$500 MILLION BOOST TO TACKLE FLOOD DAMAGED ROADS ACROSS THE STATE
The NSW Liberal and Nationals Government has announced a $500 million boost to help metropolitan and regional councils tackle the mammoth task of repairing the state’s road network, following months of extreme weather events.
Premier Dominic Perrottet said the new Regional and Local Roads Repair program would provide even more support for councils to continue to carry out urgent repair work to ensure people stay connected and safe.
“We have listened to councils and we understand the pressure they are under from many months of wet weather. This funding boost will help councils continue the huge job of bringing roads back up to scratch to keep our state moving,” Mr Perrottet said. “We are making sure our roads are in the best nick possible so NSW families, truckies, farmers and tradies can travel around our state safely. “We recognise potholes are a major hazard right now.
This critical funding injection will help every council across the state patch up potholes as well as carry out other emergency repair work.” Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said the road network had been battered, with hundreds of thousands of potholes opening up across the state and some roads washed away by landslips. “Families who hit the road during Christmas would have seen firsthand the scale of the damage caused by last year’s flooding and rain,” Mr Toole said.
