Almost 10,000 drivers across NSW have found themselves stranded with a damaged wheel or tyre this month as rain caused more than $1.5 billion worth of damage to the state’s roads.
Almost 10,000 drivers across NSW have found themselves stranded with a damaged wheel or tyre this month after widespread rain caused more than $1.5 billion worth of damage to roads.
“You just have to drive along any street at the moment and there are potholes everywhere,” Local Government NSW president Darriea Turley said. “The extreme weather means roads and road maintenance has become the biggest single item in council budgets.” “Councils all over the state will need additional support from government to ensure that roads are not just simply rebuilt, but are able to withstand future disasters,” Turley said.The NRMA said it had received 9814 calls for assistance from drivers who have suffered wheel and tyre damage so far this month, with almost half of them from outside of Sydney. Last year, it received 7907 calls for the whole month.
Canterbury Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour said the extreme weather of March and July had damaged 435 local roads and the council was working around the clock to repair them. It had filled 862 potholes since the first weather event. The state government declared the March and July weather events as natural disasters and 33 local government areas were affected by both. Councils covered by these declarations are eligible for joint state-federal funding to restore damaged roads and other public assets.
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