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Roads company Transurban has warned Australia’s current infrastructure funding models are “100 years old”, and our major cities risk worsening traffic gridlock unless new models are considered. Transurban owns and operates&n


Roads company Transurban has warned Australia’s current infrastructure funding models are “100 years old”, and our major cities risk worsening traffic gridlock unless new models are considered.

Transurban owns and operates Sydney’s M2 Motorway, Melbourne’s CityLink road network and others, and is a part owner in some Australian and US motorway ventures; including Brisbane’s CLEM7.

With the populations of Sydney and Melbourne expected to double by 2020, Transurban warns that better infrastructure solutions are needed if drivers are not to lose hundreds of hours annually while commuting.  

Scott Charlton, Transurban CEO, said now is the time for Australia to consider new funding models to ensure infrastructure meets demand in the years ahead.

Mr Charlton said the current system - which relies on flat fees for tolling and registration charges combined with fuel excises - is not sustainable, and that other funding models currently in use around the world should be considered.

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