$4 MILLION TO FIX ROADS FASTER IN COOTAMUNDRA-GUNDAGAI REGION
A $4,073,926 cash injection for roads in the Cootamundra-Gundagai region will create jobs and boost the local economy at a time when it is needed most.
The Federal Government has committed $191 million to build on the New South Wales Government’s Fixing Local Roads program.
It comes just weeks after the Federal Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program announcement, which will provide a further $985,552 to stimulate the local economy in the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council area.
Riverina MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the Federal Government continued to deliver on its commitment for regional Australia.
“I am proud to be a part of a Government which has supported our regional areas so much as this COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded,” Mr McCormack said.
“I know regional and rural residents rely on roads much more than our city counterparts which is why I took our fight to the Cabinet table to deliver for residents in the Cootamundra-Gundagai Local Government Area.
“Cootamundra-Gundagai Council submitted a shortlist of projects which they deemed as shovel ready and from there I have worked tirelessly in my role as Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development along with NSW Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole to ensure our regional roads receive the funding they deserve.
“We are delivering on our commitment to get people where they need to go sooner and safer.
“This funding will deliver critical infrastructure projects right across the country to help keep construction businesses running and people in jobs.”
Cootamundra-Gundagai Mayor Abb McAlister said several roads from across the Local Government Area would benefit from this funding.
“This funding will help to address a backlog of roadworks which are needed to improve road safety in our region,” Councillor McAlister said.
“We are very appreciative of the Federal and State Governments – this funding will bring a lot of joy for the community.”
NSW Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole said the NSW Government was also accelerating its funding for the program to get more projects to seal, maintain and repair local roads under way faster.
“We’re not just putting our foot down in terms of delivering this package – we’re turbocharging it to ensure we create jobs and create better journeys on the roads that really matter to local communities,” Mr Toole said.
“This is money for small projects that make a big difference in people’s everyday lives in regional NSW.”
The Federal and NSW Governments will deliver a total of $32,261,135 towards projects across the Riverina and Central West through this new funding announcement.
This vital funding stream is part of a wider $1.5 billion Federal Government infrastructure package which will provide an immediate injection into the economy and bring jobs back online to help stem the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“$1 billion of this Federal Government package will fund projects which can get under way now and over the next six months, to give an immediate boost to the economy and local jobs – right at the time we need it,” Mr McCormack said.
“I will continue to work with Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council, along with my Nationals colleague and NSW Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke, to deliver these job-creating priority projects, building on our unprecedented co-operation to date through the National Cabinet of States and Territories.
“This is part of our $100 billion, 10-year infrastructure pipeline, which is laying the foundations of a financial bridge to recovery on the other side of the COVID-19 crisis.”
Funding for Cootamundra-Gundagai Region
Project name | Summary of works | Joint funding from Federal and NSW Government
Mackay Street – Rehabilitation | Mackay Street pavement will be rehabilitated to provide an acceptable standard of road surface as well as improving drainage | $823,550
Nanangroe Road – Rehabilitation | Repairing pavement defects and sealing unsealed road | $584,850
Adjungbilly Road –Rehabilitation | Repairing edge breaks and pavement defects to restore road condition | $408,750
Old Hume Highway Seal Extension | Sealing unsealed sections of Old Hume Highway | $354,900
Berthong Road – Pavement Rehabilitation | Repairing edge breaks and pavement defects to restore road condition | $294,431
Edwardstown Road - Rehabilitation | Repairing edge breaks and pavement defects to restore road condition | $281,250
Kilrush Road – Pavement Rehabilitation | Repairing edge breaks and pavement defects to restore road condition | $278,361
Old Gundagai Road – Rehabilitation | Repairing edge breaks and pavement defects to restore road condition | $276,850
Rosehill Road – Rehabilitation | Repairing edge breaks and pavement defects to restore road condition | $259,975
Milvale Road – Extension of Existing Seal | Sealing an unsealed road to reduce maintenance | $259,849
Cooper Lane – Rehabilitation | Repairing edge breaks and pavement defects to restore road condition | $251,160
Total Federal and NSW State Government funding: $4,073,926