Queensland infrastructure projects cost rise by $6.7 billion

It has been revealed the cost of more than 200 Queensland infrastructure projects have soared by nearly $7 billion.

Information obtained by The Courier Mail shows the state's Transport and Roads Investment Program has incurred a $6.7 billion.

It stems from individual project blowouts, including upgrades to Mackay Port Road and the Cairns Southern Access Corridor.

The state government says the cost blowout was an example of Labor's incompetence.

[zefangmeisterbob]

Don’t worry - the stadiums no one wants will be worth it I’m sure

[No-Simpn]

Thank the unions, over priced and it will never get done

[rashedprime]

Give it to China, they will make it more durable, a quarter the price and half the time

[BigBopper-zmkf]

When those big government contracts are won. The outcomes are guaranteed, 100%

[ninkenny]

Wow you got something built? In California they can't even get the project to start and already blown the money.

[p]

Big whoop. Sydney metro went up by 10b$ alone.

[midnorthmidwest]

And Australia is thinking about building nuclear reactors the biggest money pit known to man kind.

[ChairCEOandChiefAnalyst-]

It's estimated that 25% of the steel bridges in the US could fail in 25 years, that's more than 10% or 50, 000 of all the bridges, can you believe it? Hope they won’t. But search: Anything that has collapsed or crumbled in the US like "bridges such as I-35W", "roads”, "buildings”, "pedestrian overpasses”, you will see some of them just collapsed themselves without even being flooded or anything. Indeed, this is our wake up call. It's a shame a lot of those that collapsed on themselves didn't last 50 years (some of which less than 10 years) in the US, and the US has been experiencing the number of railroad fatalities and injuries (those onboard the train) at least 10 times higher than China on an annual basis. Just unbelievable. And the US has far less basic infrastructure than China (e.g. bridges, tunnels, dams, buildings, ports, subways, high speed rail, 5/5.5g network, electricity network, etc.), which makes it even far more ironic. Just an example, a very QUICK AND SIMPLE EXAMPLE.