Insourcing road maintenance contracts could cost taxpayers more and reduce road quality, industry has warned, while regional housing and competition for workers are concerns.
Analysis: High mining royalties may provide a windfall for the state government, but a portion of the cash will likely be needed to fund rising infrastructure project costs.
The state government has officially handed over its Landgate building to Georgiou Capital for $17.3 million, the first project to be settled under its market-led proposals policy.
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The federal government will now spend $1 billion on the Bunbury Outer Ring Road, almost double initial projections; amid a $1 billion top-up to projects also including the Yanchep and Thornlie-Cockburn rail lines.
The state and federal governments have poured an extra $150 million into the $1.7 billion Perth City Deal to safeguard its projects as costs spike, with Multiplex to build the new ECU CBD campus.
The extent of the cost increase on the Midland Station project has been revealed, with the project value having almost doubled from $165 million to $315 million.
The federal government has revealed the likely cost break-down of major upgrades to the Armadale rail line, with the combined cost increasing to nearly $2 billion.
The competition watchdog has given freight companies special permission to cooperate to get groceries into WA and the NT, after supply chains broke down.
The rail line between WA and the east coast is open after being closed for a record 24 days, but supermarket shelves could take four to six weeks to be restocked.
Marine infrastructure services business Maritime Constructions has been selected by the state government to improve navigation aids for boaters visiting Rottnest Island.
WA shoppers will be subjected to product limits at major supermarkets after floods in South Australia disrupted supply chains, leaving some shelves empty.
The state government is expecting to implement a ‘land bridge' in coming days to transport products from the east coast to WA after railways in SA were damaged by floods.
The state government has selected Indigenous business CareyMC to complete upgrades at Two Rocks Marina, while BMD Constructions has been appointed to a project in the Wheatbelt.
The state government has cracked down on councils obstructing the around-the-clock delivery of goods to supermarkets, as concerns mount about supply chain disruptions.
Property developer Sanur has taken its $140 million Hay Street redevelopment to the state government's expedited planning pathway, after a year at loggerheads with the City of Subiaco.
Decmil and NRW Holdings have been awarded contracts under the state and federal government's estimated $216 million infrastructure spend on the busy travel route.
A proposed marina at Point Grey near Mandurah will not go ahead after the state government approved an amendment to the local planning scheme to stop the controversial development.
Peter Woronzow has been formally appointed director general of the Department of Transport, one of five DG roles the state government has needed to fill.
Housing Minister John Carey and Lands Minister Tony Buti have described social housing as one of the greatest challenges the government is facing over the next 12 months.
The state government is aiming to award about five per cent of all contracts in the transport sector to Aboriginal businesses over the next five years.
The state opposition has criticised Ports Minister Rita Saffioti for delaying action against an ongoing strike at Fremantle Port which has resulted in millions of dollars' worth of imports being diverted to the eastern states.
The state opposition has criticised the government's plan to make elements of its temporary development pathway permanent, labelling it a move to sneak through planning laws.
A consortium that includes Perth business Georgiou Group is first in line to build a $165 million train station at Midland, while the company also won a $115 million NSW road contract.
