent trends Forecast transport activity Challenges ahead
Domestic non-bulk freight up 80% by 2020 Source: Freight Measurement and Modelling in Australia (BTRE Report 112), updated
Domestic bulk freight up almost 60% by 2020 Source: Freight Measurement and Modelling in Australia (BTRE Report 112), updated
Container port traffic more than double by 2020 Source: Container and Ship Movements Through Australian Ports (BTRE Working Paper 65)
Urban road traffic up 40% by 2020 Source: Estimating urban traffic and congestion cost trends for Australian cities (BITRE Working Paper 71)
Transport infrastructure challenges ahead What do we mean by transport infrastructure? Recent trends Forecast transport activity Challenges ahead
Key transport infrastructure questions Do we currently have enough or is there a deficit? What infrastructure will be needed in the future and where? Who should be doing the spending? How to manage construction industry overload?