The NSW Liberal and Nationals Government has announced funding which will be made available under the Fixing Local Roads Pothole Repair Round for 95 regional councils and authorities to help repair potholes on regional and local roads.
Federation Council Mayor Pat Bourke said the funding announcement was welcoming news and confirmed Federation Council would be lodging an application.
“Council appreciates the funding that has been offered to assist us in our flood recovery efforts,” Mayor Bourke said.
“We need to start somewhere and this fund will enable us to do that. We still have a long way to go, with the damage bill within our LGA expected to be in the millions. Throughout my time in Local Government, I have never seen our roads in such a state following widespread flooding and years of consistent wet weather conditions.
“We will continue to inspect road damage and advocate to our State and Federal members for more funding opportunities for our regions.”
Mayor Bourke said council will engage with the Roads Advisory Committee and utilise this funding to deliver pothole repairs on high traffic roads such as Federation Way, Redlands Road and many other high traffic roadways throughout our Local Government Area.
“Our crews have been performing emergency works on many roadways throughout the Federation region as damage is extensive,” he said.
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank residents for their understanding and reporting road related issues to council to investigate. Please continue to do so, so our crews can continue to respond to concerns and prioritise works.”
Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway said NSW has had more than its fair share of natural disasters and extreme weather and that more than 135,000 potholes have been repaired on State roads in regional NSW since February.
“We certainly have plenty more potholes that still require attention, particularly on council-managed roads, which is why our Government is putting more money on the table for councils to repair potholes on the roads regional communities use every day,” Mr Farraway said.
“This funding is available to help every regional council across the state to carry out emergency repairs and would fix roughly more than 420,000 potholes on their roads.”
