Government commits over $1 billion to rail network, funds SH1 bypass

The Government will spend more than $1 billion on the country's rail network and fund a new Road of National Significance to bypass one of the worst crash blackspots on State Highway 1.

Reviewed by Rakai 15 July 2026

The Government has committed over $1 billion to the country's rail network and announced funding for a new Road of National Significance to bypass a State Highway 1 crash blackspot.

Rail investment

The rail network will receive more than $1 billion in spending.

State Highway 1 bypass

The Government will fund a new Road of National Significance to bypass a crash blackspot on State Highway 1.

The stretch of SH1 being bypassed is one of the country's worst crash blackspots.