Committee to hold first public hearing into the implications of severe weather events on the nation’s road network

THE House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport is commencing public hearings for the inquiry into the implications of severe weather events on the national regional, rural, and remote road network.

Exploring planning, engineering, and construction standards to strengthen road resiliency across Australia was the focus of the opening public hearing on February 16, 2023, with Austroads, the member association of Australian and New Zealand transport agencies.

Chair of the Committee, Luke Gosling OAM, MP, said, "The hearing is an opportunity to hear from Austroads about the effects of climate change and natural disasters on the national road network, and the role of the Austroads Guides in promoting a national approach to best practice road design to enhance infrastructure resiliency and support our communities and industries."

The committee intends to hold further public hearings and interested parties are encouraged to make a written submission to this inquiry relating to any or all of the inquiry terms of reference by February 28, 2023.

Further information about the inquiry, including published submissions and hearing transcripts, will be available on the inquiry web page.

 

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