Alan Tudge (Aston, Liberal Party, Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Ballarat for her question. Part of our $100 billion infrastructure pipeline is a $4 billion Urban Congestion Fund. This Urban Congestion Fund provides key money to support and bust the congestion at local pinch points in the suburbs in our large capital cities. We know it is not just the pace of the freeways which matters; it's also getting through those congested intersections to get on to the major arterials. We have targeted funding, 166 projects across our big capital cities, which we will be investing in. As the member for Ballarat knows, we announced these 166 projects in the lead-up to the federal election. The vast majority of the funding kicked off on 1 July of this particular year. We have begun work with the states and territories on every single one of those projects. In fact, as the member for Ballarat may not be aware, we've already announced with the South Australian government the time schedule associated with each of the projects in South Australia. We've already announced with the Brisbane City Council the time schedule and the delivery schedule for all of those projects—

Ms Catherine King interjecting—

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