The Australian Government is fast-tracking its commitment to upgrade one of the nation\u2019s busiest highways, accelerating $80 million in funding to the Pacific Highway \u2013 Wyong Town Centre project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The contribution will help the NSW Government to expedite delivery of this priority project on the Central Coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The $420 million project will upgrade the Pacific Highway through Wyong, duplicating the highway between Johnson Road and Cutler Drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The existing Wyong River road bridge will also be replaced with two new road bridges, increasing clearance heights for River Road and South Tacoma Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Australian Government is contributing $336 million towards the project, with the NSW Government committing $84 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The works are currently in the planning phase, with the delivery schedule to be determined as planning and development works progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To find out more about the project, visit transport.nsw.gov.au\/projects\/pacific-highway\/wyong-town-centre-upgrade\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information, visit investment.infrastructure.gov.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Pacific Highway is one of Australia\u2019s busiest and most important urban arterial roadways, making investment in its improvement vital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWith the population of the Central Coast projected to increase by about 75,000 over the next two decades, this announcement ensures we are delivering for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe NSW Government has a clear long-term economic plan backed by a $112 billion infrastructure investment to deliver the roads and infrastructure needed to keep our state moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis includes significantly upgrading what is one of the country\u2019s busiest highways, to help ease congestion through Wyong so that local residents and visitors can get to where they need to quickly and safely.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis section of the Pacific Highway connects Wyong\u2019s growing residential and business districts to the north with the commercial and industrial areas to the south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWorld-class infrastructure networks are the backbone of our nation, and the improved access provided through projects like these deliver opportunities for regional employment and business growth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll motorists and our freight sector need safe and efficient regional road networks, particularly along arteries like the Pacific Highway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSince 2011, the NSW Government has been upgrading the Pacific Highway from Sydney to the Queensland border, making it easier to get from A to B along the coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI welcome this announcement; the fast-tracking of this funding will play a key role in creating local jobs and keeping regional communities connected.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Australian Government is fast-tracking its commitment to upgrade one of the nation\u2019s busiest highways, accelerating $80 million in funding to the Pacific Highway \u2013 Wyong Town Centre project. The contribution will help the NSW Government to expedite delivery of this priority project on the Central Coast. The $420 million project will upgrade the Pacific … Continue reading “PEDAL TO THE METAL ON FUNDING FOR PACIFIC HIGHWAY UPGRADES”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19851"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19852,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19851\/revisions\/19852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Federal Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Minister Catherine King said:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
NSW Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway said:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n