News Articles for Infrastructure WA

An 112-year-old bridge supporting trains between Perth and City West stations requires urgent replacement at a cost in the hundreds of millions, according to an advisory body report.

This week's appointments include Darren Forster, Addy Wetzler, Bojan Bogunovic, Darren Hedley, Michael Schaper, Denise Sweeney and Jessica Shaw, Martin Aldridge and Ron Yuryevich.

The appointment of Michael Schaper to Infrastructure WA comes as consultation is underway to establish a WA Productivity Commission.

The WA Productivity Commission will be formed through the merging of Infrastructure WA and the Economic Regulation Authority.

The state's major project assessment body has flagged that an East Perth Primary School will not be enough on its own to address future education needs of the inner-city population.

Infrastructure WA has endorsed the business case for Westport but flagged that the megaport's $7.2 billion price tag could be subject to change.

PwC has made its first lateral partner hire in Perth in two years with the appointment of Kerryl Bradshaw to its advisory practice.

A Broome prison and emissions reduction reporting implementation are among 10 key projects the state has fallen behind on over the last year, a new progress report has revealed.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Brian Kerman, Chris Kerman, Mark Nagle, Peter Kerman, Andrew Gerrard, Luke McShane, Jenny Thornton, Noel Pearson, Fiona Hick and John Galvin.

Infrastructure WA has announced two additions to its board, appointing Fiona Hick and John Galvin until the end of 2026.

Planning will be key in the delivery of generational public infrastructure investment beyond Metronet.

A plan to deliver transmission infrastructure connecting Woodside's Pluto LNG plant and Maitland solar farm to the state's North West Interconnected System will cost $166.3 million.

Infrastructure WA has expressed doubt over Western Power's ability to deliver a series of critical upgrades to the northern part of the South West Interconnected System by 2027.

The Water Corporation's business plan for its $2.8 billion Alkimos desalination plant did not detail how the facility would be powered, despite a public commitment that the project will run on renewable energy.

The state's independent infrastructure project advisory body has cautioned on the potential for congestion in the Kwinana industrial zone in years to come, as development ramps up.

A senior member of the state's infrastructure advisory body has called for a refresh of transport planning frameworks, in the hope of ending the politicisation of WA's transit future.

Infrastructure WA chair Nicole Lockwood says the freight route could be used to access southern industrial areas once Fremantle Port is out of action.

Independent assessment of Water Corporation's $283 million plan for a wind farm near Kojonup has flagged staffing competition among state-owned utilities as a potential development risk.

The body tasked with advising the government on major projects in WA has flagged a lack of detail in plans for the $700 million Graylands Hospital redevelopment.

Myriad issues are crippling WA's road freight network. It is leaving truckies with hefty damage bills, towns with no produce and governments with huge headaches.

The state government's top infrastructure adviser has provided heavily qualified support for the surprise relocation of the $1.8 billion Women and Babies Hospital to a site in Murdoch.

The state government has spent just $16,500 on a feasibility analysis to support shifting the $1.8 billion Women and Babies Hospital to Murdoch, Business News has learned.

Supply of workers and materials remain key challenges for contractors in project delivery across the board.

The state government has rejected calls by its key infrastructure adviser to evaluate asset sales and private funding for new developments.

About $5 billion is being spent on WA infrastructure projects that have costs exceeding their proposed community benefits.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Kim Beazley, Nick Castleden, Gail McGowan, Simon Thwaites, Belinda Murray, Jamie Cann, Ben Morton, Jay Weatherill, Richard Walley and Sandeep Biswas.

Former federal minister Ben Morton, former South Australian premier Jay Weatherill and Noongar elder Richard Walley will join state government boards in the new year.

The federal government is adopting a swathe of reforms recommended by Infrastructure WA chair Nicole Lockwood but the local body will not be directly affected.

It's unclear what benefit WA would receive from merging its universities into a single institution.

Dozens of consultants were engaged across WA's public sector in the first half of this year, with Infrastructure WA spending nearly $1 million on external advisers.

Two prominent WA women will take positions atop the boards of Infrastructure WA and GESB following John Langoulant's appointment as the state's agent general in the UK and Europe.

Conservationists are urging the state government not to undermine environmental protections in its mission to slash red tape.

Improving asset management and planning for an Aboriginal cultural centre are among prominent recommendations made in WA's inaugural infrastructure strategy document.

Ahead of Infrastructure WA releasing a draft of its inaugural strategy document, agency chair John Langoulant spoke to Business News about the future of infrastructure in the state.

WA's cluster of road and rail projects could face delays as the state's planning minister has acknowledged a need to better spread works across the forward estimates.

Transport investment is budgeted to be $11.7 billion through to 2024, but not all proposals offer obvious value.

Moves to sharpen procurement will speed up delivery of infrastructure, with more than $2 billion of road and rail work soon to be contracted.

Infrastructure WA chairman John Langoulant has identified the needs of the state's regions and opportunities for private finance as two of the biggest challenges facing the advisory group.

The state government has appointed Philip Helberg, an experienced engineer with a mix of private and public sector experience, to lead Infrastructure WA for five years, beginning in August.

OPINION: The government faces a challenge to balance public health concerns with the need to get the WA economy going again.