We're back in 2026 to pilot your innovations
Gateway to Innovate has created a pathway for organisations to trial and test innovations on Transport projects to uplift productivity across the sector.
Review the challenge
Review our challenge, guidelines and FAQs to see what we are looking to achieve through the program.
Get inspired
Innovation takes many different forms. Take inspiration from some great work underway with our industry partners.
Meet our past pilots
Learn about the successful proposals and what we learnt through piloting industry's ideas on our projects.
Program timeline
1- Submissions open
7 September 2026
2- Submissions close
6 November 2026
3 - Pitch to panel
Nov to Dec 2026
4 - Offers and trials
2027*
*Pilots to start pending matched projects' timeline
Explore past pilots
In the first Gateway to Innovate program three successful innovations were piloted on Transport projects.
Read the feedback report below and watch the above video to find out more about the pilots, what we learnt and how we partnered with industry to make it happen.
The challenge
What tools or processes could we introduce or change to increase productivity on our projects and make our industry more efficient?
What does innovation look like?
We know innovation is happening every day on our projects, from creating new and improved ways of working to adapting delivery approaches from other sectors. Take some inspiration from how Transport and our project partners are already innovating across our portfolio.
Adapting technology
Learn how our delivery partners the CPB DT Infrastructure JV are using an existing technology in an Australian-first way to keep traffic moving and the project on-track.
Creating new solutions
Get inspired by the Australian-first technology developed by Next Rail to solve a significant productivity issue that has long impacted cable tunnels.
Improving how we work
Find out how Transport and Fulton Hogan cut travel in half and improved workforce wellbeing for over 90% of on-site project staff.
Improving how we deliver
Watch how we have worked with industry to continuously improve the productivity of a long-term program and build over 80% of the wharves off-site.
Creating new from old
Hear how Transport worked with industry to reinvent the redirective kerb through new design approaches to improve safety on our roads.
