$21b in infrastructure projects in next 10 years

More than half a billion dollars worth of roading, school, water and energy projects will get close to starting next year. But the independent commission set up to advise the government on projects, bottlenecks, timing, and industry resources says there are more than 500 projects worth more than $ 21 billion planned for the next decade. The pipeline is intended to increase co-ordination between procuring entities as planned works are made visible, and to enable smoothing of the market. Kathryn talks with the chair of the newly established Infrastructure Commission, former Reserve Bank governor Allan Bollard.