Inquiry into the implications of severe weather events on the national regional, rural, and remote road network

REPORT - December 2023

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Contents

Foreword

Membership of the Committee

Terms of reference

List of abbreviations

List of recommendations

Chapter 1 - Introduction - Context

Defining climate resilient infrastructure
Recent inquiries and reports
About the inquiry
Report structure

Chapter 2 - Climate change and the state of Australia's roads

Climate trends and characteristics
Climate modelling and prediction
The relationship between climate change and road infrastructure
A single point of truth
Committee comment

Chapter 3 - A national approach to road infrastructure resilience

Complexity of road ownership and funding
Road infrastructure investment
Prioritising road resilience investment
Disaster recovery funding arrangements
Planning for resilience
Committee comment

Chapter 4 - Enabling climate resilient infrastructure - Current road design and construction standards

Lifting road infrastructure resilience standards
Challenges strengthening engineering and construction standards
Maintenance and data collection
Climate resilient corridors
Paving the way
Driving a circular economy
Workforce issues
Procurement drivers
Committee comment

Chapter 5 - A national systems approach

Whole-of-systems thinking
Freight and supply chain resilience
Multi-modal transport systems
Strategic freight corridors
Committee comment

Chapter 6 - Delegation to New Zealand and Samoa

A. List of Submissions

B. List of Exhibits

C. Public hearings and witnesses

D. Delegation Program - New Zealand and Samoa

Additional Comments by Coalition Members of the Committee

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