Catherine King

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.

Malaga-based Fortec Australia has been awarded a $33 million contract from the state and federal governments to upgrade hazardous bridges in the Kimberley.

Former WA bureaucrat Reece Waldock is one of three transport experts drafted in by the federal government to review its infrastructure pipeline and set new priorities.

The first locally made C-series railcar manufactured at Metronet’s Bellevue facility is complete and will enter the public transport network by the end of 2023.

A federal government review of infrastructure projects has delayed progress on numerous roads projects in WA, with contractors and the state government calling for action.

A $10 billion fund that will be used to build thousands of social and affordable homes has passed the Senate after months of negotiations.

Local government truck movements and port terminal operations need to be standardised to improve supply chain resilience, according to the boss of a WA freight-forwarding company.

The WA government has joined other states in strongly criticising a new federal policy that would see the states pay at least half the bill for new infrastructure projects.

Funding for four major regional WA road projects is among 50 infrastructure deals scrapped by the federal government due to cost blowouts.

Metronet will receive a $1 billion boost from the federal government despite other Western Australian projects being scrapped.

The first train has graced the tracks of the Metronet Yanchep rail extension today, after a test train was deployed on the delayed transport project.

Belmont-based NRW Contracting has been selected as preferred contractor to design and construct two new bridged interchanges on Reid Highway.

The federal government expects to open applications for shipping companies to join a national strategic fleet capable of servicing regions impacted by emergencies and national crises mid-year.

Expanded import capacity and cruise ship service growth could be on the cards for the Port of Broome, after the federal government reiterated its support for expanded border services.

The fuel industry wants incentives and new laws to make bioenergy a key part of the energy transition so Australians can drive conventional trucks and utes.

The state government has awarded a major $1.6 billion contract to upgrade Perth’s rail network to eventually increase train services to every three minutes.

A $25 million Kenwick intermodal terminal has officially opened and is set to keep hundreds of thousands of trucks off local roads each year, as part of the government's Westport vision.

The first electric bus in the new 18-vehicle CAT fleet will be on Perth roads this week, with the Malaga depot to receive an upgrade as part of a $250 million plan.

The state and federal governments are confident the $430 million replacement of the Fremantle Traffic Bridge will remain on budget after its initial price tag was blown out.

Fulton Hogan has won a $23 million contract over work on the Great Eastern Highway upgrades in the state’s Wheatbelt region.

Western Australian infrastructure projects will share a $105 million funding package in a bid to unlock land and secure electricity and water supply for thousands of new homes.

Popular Perth arts exhibition has been cancelled for 2025 after the federal government's peak arts body Creative Australia confirmed it would not renew funding.