A significant upswing in total road and bridge works began in 2021/22, with growth across all states. However, momentum slowed in 2023/24 as state governments scaled back project pipelines to address the imbalance between supply and demand in the infrastructure sector.

While labor shortages and rising costs continue to challenge the sector, we expect modest growth in road and bridge works through 2026/27.

This report provides a concise explanation of the outlook for the various construction and maintenance segments in roads and bridges. It provides a fully revised set of forecasts, and corresponding project list, for all road and bridge segments looking ahead ten years.