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Supporting Indigenous participation in our construction projects

Supporting Indigenous participation in our construction projects

The Department for Infrastructure and Transport is committed to supporting Indigenous participation in our construction projects.

The Department for Infrastructure and Transport is committed to supporting Indigenous participation in our construction projects.

Below are figures from Tranche 1 of works under the Road Safety Program.

Our results were very positive, with an overall result of 7.7% participation (surpassing the target of 5%).

Below is breakdown of participation rates achieved on each of the roads under Tranche 1.

Project TitleIndigenous Engagement 
(% of employment hours)
Eyre Highway 10.1%
Horrocks Highway* 5.7%
Barrier Highway 32.0%
Stuart Highway* 7.7%
Riddoch Highway 11.4%
Upper Yorke Road 7.7%
Ngarkat Highway 1.6%
Tod Highway 15.1%
Birdseye Highway 10.6%
Minlaton Road 1.7%
Karoonda Highway Not collected for Tranche 1
Playford Highway
Pages Flat Road
Average**7.7%
IPP Target5.7%

*Note multiple contracts.

**Average is average Indigenous employment hours across all contracts.

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