1
2
Contents
Contents ............................................................................................................................................................ 2
Minister’s message ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
CEO’s message ............................................................................................................................................................ 4
1. What is included in the Tasmanian Infrastructure Project Pipeline? ................................................................. 5
2. Contributors to the Pipeline ........................................................................................................................... 6
3. Expected Pipeline benefits ............................................................................................................................. 7
4. Caveats .......................................................................................................................................................... 8
5. Infrastructure Pipeline projects ...................................................................................................................... 9
6. Reading the Pipeline .................................................................................................................................... 10
7. Analysis of Pipeline trends ........................................................................................................................... 11
Timing of spend by asset class .................................................................................................................................. 11
7.1 Project driver analysis ................................................................................................................................... 12
7.2 Infrastructure class analysis .......................................................................................................................... 13
7.2.1 Roads .................................................................................................................................................... 13
7.2.2 Energy ................................................................................................................................................... 14
7.2.3 Water, Sewerage and Stormwater ....................................................................................................... 15
7.2.4 Airports ................................................................................................................................................. 15
7.2.5 Ports ...................................................................................................................................................... 15
7.2.6 Irrigation ............................................................................................................................................... 15
7.2.7 Rail ........................................................................................................................................................ 16
7.2.8 Communications ................................................................................................................................... 16
7.2.9 Housing, Health, Education and Justice ................................................................................................ 16
7.3 Regional spend analysis ................................................................................................................................ 17
8. Private Sector Interface with Pipeline ....................................................................................................... 18
9. Government Sector Construction Projects ................................................................................................. 20
10. The Pipeline and a State Infrastructure Strategy .................................................................................... 21
11. Pipeline Projects ................................................................................................................................... 22
Appendix A. Economic infrastructure asset owners in Tasmania ....................................................................... 40
3
Minister’s message
The Tasmanian economy is strong and continues to go from strength to strength.
Business confidence is the strongest in the nation, labour market conditions and
forward indicators are positive and our tourism industry continues to boom.
This unprecedented economic growth is underpinned by the ongoing development of
Tasmania’s infrastructure; which in its-self drives further economic growth, creates
jobs and provides for the health and education of our population. It is about
connecting businesses, services and people and creates lasting intergenerational
legacies for our State whilst also improving the liveability and productivity of
Tasmania.
With the significant $2.6 billion injection of infrastructure spending included in the 2018 State Budget, the
Tasmanian Government is delivering the infrastructure our state needs – from providing a safe and efficient road
network, enhancing our freight corridors, providing world class schools and hospitals and investing in exciting
renewable energy projects. We know that this investment is critical to ensuring essential services can be delivered
whilst creating jobs and leveraging additional private sector investment that will build Tasmania’s future.
This investment creates significant challenges for our civil construction sector who seek certainty and consistency
when planning their future work; this is why the government has asked Infrastructure Tasmania to develop a
strategic outlook of infrastructure expenditure in Tasmania, to provide industry with the certainty and consistency
it requires.
The resultant Infrastructure Pipeline lays out the State’s priorities for the next 10 years. The pipeline recognises
that the State Government can only achieve its infrastructure goals by working hand in hand with the private
sector. It provides developers, investors, contractors and consultants with access to the flow of key infrastructure
projects coming online in the coming years which will allow them to make decisions on growing and investing in
their own people and businesses.
The projects detailed in the Pipeline are largely funded or committed for funding and will be presented to market in
the next 10 year period. Individual projects over $5 million have been specifically identified and aggregated budgets
have been described for many organisations and agencies to highlight the extent and value of work that may not
meet this individual threshold.
To give some context to the contribution this Government is making to the pipeline, over the next four years, the
2018-19 State Budget has allocated over $1 billion to capital investment in schools, health facilities, public housing
and prisons, while over the same period, the combination of State and Federal funding will allow $1.1 billion of
upgrades and improvement on the State’s road network.
The State owned energy sector businesses will invest $1.3 billion over the period to ensure our electricity
generation and transmission networks are appropriately maintained and with the recent signing of a Memorandum
of Understanding with TasWater, it is expected that TasWater will be able to deliver well in excess of the
$644 million in capital upgrades it had already planned. Add to this significant ongoing investment in rail, irrigation
and ports and it can be seen that the Government is committed to ensuring these important building blocks for
growth in the economy provide the appropriate levels of service.
The Infrastructure Pipeline will be updated annually as we continue to identify the projects that Tasmania needs as
our State grows.
I congratulate Infrastructure Tasmania on their work to develop the Pipeline.
Jeremy Rockliff MP
Deputy Premier
Minister for Infrastructure
4
CEO’s message
Infrastructure Tasmania is pleased to be able to present the inaugural
Tasmanian Infrastructure Project Pipeline. Covering all aspects of
Government-provided infrastructure, along with a few helpful additions, we
expect the aggregated project information contained in the Pipeline will assist
readers with decision making and resourcing.
Infrastructure investment is a key facilitator of economic activity. Our roads
get people to work, our ports and airports welcome visitors and we all benefit
from the essential services provided by energy, water and sewerage
infrastructure.
Our Pipeline splits infrastructure into economic and social. Economic infrastructure includes roads, rail, energy,
water and sewerage, irrigation, stormwater, ports, airports and communications and is a key focus of the Pipeline.
Social infrastructure includes public housing, schools, hospital, prisons, courts and police and emergency
management infrastructure, which provides both safety nets for vulnerable community members and important
building blocks to the early years of the population. Also included in this category is expenditure associated with
recreation and visitor economy infrastructure.
Although we may not normally include the building of residential and non-residential structures in an infrastructure
discussion, the fact is that they use the same consulting, contracting and project management resources as social
and economic infrastructure projects. For this reason we have included some coverage of the outlook for this
sector in the Pipeline.
In order to demonstrate where we are going, it is useful to know where we are. The 2018-19 projected
expenditure of around $1.57 billion is significantly higher than the 2016-17 actual expenditure on social and
economic infrastructure of around $1.32 billion. This nearly 19% increase is a very large increase over a two year
period, particularly with current activity levels near record highs. While there is some fall off, the spend is still
intended to average around $1.4 billion per annum for the life of the Pipeline, with another peak during
construction of the Bridgewater Bridge.
A challenge for the delivery of this Pipeline of activity is the similar growth forecast for infrastructure spending in
other states. There are numerous major transport projects, in particular, scheduled to commence over the next
couple of years and they will be seeking to utilise all available resources. They will be competing for consultants
and resources across the spectrum of engineering and construction professions.
To ensure participants in the sector have the best chance of helping to deliver this program, Infrastructure
Tasmania will be consulting with industry at an Infrastructure and Construction Roundtable in July 2018. The
Roundtable will consider strategies and actions that will better equip industry to respond to the flow of work and
for the Government to deliver its work program. We will be addressing limitations and identifying opportunities to
improve the procurement process and consider actions that will aid workforce development and access to
specialist skills and occupations.
Looking further ahead, Infrastructure Tasmania has committed to developing an Infrastructure Strategy for the
Government over the second half of the year. Where the Pipeline looks at the next ten years of projects, the
Strategy will look to the next 30 years and consider questions about what the future landscape will look like, what
population and technology trends will mean for the infrastructure we deliver and provide a framework to consider
the large and long-lived infrastructure investments that governments will be required to make.
But firstly we hope the Pipeline provides visibility for industry as to what is soon to come on line and will be a
useful reference through its yearly updates.
Allan Garcia
CEO Infrastructure Tasmania
5
1. What is included in the Tasmanian Infrastructure Project Pipeline?
The Pipeline provides a consolidated list of the key projects that are underway or planned across all economic
infrastructure and key social infrastructure over the next ten years. Some projects that are in the Pipeline are
already in the public domain as those project owners are required to go through transparent regulatory processes
to approve near-term capital expenditure. However, for many of the projects, the first public knowledge of them
may be when design or procurement processes commence.
In seeking projects for inclusion in the Pipeline, Infrastructure Tasmania gave the following guidance to asset
owners as to which projects should be put forward.
The projects should:
relate to economic infrastructure and key social infrastructure
be of strategic importance to Tasmania (that is play an important role in meeting one of Tasmanian
Government’s key strategies – for example Agrivision 2050 or T21 Tasmanian Visitor Economy Strategy)
be planned to occur within the next 10 years
be significant in cost (indicatively greater than $5 million), or part of a program of projects that collectively
meet this threshold.
The inclusion of key social infrastructure projects – particularly large scale health, human services and education
projects – was considered necessary. These projects draw on the same design and construction resources
(particularly Tasmanian firms who often cover civil and general construction sectors), so a holistic view of the
major public projects proposed in the coming years has been provided.
While councils were not approached directly, as few of their projects individually meet the project threshold, the
spend across the Local Government sector is significant and needs to be acknowledged. Analysis of previous annual
reports suggests that councils’ expenditure on property, plant, equipment and infrastructure totals over
$240 million annually; of this, it is estimated $180 million is on economic infrastructure including roads, bridges,
stormwater, drainage and local airports.
While local government projects have not been individually defined or identified, the aggregate spend provides an
indication of the resourcing requirements necessary to deliver this capital and allows potential participants to factor
in capacity and capability.
Infrastructure Tasmania has also compiled a list of the key private sector construction projects that are proposed
in the medium term (see Section 8). This list cannot be comprehensive as private developer intentions are often
commercial in confidence and not known until approvals are sought. However, what it demonstrates is a significant
private construction pipeline on the horizon. Also included in Section 9 are some aspirational government sector
projects that, while early in their development, are potentially state shaping initiatives. For example, the Battery of
the Nation projects and Macquarie Point redevelopment fall into this category.
6
2. Contributors to the Pipeline
There are around 50 major owners of economic infrastructure in the state, covering all tiers of government,
government businesses, some public-private partnerships and private businesses (see Appendix A). This is not to
mention the many smaller private and community providers who are not captured in the Appendix.
Project proposals were sought from each of the organisations in Appendix A (councils aside) and, in addition, input
was sought from several Tasmanian Government departments who own social infrastructure.
The planning horizon was purposefully chosen. Infrastructure Tasmania acknowledges that while many asset owners
have long-term asset management plans, their detailed capital planning usually does not stretch longer than ten
years.
While the Pipeline focuses on projects which are highly likely – either they are fully funded by the asset owner, or
have contributed funds committed – as mentioned, some key aspirational Government sector projects are
considered.
7
3. Expected Pipeline benefits
The benefits of the Pipeline are anticipated to be fourfold.
The Pipeline will provide the consulting and construction sectors with a more transparent understanding of
upcoming design and build requirements and allow better planning of workforce needs to match future
work.
While it is known that some firms receive regular briefings from infrastructure owners on their likely plans,
Infrastructure Tasmania expects that the Pipeline will provide a longer term view than is currently available.
The Pipeline will help identify if there are any likely constraints to delivery of priority projects in the short
to medium-term.
Given the importance of various government bodies to the infrastructure spend on large projects in the
State, the Pipeline can show if there are overlapping timeframes for key projects which may be to the
detriment of timely or cost efficient delivery. In such circumstances, consideration could then be given,
where possible, to smoothing the investment profile.
The Pipeline will also provide private sector developers and investors with better information to inform
decision making around where they may locate or further develop.
For example, knowledge of when a particular water and sewerage upgrade may occur may help a developer
regarding greenfields development.
The Pipeline will provide the opportunity for infrastructure providers to better understand each other’s
intended works and, if appropriate, coordinate effort in terms of scheduling overlapping geographic roll
outs or jointly planning contingent projects, which may ultimately lead to cost savings.
8
4. Caveats
The Pipeline represents the best understanding of asset owners as to likely future infrastructure investments in the
State at this point in time.
Many of the projects received sit within current asset management plans, have capital allocated and are almost
certain to be delivered. Equally, there are projects that have been received which are only at early planning stages,
have uncertainty over timing and which may require regulatory approval prior to being able to commence (it
should be noted for TasWater and TasNetworks any projects outside of their current regulatory approval period
fall into this latter category).
In a number of cases such as energy, water and sewerage, roads and health, some project level information has
been wrapped up to a program level. This occurs where individual projects are not of sufficient scale to meet the
capital threshold of $5 million, but there is a number of the same project types (e.g. renewals or maintenance
programs) that collectively do.
The project data contained in the Pipeline is that of the proposing organisation. Infrastructure Tasmania would
encourage any party planning to use this information to contact that organisation to ensure they have the most up
to date information.
In some cases, asset owners have provided their current capital plan, which may cover the 2017-18 financial year
and a further nine years, which means a tenth year of projections is missing. Similarly, some State agencies only
have program visibility for the Budget and forward estimates period, or rely on a round of Federal funding
agreements before there will be clarity on expenditure in the latter years of the analysis period. Where these
shortcomings in the data set occur, a conservative estimate has been included for the aggregate yearly capital spend
figures (usually based on an average of recent years’ actuals), but with project level information unchanged.
9
5. Infrastructure Pipeline projects
In proposing projects for the Pipeline, organisations were asked to provide:
the project name
project location
the project’s indicative value
the primary driver (for example; growth, renewal, regulatory compliance, improving level of service,
maintenance)
current stage of the project (for example; concept, business case, procurement, construction)
the financial year construction of the project is expected to be started and finished.
This format has allowed Infrastructure Tasmania to analyse the projects provided to establish themes, which
follows in Section 7.
The table in Section 11 provides a listing of the 247 projects collected. The list is sorted in chronological order of
expected construction and then by infrastructure class and value in descending order.
Organisations were also asked to provide a total per annum capital expenditure, firstly to ensure that all the
projects smaller than $5 million were still captured and secondly to provide an aggregated yearly spend on all
economic and social infrastructure.
The Pipeline information will be updated annually and will remain viewable on the State Growth website at
www.stategrowth.tas.gov.au/infrastructuretasmania
10
6. Reading the Pipeline
Our Pipeline describes projects on an individual basis, but also provides some common descriptors around the
drivers of the project and the stage of the project. Along with an infrastructure class breakdown and project
location information, this has allowed us to provide some trend analysis of the projects in the following section.
To aid in reading that section and the listing of projects in Section 11, we have included the following glossary
relating to the drivers of projects and their stage.
Drivers
Growth Caters for increased demand and provides increased capacity.
Renewal Maintains existing infrastructure at same level of service.
Regulatory Compliance Addresses deficiencies where regulatory level of service not being met.
Level of Service Installation or upgrade that delivers increased level of service.
Maintenance Upkeep of infrastructure that does not extend the life of the asset.
Stage of Project
Concept Problem or opportunity identified, project scoped, high level costings done.
Business Case Detailed options analysis, recommended approach and proposed budget.
Design The articulation of construction specifications.
Procurement Contracting providers to undertake project.
Construction Building of the project.
Start/End Year
Substantive
construction
Refers to the labour and capital intensive phase of each project. Project scoping,
planning, consultation and design and any associated preliminary works may occur
before this phase, depending on the project.
11
7. Analysis of Pipeline trends
Timing of spend by asset class
As noted in the CEO’s Message, there is a significant increase in expenditure expected in 2018-19 relative to even
two years ago (around 19%). The chart below shows the 2016-17 actual expenditure on economic and social
infrastructure as captured by ABS Engineering Construction data and State agency annual reports and compares
this to the expected capital programs collected for the Pipeline (which includes projects not large enough for listing
in Section 11). The aggregate value of infrastructure investment over the duration of the pipeline is expected to be
around $13.9 billion.
The 2018-19 State Budget provides significant additional stimulus through increased funding of social infrastructure
in the coming years. It has set aside $1.0 billion in the four years of the Budget year and forward estimates period
for capital spending by State agencies looking after education, housing, health and justice. This equates to around
$250 million per annum, which is an average of $110 million per annum more than the four years to 2016-17 for
these portfolio areas. The magnitude of increase is very similar for economic infrastructure, driven by increased
spending in the State’s road program.
* Reduction in aggregate capex forecast after the completion of the Bridgewater Bridge in 2023-24 is likely due to greater
uncertainty for organisations contributing data in their longer term spends than a likely decline in overall activity.
What is also evident is that there will be a second peak in activity in 2022-23 when the Bridgewater Bridge
construction works are expected to be at their peak. While the stimulus in social infrastructure spending does
reduce when the Royal Hobart Hospital construction winds down in 2020-21, underlying strength in economic
infrastructure will continue until the Bridge works ramp up.
-
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,600,000
1,800,000
16-17 18-19 19-20 20-21 21-22 22-23 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27 27-28
$ (
00
0s)
Infrastructure Expenditure - Historical v Forecast
Water, Sewerage, Irrigation, Stormwater Roads and Rail
Ports and Airports EnergyTelcomms Councils
Social Economic and Social (2016-17)
12
7.1 Project driver analysis
In the sections that follow, the analysis relates to the project level information rather than the aggregated capital
expenditure numbers (i.e. the projects outlined in Section 11 which are individually worth $5 million or more).
Around $7.9 billion in individual infrastructure projects were put forward for the ten years covered by the Pipeline.
By far the biggest primary driver of these projects are level of service upgrades ($2.7 billion), followed by growth
($1.7 billion, which is driven significantly by the new Bridgewater Bridge), renewals ($1.6 billion), regulatory
compliance ($1.0 billion) and maintenance ($872 million). It should be noted that there can be considerable overlap
between level of service improvements and renewals as both involve the replacement of older infrastructure and
when this occurs there is the often reasonable expectation that any new infrastructure should have a greater utility
than the asset being replaced.
The large spend on renewals and level of service reflects an anecdotal view collected through discussions with
contributing organisations that it is the condition of infrastructure rather than its capacity which is generally at
issue. This may also be the outcome of an underspend in previous years in maintaining the State’s existing
infrastructure base.
With Tasmania’s population growth returning to historically high levels and an influx of visitors to the State, it is
not unsurprising that growth is the third greatest primary driver of future infrastructure investment in the State. As
noted, the $576 million Bridgewater Bridge is a key reason for the prominence of this driver but there are other
localised pockets where growth is driving congestion or capacity consumption.
For example, population is fastest growing in peri-urban areas such as Sorell, Kingborough, Brighton and Legana
where more affordable housing is located and where transit times to key work centres are still relatively short.
Sorell and Kingborough in particular also see significant numbers of tourist traffic and road congestion can be acute
at peak times. Water and sewerage and new or upgraded schools are also being built partially for reasons of
growth, in many instances in these same suburbs, while the increases in tourist numbers are seeing capacity
additions in the State’s key airports.
Growth, 22
Renewal, 20
Regulatory Compliance, 13
Level of Service, 34
Maintenance , 11
Project Value by Driver (%)
13
The fourth biggest primary driver, regulatory compliance, is of particular importance for sewerage projects, where
significant numbers of existing sewerage treatment plants are not meeting their operating license conditions for
discharge to the environment. Similarly, many of the water projects are also seeking to meet public health
benchmarks or dam safety requirements.
It should be noted that the use of a primary driver may mask other elements driving the need for a project that are
almost equally as important.
7.2 Infrastructure class analysis
By infrastructure class, the largest value of projects put forward is in the roads sector (which includes bridges),
followed by the energy sector and then water and sewerage. Following is an overview of key projects and issues in
each infrastructure class.
7.2.1 Roads
In 2015, the Department of State Growth’s released the State of Our Roads 2015 report which showed an increase
in the growth of traffic volumes over the previous five years, particularly on Category 1 State Roads and by heavy
vehicles on those roads. Unsurprisingly, the Department’s projects since this time have a focus on freight
constraints (road and bridge) and peak commuter upgrades. Recognising the growing driver of visitation, there is
also growing funds being set aside for improving key tourist touring routes and the entryways to high visitation
natural attractions.
Water, 8.4
Sewerage, 8.3
Water and Sewerage, 1.4
Irrigation, 0.8Communications, 0.5
Roads, 30.0
Rail, 1.9
Energy, 25.2
Port, 2.5
Airport, 2.3
Stormwater, 1.2
Health, 6.4
Housing, 2.4
Justice and Public Safety, 5.0
Education, 3.3
Recreation and Visitor, 0.4
Project Value by Infrastructure Class (%)
14
The key projects on the horizon are dominated by recent announcements from both the Federal and State
Government. The $576 million Bridgewater Bridge is scheduled to start design and approvals in the next financial
year, with completion expected in 2024. Works continue on the upgrade of the Midland Highway with another
$200+ million to be spent in the four years commencing 2019-20. The announcement of $400 million for roads of
strategic importance, with prioritisation being given to the Bass Highway, will see a similar program of
improvements from the commencement of the next Federal funding period. The State Government has also
announced key projects seeking to address growing congestion issues in the Hobart and Launceston CBDs and on
the gateways to the major airports.
It should not be forgotten that while individual project level information was not sought from local councils, of the
approximate $180 million per annum spent by the sector on infrastructure, it is estimated, based on council annual
reports, that around 90% is on local roads and bridges. This continues to be a significant contributor to regional
economic activity.
7.2.2 Energy
Between TasNetworks and Hydro Tasmania, the pipeline includes around $2.0 billion in project level spending in
the sector over the next 10 years. The majority of this is in renewal and maintenance expenditure on existing
generation and network infrastructure, though there are some network projects providing localised capacity
increases to cater for load growth. Renewable energy generation projects undertaken by the private sector are
underway with the Cattle Hill and Granville Harbour wind farms now under construction. These projects have
necessitated some upgrades by TasNetworks to allow their output to be received into the network.
As previously stated, the value of the energy projects does not include a potential second Bass Strait electricity
interconnector from Tasmania to Victoria which is currently at feasibility stage, nor does it include any Battery of
the Nation initiative set of projects which are in conceptual stages and will be included in future iterations of the
Pipeline. Combined these projects total around $6.5 billion.
One project was put forward by TasGas to extend distribution to Smithton to cater primarily for potential
industrial customers in the agricultural and manufacturing sectors, but could also provide options for residential
energy use. While previously examined and not pursued, TasGas consider that this project may now have merit
with Tasmanian Gas Pipeline and Hydro Tasmania having reached an agreement that provides stable gas
transmission pricing.
15
7.2.3 Water, Sewerage and Stormwater
TasWater continues to face a significant task in infrastructure rectification issues, both in terms of sewerage
treatment plant environmental compliance and public health issues associated with smaller drinking water schemes.
It’s ten year, $1.55 billion capital program included in the Pipeline seeks to address these issues.
A recent announcement of the signing of an MOU between TasWater and the State Government for the State to
provide an equity injection into the business in return for an acceleration of the capital program bodes well for a
more rapid improvement of infrastructure condition. Under the MOU, TasWater will use best endeavours to
increase its capital program to $1.8 billion over the period. The MOU may also allow for some economic
development opportunities to be unlocked if the parties are able to release land currently tenanted by wastewater
treatment plants – in particular Macquarie Point and Cameron Bay. The partnership may also assist in progressing
improvements to the health of the Tamar River which has long been impacted by the combined sewerage and
stormwater system in Launceston. Specifically, TasWater will be central to assisting the implementation of
initiatives recently funded under the Tamar Estuary Management Taskforce’s $95 million River Health Action Plan.
7.2.4 Airports
Consistent with recent and forecast growth in tourist visitation, the State’s two main airports are investing in
greater capacity to cater for more flights and passengers, which includes both expansion of aprons in Hobart and
Launceston and terminal infrastructure. With the runway extension to Hobart International Airport now complete,
this not only provides enhanced capacity to service Antarctic requirements, but also meets an important
precondition for the exploration of long haul freight routes and international passenger flights.
7.2.5 Ports
TasPorts is planning upgrades to the Burnie Port to accommodate an international container terminal. The project
was previously thought to require coastal shipping changes to allow greater flexibility for international vessels to
operate on Australian domestic routes, but this now appears to have been overcome and there are plans for works
to commence late in 2018. This has the potential for large cost reductions for shipping internationally from
Tasmania. Significant private investment on the port by Toll Holdings is presently being undertaken to support the
arrival of its new Bass Strait freight vessels.
In the immediate term, TasPorts are also progressing a project to support Hobart Port as an Antarctic Gateway,
including the provision of land and waterside facilities for the Australian Antarctic Division and other research
organisations. Significant investment in the Devonport Port to accommodate the new Spirit of Tasmania Ferries is
also planned.
7.2.6 Irrigation
Following on from the model developed for the ten tranche-1 irrigation schemes it developed, Tasmanian Irrigation
(TI) has now completed construction of another two schemes under the tranche-2 program which included a mix
16
of Tasmanian Government ($50 million total contribution), Australian Government ($85.2 million total
contribution) and additional private investment through the sale of water entitlements. A further three projects are
currently under construction – Duck, Scottsdale and North Esk Schemes – which are due for completion in the
next couple of years and have a collective cost of $120 million.
Another $70 million has been allocated by the State Government for a third tranche of projects which are already
in the feasibility and planning phase by TI. Additional Federal funding commitments are also being sought.
As the schemes start to mature, it is expected that they will have growth related impacts on associated road,
energy, port and shipping infrastructure as, ultimately, the schemes aim to significantly increase the output of
existing production. This increase is expected both in the scale of existing production, but also from land use
change or diversification of existing operations towards higher value crops and livestock that may have been
previously untenable on arid soils, or where there was uncertainty of rainfalls.
7.2.7 Rail
The first tranche of TasRail’s $120 million Freight Rail Revitalisation funding will continue to be rolled out over the
next year. Jointly funded by the Tasmanian and Australian Governments, this program will improve the safety and
reliability of the network and allow TasRail to compete for the State’s non-time sensitive and bulk freight task. In
addition, the announcement of a second tranche of funding under the next Infrastructure Investment Program
agreement with the Federal Government will see these benefits extended further across the network from
2019-20.
7.2.8 Communications
The key communications project on the Tasmanian landscape in recent years has been the roll out of the National
Broadband Network. At its peak, the project is estimated to have been expending around $250 million per annum
in the State, but is now materially complete, with expenditure to deliver improved services on the West Coast all
that remains into 2018-19.
7.2.9 Housing, Health, Education, Justice and Public Safety, Recreation and Visitor
As previously alluded to, there is a planned uplift in expenditure on social infrastructure in the next few years. The
Royal Hobart Hospital redevelopment continues, but the announcement in the State Budget that a new northern
prison and new southern remand prison will be built are both significant undertakings. New or significantly
redeveloped schools at Brighton, Sorell, Cosgrove, Legana and Penguin are key projects in the education space,
while increased spending in affordable and public housing are also significant. As a result of the growth in the
visitor economy, the Government has included allocations for Tasmania’s national parks infrastructure.
17
7.3 Regional spend analysis
While there are a large number of projects put forward that will be state-wide in nature, or will be constructed
across regions (around 34% by value), the value of projects directly attributable to a single region are almost
exactly in line with population shares.
This would suggest that the split of expenditure is appropriate across the population, but drawing trends regarding
the proposed projects based on location should be done with caution. For example, in the case of energy
generation, the physical location of the assets is not necessarily reflective of where economic activity arising from
their use occurs.
49
27
24
Project Value by Region (%)
South North North-West
18
8. Private Sector Interface with Pipeline
It is not possible to compile a detailed private project pipeline, as the deliberations of many private developers are
commercial in confidence and do not make their way into the public domain until a late stage.
However, the list below captures a number of the publicly announced projects that are in various stages of
development, some which could come on line over the same period covered by the pipeline and some that are
already in early stages of construction. These projects total around $4.1 billion across sectors like accommodation
and tourism, education, mining, manufacturing and property development.
These projects, if they proceed, will have implications for the general construction sector in the State, implications
for the economic infrastructure that will need to support them and which, again, will compete directly with many of
the Pipeline projects for delivery resources. In this context, they are also an important input for many
infrastructure providers and decision makers.
Project Location Value Status
Argyle Central Hotel and Suites Hobart $46 million Construction
Bayport Group Spring Bay redevelopment
(formerly Solis)
Spring Bay $45 million Business Case
Chambroad Kangaroo Bay Hotel and Hospitality
Training Centre
Bellerive $100 million Design
Calvary private northern hospital Launceston $120 million Business Case
Fragrance Group Collins St Hotel Hobart $60 million Business Case
Fairbrother Devonport Hotel Devonport $40 million Design
Federal Group Port Arthur luxury hotel Port Arthur $25 million Concept
Forward Mining Rogetta iron ore mine Hampshire $100 million Business Case
Hedberg Creative and Performing Arts Centre Hobart $96 million Construction
Hermal Group timber processing facility Hampshire $190 million Business Case
Hyatt Centric Hotel, Elizabeth Street Hobart $40 million Construction
Intercontinental Hotels Group Crown Plaza, Icon
Complex
Hobart $45 million Construction
JAC Group Gorge Hotel Launceston $50 million Business Case
Kangaroo Bay Boulevard project Bellerive $50 million Concept
19
Project Location Value Status
Marriot Tasman Hotel, Parliament Square Hobart $50 million Construction
Lenna of Hobart redevelopment Hobart $60 million Business Case
Low Head Wind Farm Low Head $60 million Concept
MONA City Arts Mecca (Odeon redevelopment) Hobart $69 million Concept
MONA Hotel Berriedale $200 million Concept
Mount Wellington Cable Car Hobart $54 million Business Case
Remarkable Lodge, Crescent Bay Port Arthur $20 million Design
Ressen Group Macquarie St hotel Hobart $30 million Design
Recherche Bay Eco Resort Recherche Bay $25 million Concept
Robbins Island Wind Farm Robbins Island $1.6 billion Business Case
Southwood Fibre export facility Dover $42 million Business Case
Stellar Resources Heemskirk tin project Zeehan $110 million Concept
Sultan Montpellier project Hobart $80 million Business Case
University of Tasmania Northern Expansion Inveresk $300 million Design
University of Tasmania STEM Hobart $400 million Business Case
Verge Hotel Launceston $20 million Business Case
Total $4.1 billion
20
9. Government Sector Construction Projects
There are of course a number of other known and supported Government projects that do not have definitive
timelines in terms of their delivery. Future iterations of the Pipeline will likely pick these up as they come online,
but for the purposes of completeness it is worthy of including them here.
The platform of the energy vision of the State, the Battery of the Nation and second interconnector projects, have
an indicative capital cost of around $6.5 billion. Proposals for pumped hydro projects on the Mersey Forth
scheme and a Tarraleah scheme redevelopment the most likely of the fourteen potential Battery of the Nation
projects that could commence in the ten year period covered by the Pipeline, but the majority of the expenditure
associated with this vision would occur outside the Pipeline timeframe.
The Hobart Transport Vision, which includes plans for a new bus transit centre, cross Derwent ferries and a
northern suburbs light rail, are projects that could shape the way commuters in particular travel to and from the
city of Hobart and are planned for inclusion in the Hobart City Deal that is currently being negotiated The light
rail project in particular could cost in excess of $200 million for the service and corridor componentry, but first
requires additional effort in assessing urban renewal and densification opportunities to underpin future capacity and
capability of this mode of passenger transport. The Cradle Mountain Visitor Centre and Cableway and Tasmania’s
next iconic walk will likely provide important additions to visitor economy offerings.
Project Location Value Status
Battery of the Nation and Project Marinus State-wide $6.5 billion Concept
Cradle Mountain Cableway Cradle Mountain $60 million Concept
Cradle Mountain Visitor Centre Cradle Mountain $22 million Business Case
Hobart City Deal (incl. Bus transit centre, cross
Derwent ferries and light rail)
Hobart Unknown Concept
Macquarie Point Development Hobart $1.5 billion Business Case
Tasmania’s next iconic walk Unknown $20 million Concept
Treasury Building repurposing Hobart Unknown Concept
Total $8.1 billion
21
10. The Pipeline and a State Infrastructure
Strategy
While the Pipeline focuses on the medium term, we must continue to invest in understanding the demographic,
climatic, technological and social trends that will impact our communities into the future. This will signal the early
signs of change which could have significant impacts on the scale or type of infrastructure required.
For example, climate change will bring increased temperatures and alter the frequency and severity of extreme
weather events such as floods and fires. We need to be aware and planning for cost effective adaptation and
mitigation measures to ensure resilience in our infrastructure asset base. Similarly, we have already seen
technology changes in off-grid energy solutions and the impacts this has on maintaining our remaining networks,
while changes like the potential for autonomous vehicles could have profound impacts on road network design and
necessary capacity.
Capturing the Pipeline of projects is a building block in understanding the State’s longer-term infrastructure needs,
but what we have and what we will have is only one piece of the puzzle. Infrastructure Tasmania has been charged
with developing a State Infrastructure Strategy, which is to be developed and presented to the Tasmanian
Government late in 2018.
In addition to utilising the Pipeline to establish a baseline of what we have, what we expect to have and whether
there are gaps, an Infrastructure Strategy will establish a framework to inform the Government’s infrastructure
investment decisions.
It will help prioritise our limited expenditure, particularly given the large cost and long term nature of
infrastructure. It will challenge the accepted norm to construct and will canvass innovative ideas for managing
demand. It will also seek opportunities for better use of infrastructure to unlock economic development for the
State.
It is Infrastructure Tasmania’s intent that a State Infrastructure Strategy take a holistic view across infrastructure
classes to maximise opportunities for achieving the Government’s key priorities for state growth and social welfare.
In this context, the Strategy may cover issues including:
whether there are infrastructure preconditions to facilitate the Government’s sectoral or social goals;
a review of previous strategic infrastructure plans and planning processes and what learnings they have;
the importance of an evidence base;
the role of land use planning in maximising infrastructure delivery;
approval processes for infrastructure delivery; and
infrastructure financing models and their applicability to the Tasmanian market.
22
11. Pipeline Projects
Project
No.
Project/ Program Name Proposing
Organisation
Indicative Value
($m)
Stage of
Project
Location Region Infrastructure
Class
Primary Driver Substantive
construction
commences
(FY)
Target
construction
completion
(FY)
1 Year 7-12 Implementation Plan Department of
Education
17 Design Statewide Statewide Education Renewal 2014 2022
2 Taroona High redevelopment Department of
Education
5 Procurement Taroona South Education Level of Service 2017 2019
3 Poatina Penstock External Painting Hydro Tasmania 8 Construction Poatina North Energy Maintenance 2017 2020
4 Kingborough Sewerage Strategy - Treatment & Network TasWater 50 Construction Kingborough South Sewerage Regulatory
Compliance
2017 2020
5 King Island Water Supply Upgrade TasWater 15 Construction King Island North-West Water Regulatory
Compliance
2017 2019
6 Conglomerate Creek dam upgrade TasWater 6 Construction Queenstown North-West Water Regulatory
Compliance
2017 2019
7 Telecommunications - support and expansion of service TasNetworks 42 Construction Statewide Statewide Communications Level of Service 2018 2029
8 Sorell High School redevelopment Department of
Education
26 Concept Sorell South Education Level of Service 2018 2021
9 Penguin District School build Department of
Education
20 Concept Penguin North-West Education Renewal 2018 2021
10 St Marys District School major refurbishment Department of
Education
5 Construction St Marys North Education Renewal 2018 2019
11 Repulse Power Station - Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 37 Construction Ouse South Energy Maintenance 2018 2019
12 Windfarm connections TasNetworks 30 Construction West Coast,
Central
Highlands
Statewide Energy Growth 2018 2019
23
Project
No.
Project/ Program Name Proposing
Organisation
Indicative Value
($m)
Stage of
Project
Location Region Infrastructure
Class
Primary Driver Substantive
construction
commences
(FY)
Target
construction
completion
(FY)
13 Launceston General Hospital Redevelopment Department of
Health and
Human Services
92.3 Business
Case
Launceston North Health Level of Service 2018 2024
14 Mersey Community Hospital Redevelopment Department of
Health and
Human Services
35 Business
Case
Latrobe North-West Health Level of Service 2018 2021
15 Statewide hospitals critical facility upgrades Department of
Health and
Human Services
11 Construction Statewide Statewide Health Level of Service 2018 2020
16 Kingston Health Centre Department of
Health and
Human Services
7 Construction Kingston South Health Level of Service 2018 2019
17 Affordable Housing Strategy Stage 2 Department of
Communities
Tasmania
125 Procurement Statewide Statewide Housing Level of Service 2018 2022
18 Toll Terminal Upgrade - Dredging TasPorts 17 Procurement Burnie North-West Port Growth 2018 2019
19 Bell Bay Concrete Remediation - Berth 6 TasPorts 12 Construction Bell Bay North Port Renewal 2018 2020
20 Tasman Highway, Apsley River Bridge Replacement Department of
State Growth
10 Procurement Bicheno South Road Renewal 2018 2020
21 East Tamar Highway, Mowbray Connector - intersection
safety upgrade
Department of
State Growth
7 Construction Launceston North Road Level of Service 2018 2019
22 Hobart Airport Landside capital Hobart Airport 112 Construction Cambridge South Airport Growth 2019 2023
23 Hobart Airport Airside capital Hobart Airport 47 Construction Cambridge South Airport Growth 2019 2022
24 Launceston Airport landside capital Launceston
Airport
18 Construction Evandale North Airport Growth 2019 2023
25 Education infrastructure upgrades - South Department of
Education
28 Construction South South Education Level of Service 2019 2022
24
Project
No.
Project/ Program Name Proposing
Organisation
Indicative Value
($m)
Stage of
Project
Location Region Infrastructure
Class
Primary Driver Substantive
construction
commences
(FY)
Target
construction
completion
(FY)
26 Early Education Hub Program Department of
Education
21 Design Statewide Statewide Education Level of Service 2019 2024
27 Education Act Implementation Department of
Education
18 Design Statewide Statewide Education Growth 2019 2020
28 Riverside High major refurbishment Department of
Education
12 Procurement Riverside North Education Renewal 2019 2020
29 Education infrastructure upgrades - North Department of
Education
7 Construction North North Education Level of Service 2019 2019
30 Education infrastructure upgrades - North-West Department of
Education
7 Construction North-west North-West Education Level of Service 2019 2021
31 Customer initiated subdivisions, substations, major and non-
major works (commercial, residential and irrigation)
TasNetworks 217 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Growth 2019 2029
32 Pole replacements TasNetworks 162 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
33 Bushfire mitigation programs (upgrade of assets to reduce
trigger risk)
TasNetworks 90 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Level of Service 2019 2029
34 Replacement of low voltage cable TasNetworks 64 Concept Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
35 Replacement of ground mounted substations TasNetworks 49 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
36 Replace pole mounted transformers TasNetworks 41 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
37 Replace Overhead Low Voltage Services TasNetworks 36 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
38 Transmission Line Protection Renewal Program TasNetworks 33 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
39 Repulse Power Station - Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 27 Design Ouse South Energy Maintenance 2019 2019
40 Replacement of high voltage switchgear in ground mounted
substations
TasNetworks 24 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
25
Project
No.
Project/ Program Name Proposing
Organisation
Indicative Value
($m)
Stage of
Project
Location Region Infrastructure
Class
Primary Driver Substantive
construction
commences
(FY)
Target
construction
completion
(FY)
41 Devils Gate Power Station - Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 22 Design Lake
Barrington
North-West Energy Maintenance 2019 2019
42 Replace crossarms program TasNetworks 17 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
43 Transmission Line Insulator Assembly Replacement Program TasNetworks 17 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
44 Replacement Substandard Overhead Copper Conductor TasNetworks 17 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
45 Liapootah Power Station Machine No. 3 - Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 17 Design Wayatinah South Energy Maintenance 2019 2019
46 Pole Staking TasNetworks 17 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Level of Service 2019 2029
47 Low Conductor Span Rectification – Low Clearance Low
voltage
TasNetworks 17 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Level of Service 2019 2029
48 Dynamic Reactive Power Device TasNetworks 15 Concept George Town North Energy Level of Service 2019 2022
49 Replace Overhead Low Voltage Services (Customer Initiated
Work)
TasNetworks 13 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
50 Augment High voltage Feeder networks (Hobart CBD
development)
TasNetworks 12 Concept Statewide Statewide Energy Level of Service 2019 2029
51 Transmission Line Conductor Assembly Refurbishment
Program
TasNetworks 12 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
52 Transformer Protection Renewal Program TasNetworks 11 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
53 Wayatinah Power Station Machine No. 3 - Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 11 Business
Case
Wayatinah South Energy Maintenance 2019 2019
54 Composite Material Alternative Distribution Support
Structure Trial
TasNetworks 11 Concept Statewide Statewide Energy Level of Service 2019 2029
55 Transmission Line Access Track Refurbishment Program TasNetworks 10 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
56 Transmission Line Tower Foundation Refurbishment Program TasNetworks 10 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
26
Project
No.
Project/ Program Name Proposing
Organisation
Indicative Value
($m)
Stage of
Project
Location Region Infrastructure
Class
Primary Driver Substantive
construction
commences
(FY)
Target
construction
completion
(FY)
57 Replace aged/deteriorated aluminium conductor TasNetworks 10 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
58 Replace public lights – minor (bulk replacement) TasNetworks 9 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
59 Murchison Dam Upgrade Hydro Tasmania 9 Business
Case
Tullah North-West Energy Maintenance 2019 2020
60 Replace Service Fuses TasNetworks 9 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
61 Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system
renewal Program
TasNetworks 8 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
62 High voltage Substation Protection Renewal Program TasNetworks 8 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
63 Transmission Line Anode Renewal Program TasNetworks 8 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
64 Augment overhead high voltage Galvanised Iron Feeder
(Capacity)
TasNetworks 8 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Level of Service 2019 2029
65 Low Conductor Span Rectification – Low Clearance High
voltage
TasNetworks 7 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
66 Replace Low Voltage switchboards in ground mounted
substations
TasNetworks 7 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
67 Replace 220KV live tank breakers TasNetworks 7 Concept Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2022
68 Replace Service Wires TasNetworks 7 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
69 Replace Transformer Earths TasNetworks 6 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
70 Generic asset refurbishment – primary assets TasNetworks 6 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
71 Replace High voltage Feeders TasNetworks 6 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
72 Newton Pump Refurbishment and Rewind Hydro Tasmania 6 Business
Case
Lake Newton North-West Energy Maintenance 2019 2020
73 Replace 110 kV live tank breakers TasNetworks 6 Concept Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2022
27
Project
No.
Project/ Program Name Proposing
Organisation
Indicative Value
($m)
Stage of
Project
Location Region Infrastructure
Class
Primary Driver Substantive
construction
commences
(FY)
Target
construction
completion
(FY)
74 Replacement Substandard Overhead Galvanised Iron
conductor
TasNetworks 5 Concept Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2027
75 Replace ground mounted transformers TasNetworks 5 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2019 2029
76 Network Capacity Incentive Parameter Action Plan (NCIPAP)
Transmission Line Substandard Clearance Compliance
Program
TasNetworks 5 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Level of Service 2019 2029
77 Augment Overhead High Voltage Feeder (Fault Level) TasNetworks 5 Construction Statewide Statewide Energy Level of Service 2019 2029
78 Royal Hobart Hospital Redevelopment Project - remainder Department of
Health and
Human Services
278 Construction Hobart South Health Level of Service 2019 2020
79 Royal Hobart Hospital Ward upgrades Department of
Health and
Human Services
28 Business
Case
Hobart South Health Level of Service 2019 2023
80 Rural Hospital and Ambulance Upgrades Department of
Health and
Human Services
15 Business
Case
Statewide Statewide Health Level of Service 2019 2021
81 King Island Hospital Redevelopment - Stage 2 Department of
Health and
Human Services
11 Business
Case
Currie North-West Health Level of Service 2019 2022
82 LGH Ward 4K Department of
Health and
Human Services
7.9 Construction Launceston North Health Level of Service 2019 2020
83 St Helens District Hospital - remainder Department of
Health and
Human Services
8 Construction St Helens North Health Level of Service 2019 2019
84 Glenorchy Ambulance Super Station Department of
Health and
Human Services
6 Business
Case
Glenorchy South Health Level of Service 2019 2021
28
Project
No.
Project/ Program Name Proposing
Organisation
Indicative Value
($m)
Stage of
Project
Location Region Infrastructure
Class
Primary Driver Substantive
construction
commences
(FY)
Target
construction
completion
(FY)
85 Burnie Ambulance Super Station Department of
Health and
Human Services
6 Business
Case
Burnie North-West Health Level of Service 2019 2021
86 Housing Program Department of
Communities
Tasmania
42 Procurement Statewide Statewide Housing Level of Service 2019 2022
87 Affordable Housing Strategy Stage 1 - remainder Department of
Communities
Tasmania
20 Procurement Statewide Statewide Housing Level of Service 2019 2019
88 Scottsdale Irrigation scheme - remainder Tas Irrigation 52 Construction Scottsdale
and
Waterhouse
Districts
North Irrigation Level of Service 2019 2020
89 North Esk Irrigation scheme - remainder Tas Irrigation 12 Construction Relbia, White
Hills, Evandale
and Clarendon
Districts
North Irrigation Level of Service 2019 2019
90 Ashley Youth Detention Centre Department of
Communities
Tasmania
7 Business
Case
Deloraine North Justice and Public
Safety
Level of Service 2019 2021
91 New southern remand prison Department of
Justice
70 Business
Case
Risdon Vale South Justice and Public
Safety
Growth 2019 2021
92 Sorell Emergency Services hub Department of
Police, Fire and
Emergency
Management
12 Concept Sorell South Justice and Public
Safety
Level of Service 2019 2022
93 Longford police station Department of
Police, Fire and
Emergency
Management
5 Design Longford North Justice and Public
Safety
Level of Service 2019 2020
29
Project
No.
Project/ Program Name Proposing
Organisation
Indicative Value
($m)
Stage of
Project
Location Region Infrastructure
Class
Primary Driver Substantive
construction
commences
(FY)
Target
construction
completion
(FY)
94 New Norfolk police station Department of
Police, Fire and
Emergency
Management
5 Design New Norfolk South Justice and Public
Safety
Level of Service 2019 2020
95 Devonport East Upgrade TasPorts 50 Business
Case
Devonport North-West Port Growth 2019 2021
96 International Container Terminal TasPorts 43 Business
Case
Burnie North-West Port Growth 2019 2021
97 Antarctic Precinct TasPorts 20 Business
Case
Hobart South Port Growth 2019 2021
98 Hobart Public Ferry Terminals TasPorts 6 Business
Case
Bellerive South Port Level of Service 2019 2020
99 Contingency Berthing - North Tasmania TasPorts 6 Concept Bell Bay North Port Level of Service 2019 2020
100 Infrastructure Investment Program - tranche 1 - remainder TasRail 30 Construction Statewide Statewide Rail Level of Service 2019 2019
101 Parks improved statewide visitor infrastructure DPIPWE 16 Design Statewide Statewide Recreation and
Visitor
Level of Service 2019 2022
102 Indoor multi-sports facility Department of
Communities
Tasmania
10 Business
Case
Greater
Hobart
South Recreation and
Visitor
Level of Service 2019 2021
103 National Parks maintenance boost DPIPWE 8 Design Statewide Statewide Recreation and
Visitor
Maintenance 2019 2022
104 Roads of Strategic Importance (including Bass Highway) Department of
State Growth
400 Concept North-West North-West Road Level of Service 2019 2025
105 Road maintenance program Department of
State Growth
217 Procurement Statewide Statewide Road Maintenance 2019 2027
106 Pavement surfacing and linemarking Department of
State Growth
168 Construction Statewide Statewide Road Renewal 2019 2027
30
Project
No.
Project/ Program Name Proposing
Organisation
Indicative Value
($m)
Stage of
Project
Location Region Infrastructure
Class
Primary Driver Substantive
construction
commences
(FY)
Target
construction
completion
(FY)
107 Midland Highway, Perth Links Department of
State Growth
92 Design Northern
region
North Road Level of Service 2019 2020
108 Midland Highway program remainder first five years Department of
State Growth
77 Procurement Statewide Statewide Road Level of Service 2019 2021
109 Freight Access Upgrades - roads and bridges Department of
State Growth
70 Procurement Statewide Statewide Road Level of Service 2019 2027
110 Priority projects Wynyard to Marrawah Department of
State Growth
42 Concept Wynyard to
Marrawah
North-West Road Level of Service 2019 2023
111 Bridge renewal program (projects less than $5m) Department of
State Growth
41 Procurement Statewide Statewide Road Renewal 2019 2027
112 Expansion of Charles St Bridge capacity and Invermay
network upgrade
Department of
State Growth
40 Concept Launceston
CBD
North Road Level of Service 2019 2023
113 Pavement renewal program Department of
State Growth
36 Procurement Statewide Statewide Road Renewal 2019 2027
114 Bridge maintenance program Department of
State Growth
32 Procurement Statewide Statewide Road Maintenance 2019 2027
115 Tasman Highway, Hobart Airport Interchange Department of
State Growth
30 Design Cambridge South Road Growth 2019 2021
116 Great Eastern Drive Department of
State Growth
30 Concept Statewide Statewide Road Level of Service 2019 2023
117 Feasibility, development and design of new Tamar Bridge Department of
State Growth
28 Concept Launceston
CBD
North Road Level of Service 2019 2023
118 Richmond Road upgrade per masterplan Department of
State Growth
24 Design Richmond South Road Level of Service 2019 2022
119 Road and shoulder width upgrades Department of
State Growth
21 Procurement Statewide Statewide Road Level of Service 2019 2027
31
Project
No.
Project/ Program Name Proposing
Organisation
Indicative Value
($m)
Stage of
Project
Location Region Infrastructure
Class
Primary Driver Substantive
construction
commences
(FY)
Target
construction
completion
(FY)
120 Northern region upgrade program (other election
commitments)
Department of
State Growth
20 Concept Northern
region
North Road Level of Service 2019 2023
121 West Tamar Highway Traffic Solution (election commitment) Department of
State Growth
12 Design West Tamar North Road Level of Service 2019 2022
122 Southern region upgrades (other election commitments) Department of
State Growth
12 Concept Southern
region
South Road Level of Service 2019 2023
123 North West and West Coast upgrades - (other election
commitments)
Department of
State Growth
10 Concept North-west
region
North-West Road Level of Service 2019 2023
124 Overtaking Lanes on Tasman Highway between St Helens and
Diana's Basin
Department of
State Growth
8 Concept St Helens North Road Level of Service 2019 2021
125 Sealing Bruny Island Main Road and waste collection points Department of
State Growth
8 Concept Bruny Island South Road Level of Service 2019 2022
126 Visitor economy upgrade program (other election
commitments)
Department of
State Growth
8 Concept Statewide Statewide Road Level of Service 2019 2022
127 Realignment of Channel Highway in Huonville Department of
State Growth
8 Design Huonville South Road Level of Service 2019 2023
128 Greater Hobart upgrades (other election commitments) Department of
State Growth
7 Concept Greater
Hobart
South Road Level of Service 2019 2023
129 Launceston Airport, Duplication of Evandale Road from
Airport to Breadalbane
Department of
State Growth
6 Concept Evandale North Road Growth 2019 2021
130 Tasman Highway improvements near Tasmania Golf Club Department of
State Growth
5 Concept Cambridge South Road Level of Service 2019 2021
131 Overtaking lanes on Arthur Highway at Ironstone Creek
Rivulet
Department of
State Growth
5 Concept Sorell/Tasman South Road Level of Service 2019 2021
132 Sewage treatment plant renewal program TasWater 50 Construction Statewide Statewide Sewerage Renewal 2019 2028
133 Sewer main renewal program TasWater 41 Construction Statewide Statewide Sewerage Renewal 2019 2028
32
Project
No.
Project/ Program Name Proposing
Organisation
Indicative Value
($m)
Stage of
Project
Location Region Infrastructure
Class
Primary Driver Substantive
construction
commences
(FY)
Target
construction
completion
(FY)
134 Sewage pump station renewal program TasWater 35 Construction Statewide Statewide Sewerage Renewal 2019 2028
135 Northern Midlands Sewerage Improvement Plan - Longford
STP Upgrade
TasWater 27 Business
Case
Longford North Sewerage Regulatory
Compliance
2019 2021
136 Sewerage system optimisation program (various sites) TasWater 14 Construction Statewide Statewide Sewerage Regulatory
Compliance
2019 2028
137 Combined system program TasWater 10 Construction Statewide Statewide Sewerage Level of Service 2019 2028
138 Inflow and infiltration rectification program TasWater 8 Construction Statewide Statewide Sewerage Level of Service 2019 2028
139 Forth River Water Treatment Plant Upgrade / Replacement TasWater 101 Business
Case
Forth North-West Water Regulatory
Compliance
2019 2021
140 Water main renewal program TasWater 59 Construction Statewide Statewide Water Renewal 2019 2028
141 Dam safety - minor capital expenditure TasWater 24 Construction Statewide Statewide Water Regulatory
Compliance
2019 2028
142 Water treatment plant renewal program TasWater 23 Construction Statewide Statewide Water Renewal 2019 2028
143 Metering program TasWater 23 Construction Statewide Statewide Water Renewal 2019 2028
144 Reservoir renewal / upgrade program TasWater 23 Construction Statewide Statewide Water Renewal 2019 2028
145 Dam safety - compliance TasWater 14 Construction Statewide Statewide Water Regulatory
Compliance
2019 2028
146 Pet Dam upgrade TasWater 8 Business
Case
Ridgley North-West Water Regulatory
Compliance
2019 2020
147 Lake Mikany dam upgrade TasWater 6 Business
Case
Smithton North-West Water Regulatory
Compliance
2019 2019
148 Flagstaff dam upgrade TasWater 6 Business
Case
Greater
Hobart
South Water Regulatory
Compliance
2019 2019
149 Minor projects program TasWater 38 Construction Statewide Statewide Water/Sewerage Level of Service 2019 2028
33
Project
No.
Project/ Program Name Proposing
Organisation
Indicative Value
($m)
Stage of
Project
Location Region Infrastructure
Class
Primary Driver Substantive
construction
commences
(FY)
Target
construction
completion
(FY)
150 SCADA program TasWater 31 Construction Statewide Statewide Water/Sewerage Level of Service 2019 2028
151 Electrical program TasWater 27 Construction Statewide Statewide Water/Sewerage Renewal 2019 2028
152 Asset safety rectification program - unplanned TasWater 16 Construction Statewide Statewide Water/Sewerage Level of Service 2019 2028
153 Brighton High School build Department of
Education
30 Concept Brighton South Education Growth 2020 2024
154 Trades and Water Centre of Excellence TasTafe 7 Design Clarence South Education Level of Service 2020 2020
155 Agricultural Centre of Excellence TasTafe 5 Design Burnie North-West Education Level of Service 2020 2020
156 Tarraleah Canals & Flumes Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 28 Business
Case
Tarraleah South Energy Renewal 2020 2023
157 Wilmot Power Station - Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 20 Business
Case
Moina North-West Energy Maintenance 2020 2020
158 Catagunya Power Station Machine No. 1 - Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 19 Business
Case
Ouse South Energy Renewal 2020 2020
159 Lake Echo Power Station - Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 19 Business
Case
Lake Echo South Energy Maintenance 2020 2020
160 Trevallyn Power Station Machine No. 2 - Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 16 Business
Case
Trevallyn North Energy Maintenance 2020 2020
161 New northern prison Department of
Justice
270 Concept North North Justice and Public
Safety
Growth 2020 2029
162 Upgraded Burnie Court Complex Department of
Justice
15 Concept Burnie North-West Justice and Public
Safety
Level of Service 2020 2023
163 Cruise Terminal Precinct - Macquarie Wharf 2/3 TasPorts 10 Concept Hobart South Port Growth 2020 2021
164 Infrastructure Investment Program - tranche 2 TasRail 120 Business
Case
Statewide Statewide Rail Level of Service 2020 2023
34
Project
No.
Project/ Program Name Proposing
Organisation
Indicative Value
($m)
Stage of
Project
Location Region Infrastructure
Class
Primary Driver Substantive
construction
commences
(FY)
Target
construction
completion
(FY)
165 Seal Hastings Cave Road Department of
State Growth
13 Concept Southport South Road Level of Service 2020 2022
166 Constructing a Sorell Southern Bypass Department of
State Growth
9 Concept Sorell South Road Level of Service 2020 2022
167 Replacing Midway Point roundabout with additional lanes Department of
State Growth
8 Design Midway Point South Road Level of Service 2020 2022
168 Pardoe Sewer Improvement Plan TasWater 40 Business
Case
Pardoe North-West Sewerage Regulatory
Compliance
2020 2023
169 River Health Action Plan Projects Tamar Estuary
Management
Taskforce
95 Design Tamar River North Stormwater Level of Service 2020 2025
170 Bryn Estyn Water Treatment Plant upgrade TasWater 157 Concept Greater
Hobart
South Water Regulatory
Compliance
2020 2022
171 Cosgrove High School redevelopment Department of
Education
20 Concept Moonah South Education Renewal 2021 2023
172 Legana Primary School build Department of
Education
20 Concept Legana North Education Growth 2021 2023
173 Devonport High School redevelopment Department of
Education
11 Concept Devonport North-West Education Renewal 2021 2022
174 Tarraleah Hilltop Pipelines and Penstocks Coating Programme Hydro Tasmania 50 Concept Tarraleah South Energy Maintenance 2021 2027
175 Lemonthyme Power Station - Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 26 Concept Mt Roland North-West Energy Maintenance 2021 2021
176 Rowallan Power Station - Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 18 Concept Lake Rowallan North-West Energy Maintenance 2021 2021
177 Edgar Dam Upgrade Hydro Tasmania 15 Concept Strathgordon South Energy Maintenance 2021 2022
178 Catagunya Power Station Machine No. 2 - Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 15 Concept Ouse South Energy Renewal 2021 2021
179 Trevallyn Power Station Machine No. 1 - Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 14 Concept Trevallyn North Energy Maintenance 2021 2021
35
Project
No.
Project/ Program Name Proposing
Organisation
Indicative Value
($m)
Stage of
Project
Location Region Infrastructure
Class
Primary Driver Substantive
construction
commences
(FY)
Target
construction
completion
(FY)
180 Port Latta to Smithon natural gas extension TasGas 12 Business
Case
Smithton North-West Energy Commercial
Opportunity
2021 2022
181 Lemonthyme Power Tunnel Stabilisation Hydro Tasmania 7 Concept Mt Roland North-West Energy Maintenance 2021 2022
182 Poatina Power Station Machine No. 4 - Winding Replacement Hydro Tasmania 5 Concept Poatina North Energy Maintenance 2021 2021
183 Express fifth lane on the Southern Outlet Department of
State Growth
36 Concept Kingborough South Road Growth 2021 2023
184 Huon Highway, Hobart Southern Outlet transition lane Department of
State Growth
35 Business
Case
Kingston South Road Growth 2021 2024
185 Mona Vale Road to Campbell Town - remainder Department of
State Growth
32 Concept Campbell
Town
North Road Level of Service 2021 2022
186 East Derwent Highway Duplication at Geilston Bay Department of
State Growth
21 Design Clarence South Road Level of Service 2021 2024
187 Macquarie St, Clearway Department of
State Growth
16 Business
Case
Hobart South Road Growth 2021 2023
188 Tasman Bridge active travel improvements Department of
State Growth
14 Concept Hobart,
Eastern shore
South Road Level of Service 2021 2023
189 Southern Outlet, Tasman, Brooker,Hobart - City Link ITS Department of
State Growth
12 Business
Case
Greater
Hobart
South Road Growth 2021 2026
190 Edge-widening resurfacing and safety works, Batman Highway Department of
State Growth
6 Design Northern
region
North Road Level of Service 2021 2022
191 Scots Peak Dam Upgrade Hydro Tasmania 50 Concept Strathgordon South Energy Maintenance 2022 2024
192 Bastyan Power Station - Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 18 Concept Tullah North-West Energy Maintenance 2022 2022
193 Poatina Power Station Machine No. 3 - Upgrade Hydro Tasmania 17 Concept Poatina North Energy Renewal 2022 2022
194 Poatina Power Station Machine No. 2 - Upgrade Hydro Tasmania 15 Concept Poatina North Energy Renewal 2022 2022
36
Project
No.
Project/ Program Name Proposing
Organisation
Indicative Value
($m)
Stage of
Project
Location Region Infrastructure
Class
Primary Driver Substantive
construction
commences
(FY)
Target
construction
completion
(FY)
195 Clarence Pipeline Coating Programme Hydro Tasmania 9 Concept Tarraleah South Energy Maintenance 2022 2024
196 Rosebery supply transformers – replacement TasNetworks 7 Concept Rosebery North-West Energy Renewal 2022 2025
197 Meadowbank Dam Crest Gates Controls Replacement Hydro Tasmania 6 Concept Ouse South Energy Renewal 2022 2022
198 T13 & T14 supply transformers – replacement TasNetworks 5 Concept Boyer South Energy Renewal 2022 2025
199 Risdon prison shared facilities upgrade Department of
Justice
9 Concept Risdon Vale South Justice and Public
Safety
Level of Service 2022 2022
200 Minerals Concentrate Shiploading Facility TasRail 35 Business
Case
Burnie North-West Port Renewal 2022 2022
201 Bridgewater Bridge replacement Department of
State Growth
576 Business
Case
Bridgewater South Road Growth 2022 2024
202 Campbell Town to Epping Forest Department of
State Growth
50 Design Northern
region
North Road Level of Service 2022 2023
203 Launceston Sewer Improvement Program (LSIP) TasWater 324 Business
Case
Launceston North Sewerage Regulatory
Compliance
2022 2026
204 Fern Tree Water Treatment Upgrade TasWater 84 Concept Greater
Hobart
South Water Regulatory
Compliance
2022 2026
205 Ridgeway dam upgrade TasWater 24 Concept Greater
Hobart
South Water Regulatory
Compliance
2022 2023
206 Bothwell Water Treatment Plant Upgrade / Replacement TasWater 8 Concept Bothwell South Water Regulatory
Compliance
2022 2023
207 Mackintosh Power Station - Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 18 Concept Tullah North-West Energy Maintenance 2023 2023
208 Tarraleah Power Station Machine No. 5 - Upgrade Hydro Tasmania 14 Concept Tarraleah South Energy Maintenance 2023 2023
209 Tarraleah Power Station Machine No. 6 - Upgrade Hydro Tasmania 14 Concept Tarraleah South Energy Maintenance 2023 2023
210 Tungatinah Power Station Machine No. 3 - Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 12 Concept Tarraleah South Energy Maintenance 2023 2023
37
Project
No.
Project/ Program Name Proposing
Organisation
Indicative Value
($m)
Stage of
Project
Location Region Infrastructure
Class
Primary Driver Substantive
construction
commences
(FY)
Target
construction
completion
(FY)
211 Fisher Penstock Coating Programme Hydro Tasmania 11 Concept Tullah North-West Energy Maintenance 2023 2026
212 Replace 220KV live tank circuit breakers TasNetworks 6 Concept Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2023 2026
213 Tarraleah No. 1 Siphon Coating Programme Hydro Tasmania 5 Concept Tarraleah South Energy Maintenance 2023 2023
214 Tarraleah No. 1 Siphon Woodstave Replacement Hydro Tasmania 5 Concept Tarraleah South Energy Renewal 2023 2023
215 Jericho to York Plains Department of
State Growth
40 Concept Jericho, York
Plans
South Road Level of Service 2023 2024
216 Powranna Straight Department of
State Growth
5 Design Northern
region
North Road Level of Service 2023 2024
217 Wynyard Sewage Treatment Plant Upgrade TasWater 21 Concept Wynyard North-West Sewerage Regulatory
Compliance
2023 2029
218 Tullah Water Treatment Plant Upgrade / Replacement TasWater 5 Concept Tullah North-West Water Regulatory
Compliance
2023 2024
219 Tungatinah Penstock Coating Programme Hydro Tasmania 30 Concept Tarraleah South Energy Maintenance 2024 2027
220 Gordon Power Station Machine No. 3 - Turbine
Refurbishment
Hydro Tasmania 20 Concept Strathgordon South Energy Renewal 2024 2024
221 Reece Power Station Machine No. 1 - Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 17 Concept Lake Pieman North-West Energy Renewal 2024 2024
222 Tarraleah Power Station Machine No. 3 - Upgrade Hydro Tasmania 16 Concept Tarraleah South Energy Maintenance 2024 2024
223 Tarraleah Power Station Machine No. 4 - Upgrade Hydro Tasmania 16 Concept Tarraleah South Energy Maintenance 2024 2024
224 Poatina Power Station Machine No. 6 - Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 11 Concept Poatina North Energy Renewal 2024 2025
225 Replace 220 kV switches TasNetworks 8 Concept Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2024 2027
226 Brady’s Dam Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 8 Concept Brady's Lake South Energy Maintenance 2024 2024
227 Cluny Power Station Winding Replacement Hydro Tasmania 5 Concept Ouse South Energy Renewal 2024 2025
38
Project
No.
Project/ Program Name Proposing
Organisation
Indicative Value
($m)
Stage of
Project
Location Region Infrastructure
Class
Primary Driver Substantive
construction
commences
(FY)
Target
construction
completion
(FY)
228 Poatina Power Station Machine No. 5 - Winding Replacement Hydro Tasmania 5 Concept Poatina North Energy Maintenance 2024 2024
229 West Tamar Highway, Legana to Muddy Creek Duplication Department of
State Growth
13 Business
Case
Legana North Road Growth 2024 2027
230 John Butters Power Station - Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 19 Concept Lake Burbury North-West Energy Renewal 2025 2025
231 Tarraleah Power Station Machine No. 1 - Upgrade Hydro Tasmania 16 Concept Tarraleah South Energy Maintenance 2025 2025
232 Tarraleah Power Station Machine No. 2 - Upgrade Hydro Tasmania 16 Concept Tarraleah South Energy Maintenance 2025 2025
233 Replace – 110 kV switches TasNetworks 11 Concept Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2025 2029
234 Clarence Pipeline Woodstave Replacement Hydro Tasmania 9 Concept Tarraleah South Energy Renewal 2025 2026
235 North Hobart Substation supply transformer replacement TasNetworks 6 Concept North Hobart South Energy Renewal 2025 2028
236 Ulverstone Sewage Treatment Plant Upgrade TasWater 13 Concept Ulverstone North-West Sewerage Level of Service 2025 2030
237 Reece Power Station Machine No. 2 - Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 19 Concept Lake Pieman North-West Energy Renewal 2026 2026
238 Butlers Gorge Power Station - Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 16 Concept Tarraleah South Energy Maintenance 2026 2026
239 110kV circuit breakers TasNetworks 10 Concept Statewide Statewide Energy Renewal 2026 2029
240 Gawler River Water Treatment Plant Upgrade / Replacement TasWater 45 Concept Gawler North-West Water Regulatory
Compliance
2026 2028
241 Tungatinah Power Station Stator Replacement Programme Hydro Tasmania 23 Concept Tarraleah South Energy Renewal 2027 2030
242 Tribute Power Station - Refurbishment Hydro Tasmania 15 Concept Tullah North-West Energy Renewal 2027 2027
243 Lemonthyme Penstock Painting Hydro Tasmania 6 Concept Mt Roland North-West Energy Maintenance 2027 2028
244 Brighton Sewage Treatment Plant Upgrade TasWater 13 Concept Brighton South Sewerage Regulatory
Compliance
2027 2033
245 Queenstown Sewage Treatment Plant Upgrade TasWater 6 Concept Queenstown North-West Sewerage Regulatory
Compliance
2027 2031
39
Project
No.
Project/ Program Name Proposing
Organisation
Indicative Value
($m)
Stage of
Project
Location Region Infrastructure
Class
Primary Driver Substantive
construction
commences
(FY)
Target
construction
completion
(FY)
246 Huon Valley Water Treatment Plant Upgrade / Replacement TasWater 34 Concept Huon Valley South Water Regulatory
Compliance
2027 2028
247 Lake Echo Diversion Coating Programme Hydro Tasmania 7 Concept Lake Echo South Energy Maintenance 2028 2028
40
Economic Infrastructure Owners in Tasmania
Communications
TasNetworks
Telstra
NBN Co.
Keppel Infrastructure Trust1
Rail
TasRail
State Growth
Water
Irrigation
TasIrrigation
Water
TasWater
Sewerage
TasWater
Stormwater
Local governments
Roads
Tasmanian Government
State Growth
DPIPWE
Local governments
Hydro Tasmania
Forestry Tasmania
Energy
Generation
Hydro Tasmania
Shenhua Clean
Energy
Transmission/ Distribution
TasNetworks
Pallisade Investment Partners2
TasGas
Keppel Infrastructure Trust
Ports
Sea
TasPorts
Air
Hobart International
Airport Pty Ltd
Australia Pacific Airports
Corporation and LCC3
Burnie Airport Corporation and
BCC
TasPorts4
King Island Council
Flinders Island Council
1. Basslink
2. Tasmanian Gas Pipeline
3. Launceston Airport
4. Devonport Airport
Appendix A. Economic infrastructure asset owners in Tasmania
Document title 1
Infrastructure Tasmania
4 Salamanca Place
Hobart TAS 7001 Australia
Phone: 1300 135 513
Web: www.stategrowth.tas.gov.au/infrastructure_tasmania