Department of Transport and Main Roads
Queensland Budget 2022-23 · Palaszczuk Government
As at budget day (2022-06-21)
Key service areas
Budget initiatives
$394.8 million over five years to fit Automatic Train Operation, European Train Control System hardware and Platform Screen Door equipment to the 75-train New Generation Rollingstock fleet, ensuring Cross River Rail is fully operational on schedule.
Brisbane's train fleet is upgraded so the new Cross River Rail tunnel and stations can open and run as planned.
General Government capital and operating. Combines two related measures totalling $394.8 million over 5 years ($275.7 million for ATO and Platform Screen Doors plus $119.1 million for ETCS/ATO modification). $100.6M in 2022-23 combines the capital components ($80.990 million plus $6.882 million) and the expense components ($11.063 million plus $1.459 million).
Funding for the Zero Emission Vehicle Strategy 2022-32 and Action Plan 2022-24 to support the uptake of electric and other zero emission vehicles in Queensland, including charging infrastructure.
Drivers get more support and charging infrastructure to switch to electric and other zero emission vehicles.
General Government operating. Zero Emission Vehicle Strategy line: $18 million in 2022-23, $18 million in 2023-24 and $19 million in 2024-25 (approximately $55 million), plus a smaller amount up to the 2021-22 Budget Update.
$27.2 million over four years (and $11.7 million per year ongoing) to uplift bus services in the highest priority areas, such as northern Gold Coast services, plus fare reform to support smart ticketing on regional urban bus services.
Commuters in high-priority areas like the northern Gold Coast get more frequent bus services and simpler ticketing.
General Government operating, $27.2 million over 4 years and $11.7 million per annum ongoing (Regional Urban Bus Base Budget Uplift line). $6.720 million is the 2022-23 expense figure.
$67.9 million over five years for Stage 3 of the Townsville Connection Road upgrade, duplicating the Bowen Road bridge, as part of a $7.3 billion regional transport capital spend.
Townsville drivers get a duplicated Bowen Road bridge and connection road upgrade to ease congestion and improve safety.
General Government capital and operating, $67.9 million over 5 years. $2M in 2022-23 combines the capital ($1.940 million) and expense ($0.060 million) components.
Forward estimates
Year-by-year allocations for 4 measures with published forward profiles.
| Measure | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Generation Rollingstock Readiness for Cross River Rail | $100.6M | — | — | — | $100.6M |
| Zero Emission Vehicle Strategy and Action Plan | $18M | $18M | $19M | — | $55.0M |
| Regional Urban Bus Services Uplift | $6.7M | — | — | — | $6.7M |
| Townsville Connection Road and Bowen Road Bridge Duplication | $2M | $2M | $3.1M | $27.1M | $34.2M |
| Total | $127.3M | $20.0M | $22.1M | $27.1M | $196.5M |
Performance metrics
Service standards from the Service Delivery Statement. Targets and actuals as published.
| Metric | Prior target | Actual | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | |
| Urban road system condition - percentage of urban state-controlled roads with condition better than the specified benchmark | 97-99% | 98.5% | 97-99% |
| Rural road system condition - percentage of rural state-controlled roads with condition better than the specified benchmark | 95-97% | 96.1% | 95-97% |
| Number of fatal crashes on state-controlled roads per 100 million vehicle kilometres travelled where the road condition was likely to be a contributing factor | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.05 |
| Road fatalities per 100,000 population on state-controlled roads | 2.60 | 3.03 | 2.60 |
| Overall customer satisfaction with transactional services (scale of 1 to 10) | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 |
| Average on-time running performance in peak times - Citytrain | 95.0% | 95.96% | 95.0% |
| Cost per passenger trip to administer statewide government contracted passenger transport services | $18.33 | $24.90 | $20.36 |
Source: Service Delivery Statement. Prior target and actual are for 2024-25; target is for 2025-26.
Source document
Service Delivery Statement — Department of Transport and Main Roads (PDF)Last updated: 2026-06-21. Factual information from published budget documents.