In Western Australia, where the government has up to five seats at risk of falling to Labor, the budget will include $145m for upgrades to the Tonkin highway and $140m for regional road spending. Passenger rail projects will also receive a significant boost, with $1.6bn being announced for the Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast rail extension, $1.2bn for the Brisbane to Gold Coast rail upgrade, and $1bn for the Sydney to Newcastle faster rail upgrade. The Shoalhaven City Council in the key marginal seat of Gilmore will receive an extra $352m for the Milton Ulludulla bypass. This includes $8m towards planning the duplication of the New England Highway between Muswellbrook and Singleton. In New South Wales, the government has committed $2.4bn towards new projects and $804m in additional commitments for existing projects.
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