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The recent release of the Engineers Australia 2010 New South Wales Infrastructure Report Card, finds that NSW’s infrastructure is in average to poor condition, with over three-quarters of the sectors needing major to critical changes. The State’s infrastructure is under stress in many areas and needs major changes to rise above its current condition. There remains a lack of strategic planning, coordination and integration and a commitment to existing plans and, with population growth driving further demands, the public and private sectors will need to invest a significant amount of money to bring NSW’s infrastructure up to a reasonable standard. Across the 14 categories three get a good “B” rating (needing minor changes), eight get “C” (needing major changes), and three get a “D” (needing critical changes). Marginal improvements have been made in the areas of National Roads, Wastewater and Stormwater but ratings for State Roads, Local Roads, Rail, and Electricity have all gone backwards.

Excerpt from: Engineers Australia (www .engineersaustralia .org. au), 20 July 2010