The Federal Government has brought forward hundreds of millions of dollars in spending for several big ticket road projects in NSW as part of tomorrow's budget.
The NSW Hunter Region and Western Sydney will see their roads upgraded sooner as part of the Federal Government's commitment to fast-track $2.7 billion on state infrastructure.The investments will create an estimated 8,000 jobs for the stateThe Federal Government has brought forward its investment into NSW roads as part of tomorrow's federal budget which is expected to see immense spending in all sectors of the economy.
He said he had been in contact with the Berejiklian Government to discuss the projects and wanted the state to pledge money too. The Prospect Highway has been at capacity for over a year and average travel speed during peak periods is about 30 kilometres per hour.The single lane road will become a four-lane divided highway with the additional funding as it prepares for major traffic volume growth over the next 25 years.
"The detailed design plan will obviously take two years, but funding on the board now and we'll get on and build the bypass as soon as possible."
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