The Hodgman Liberal Government welcomes today’s launch of Infrastructure Tasmania’s Priority Work Program 2015-16 and the agenda it sets for economic growth and job creation.
ITas was established to ensure a coordinated, state-wide approach to the planning and delivery of infrastructure. This is about having the right infrastructure built at the right time, in the right place, and as efficiently as possible.
Today’s launch is about charting the way forward for the next 12 months with strategic investment in infrastructure, efficient transport and an effective freight network, which will create jobs, boost productivity and encourage economic development.
CEO Allan Garcia will implement the Government’s plan for Infrastructure, with some of the key deliverables including;
This strategy is underpinned by a $1.806 billion investment to deliver the infrastructure Tasmania needs. Jobs are our number one priority and our investment in hospitals, schools and roads will give our construction industries a major boost.
We are currently seeing some of the highest levels of business confidence in the country off the back of a strong construction sector, and our investment builds on that momentum to keep the state heading in the right direction.
The priority work program can be found at http://www.stategrowth.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/107061/Infrastructure_Tasmania_Work_Program_2015-16.pdf