Federal and NSW Governments Pool $1 Billion to Create Over 5000 Road Jobs

Prime Minister Scott Morrison discusses the planning maps at an infrastructure announcement in Macquarie Park in Sydney, Australia on June 29, 2020. Mark Kolbe/Getty Images

The federal and New South Wales (NSW) governments have come together to put $1 billion (US$687 million) towards roads across NSW and to ease congestion at 11 “pinch points” in Sydney.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the funding is part of the government’s JobMaker plan to create more jobs and rebuild the NSW economy as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.