In 2016 the Australian Government announced 19 projects to be funded under this program, and in 2020 another was added.
[1] In the 2022 Federal Budget a further $380 million over four years was allocated for projects yet to be determined.
[1] The work undertaken includes bridge and culvert construction, road widening, sealing, overtaking lanes and pavement renewal.
The project for pavement widening and safety upgrades to the port access road was completed by January 2022 at a total cost of $14.5 million.
[2] The project to upgrade and seal sections of the road and construct two new bridges over Keep River and Sandy Creek was completed in late 2020 at a total cost of $87.3 million.