BBONG ROADWORKS: Deputy NSW Premier and new state Nationals leader Paul Toole with Nationals Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Premier Sam Farraway on Bedgerabong Road which has recently received $644,375 in the latest round of NSW Government funding for repatching.
Safer journeys are on the way across Forbes Shire, with road projects rolling out under the latest round of the Fixing Local Roads Program to improve journeys for regional communities, farmers and freight.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Premier, Sam Farraway said the local project is among 138 to rollout under the $153 million third round of the Program, which facilitates shovel-ready projects to repair, maintain and seal priority roads in their community.
“These projects will give councils a helping hand to address their maintenance backlog and to maintain roads that really matter to their communities, delivering safer trips to school or to the shops, as well as more efficient journeys for freight operators and primary producers,” Mr Farraway said.
“The Forbes community is already reaping the benefits of this program with $644,375 invested into Bedgerabong Road for major repatching of the surface,” Deputy Premier of NSW and Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole said.
Fixing Local Roads had already delivered more than $394 million for 361 projects across 91 regional Local Government Areas from Armidale to Albury in the first two rounds.
“Communities across the state are already reaping the benefits of this program with 97 projects now open to traffic – and today’s announcement will see councils deliver a further 138 projects over the next two years,” he said.
“These projects won’t just ensure that locals see the benefits of this investment every time they get behind the wheel, they’re also supporting an additional 1,374 jobs throughout construction. Small projects like these not only make a big difference to the roads locals use every day, but they’ll also support the domestic tourist market when our regions open up again.”
Fixing Local Roads is a $500 million NSW Government program, boosted by the Australian Government with an additional $191 million.