{"id":16582,"date":"2022-05-11T19:17:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T19:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=16582"},"modified":"2022-05-11T19:17:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T19:17:01","slug":"40-million-for-better-and-safer-roads-across-the-central-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2022\/05\/11\/40-million-for-better-and-safer-roads-across-the-central-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"$40 million for better and safer roads across the Central Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A re-elected Morrison Government will boost funding for roads across the Central Coast of New South Wales with a $40 million commitment to improve the safety and quality of local roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This additional funding will prioritise local road improvements that increase road quality and safety as well as supporting the Central Coast Council to address the significant maintenance backlog created by recent weather events and the increased traffic movements of a growing region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Government\u2019s record infrastructure investment was supporting residents of the Central Coast, while creating local jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA strong economy means we continue to improve roads across the Central Coast, helping residents get home sooner and safer,\u201d the Prime Minister said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur record $1.4 billion infrastructure funding for the Central Coast will deliver faster rail from Newcastle to Sydney and upgrades to the Pacific Highway through Wyong Town Centre, creating more than 5,000 jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cContinuing to provide record future funding for road and rail projects across Australia is a key part of our long-term economic plan to keep the economy strong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Federal Member for Robertson Lucy Wicks said she had worked with local residents and Central Coast Council to identify priority projects that improve safety and address maintenance challenges across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBetter local roads, particularly after the recent storms, is the number one issue raised with me and this funding will upgrade some of our worst roads across the Coast,\u201d Ms Wicks said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUpgrading roads such as The Scenic Road through MacMasters Beach, Killcare and Killcare Heights, Rickard Road in Empire Bay and Rabaul Avenue in Umina Beach will make life easier for so many people living on the Central Coast.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liberal Candidate for Dobell, Dr. Michael Feneley, said he was delighted that three major problem spots would be upgraded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHue Hue Road at Jilliby, Allison Road at Wyong and Lakeedge Avenue at Berkeley Vale are all in need of urgent work, so this news will be received well by the people of Dobell,\u201d Dr Feneley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGood roads are very important to coasties because we travel further than most other motorists in NSW, and there is nothing more pleasant or comfortable when you are driving, than to hit a patch of smooth new road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know I speak for everyone in Dobell when I say that I\u2019m very grateful that these works will be undertaken quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local roads to be improved include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n