This report provides a generic framework for private investment in public road infrastructure. Roads are key enablers of economic and commercial activity, most particularly for those activities that are reliant on freight. The freight industry is constantly looking for ways to increase freight productivity to improve business profitability and competitiveness and to limit the costs passed on to consumers due to increasing freight costs. Often this requires upgrades to the existing network to accommodate different vehicles or different operations. The framework presented in this report seeks to improve access for freight vehicles through direct private investment in public road infrastructure. It is aimed specifically at providing industry and government certainty of process where industry can invest in specific projects that would improve productivity for their operations. The framework is a practical approach that can immediately guide process and decision making for both private industry and government, within the confines of existing legislation and policy. (Author/publisher)
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