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The industry is expected to benefit in the next five years as maintenance needs grow to match the expansion of the network.
Melbourne, Australia (PRWEB) May 26, 2014
The Road Maintenance industry in Australia prolongs the life of road assets through light and heavy maintenance work, though it stops short of road widening or other network expansion services. Over the five years through 2013-14, the industry is forecast to have declined at a compound annual rate of 2.0% due to the allocation of funds to roads by government. According to IBISWorld industry analyst Lauren Magner, “the industry has grown over the past three years, following a large drop in expenditure in 2010-11.” In 2013-14 the industry is forecast to increase by 1.4% to $13.6 billion.
Flows of funding to the industry come from all levels of government, although state and territory governments remain the most influential in determining what work is done where. Traditionally, state and territory governments (through road authorities) planned, constructed and maintained road networks, allocating their own and federal funding. Over the past decade, the role of the private sector within the industry has grown, as has the role of the Federal Government in dictating the direction of funding. This was demonstrated in the past five years, when the Federal Government directed funds towards road construction as part of the stimulus package that followed the global financial crisis in 2008-09. “The privileging of spending on new road construction instead of maintenance was also due to the need to rebuild roads in states affected by natural disasters in the past five years, most notably Queensland,” says Magner. The industry exhibits a low level of market share concentration, with Roads and Maritime Services NSW the only major player.
The industry is forecast to perform more strongly over the next five years. The emphasis on construction of new roads and major upgrades over the past decade has increased the size of the asset base that the industry maintains. The Road Maintenance industry is expected to benefit in the next five years as maintenance needs grow to match the expansion of the network. Alongside growth in demand, the trend of outsourcing industry services is expected to continue and intensify. This is expected to reduce barriers to entry and result in consolidation as contracts for industry services increase in size.
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Companies in this industry are engaged in the maintenance and repair of roads. The construction of new infrastructure is excluded from the industry.
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