The Morrison Government will commit a further $40 million to improving road safety and traffic congestion on the Bass Highway between Cooee and Wynyard.
\nPrime Minister Scott Morrison said people were sick of sitting in traffic and these local, practical measures would help people get home sooner and safer.
\n\u201cBy managing money and running a strong economy, we are able to invest record funding in road projects which improve the lives of so many Tasmanians in the North-West,\u201d Mr Morrison said.
\n\u201cWe want to end the \u2018Cooee Crawl\u2019 by adding new overtaking lanes, upgrading key sections of the Bass Highway while ensuring the future safety of the Cam River Bridge.
\n\u201cThis funding will help North-West Tasmanians gets home sooner and safer.\u201d
\nDeputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure Minister Michael McCormack said the Coalition Government had previously funded a $500,000 planning study in response to community concerns about increased travel time and crashes during peak times.
\n\u201cThe Bass Highway between Cooee and Wynyard serves as an important freight route carrying heavy vehicles to and from the Circular Head Municipality, the West Coast, the Port of Burnie and beyond,\u201d Mr McCormack said.
\n\u201cWe will provide $40 million to fund improvements identified in the Study which bust the congestion being experienced by commuters and to guarantee the future safety of the Cam River Bridge.
\n\u201cIn partnership with the Hodgman Government we will implement these improvements to fix the \u2018Cooee Crawl\u2019 and deliver relief to motorists who have experienced the growth in congestion on the Highway.\u201d
\nTasmanian Infrastructure Minister Jeremy Rockliff has welcomed the Morrison Government\u2019s new funding commitment.
\n\u201cThe Study provides a corridor strategy to deliver these much-needed improvements including better traffic signalisation, new overtaking lanes and junction and bridge upgrades to make the Highway safer and to reduce travel times,\u201d Mr Rockliff said.
\n\u201cThanks to the Liberals\u2019 strong economic management, we have seen development in our region and the expansion in the dairy, beef and other agricultural industries.
\n\u201cThis has also brought with it more heavy vehicles on the Highway and the Study has recognised the need for changes and upgrades, so this funding is vital to keep traffic moving.
\n\u201cOur next step will be to fully brief the two key local councils, Burnie City and Waratah-Wynyard on the Report\u2019s findings and to develop a program to work collaboratively with them to implement the corridor improvements.\u201d
\nThe $40 million investment in the Bass Highway is in addition to the $60 million investment that the Morrison Government has made to the stretch of highway between Wynyard and Marrawah.
\nIn total, the Morrison Government has committed more than $110 million into the Bass Highway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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