Four crucial roads projects in the Monaro have been successful in obtaining NSW Government funding as part of Round Two of the Fixing Country Roads program, the Member for Monaro John Barilaro said today.
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The $3million investment includes $395,000 for upgrades to Rosemeath Road near Bombala; $190,000 for 20 bridge assessments across the Monaro, $160,000 for the Tantawangalo Road near Bombala and over $2million for stage two of the Jerangle Road upgrade.
"The NSW Government is investing historic levels of funding to build better infrastructure right across NSW, and it's great to see local communities in the Monaro electorate benefiting from programs like Fixing Country Roads," Mr Barilaro said.
"By building better infrastructure on council owned roads and bridges - we are getting product to market quicker - cutting costs right across the supply chain including on supermarket shelves.”
Round Two of Fixing Country Roads included a $50 million investment in the 2016/17 State Budget, and is ‘on top’ of the $43 million commitment in Round One.
“Successful projects will better connect local and regional roads to state highways and key freight hubs, such as silos, saleyards, rail heads, supermarket distribution centres, industrial parks and depots,” Mr Barilaro said.
“260 million tonnes of freight are moved across regional NSW each year – improving the way we do this is vital to supporting continued growth across the state.”
“The benefits of Round One are already being realised ‘on the ground’ with about 75 per cent of projects either open or near completion, for example round one co-funded the strengthening and widening of Parsonage Creek Bridge on Delegate Road in Bombala.”