$45 Million Roads Package for the Shoalhaven
The Hon Peter Dutton MP
Leader of the Opposition
Senator The Hon Bridget Mckenzie
Shadow Minister for Infrastructure,
Transport and Regional Development
The Hon Andrew Constance
Liberal Party Candidate for Gilmore
After almost three wasted years of Labor inaction and delays, an elected Coalition Government will ensure delivery of a $45 million package of upgrades for Shoalhaven roads, including fixing The Wool Road in Basin View and St Georges Basin.
Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton said an elected Coalition Government will get on with the work of fixing the basic problems impacting the Shoalhaven community, such as repairing and upgrading roads which have crumbled over recent years due to severe weather and increased traffic.
“Andrew Constance and the Coalition will deliver the much needed local road upgrades, which were promised to this region at the last election, but have not been delivered by the Albanese Government,” Mr Dutton said.
“We will invest a further $5 million to upgrade The Wool Road at Basin View and St Georges Basin, to ensure that road is safer for the local community and which has been neglected by Labor over the past two and a half years.”
Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Senator Bridget McKenzie said the Coalition will partner with the Shoalhaven Council to upgrade The Wool Road, getting back on track a project that had been scrapped by the Albanese Labor Government.
“The Albanese Government have cut and delayed nearly $6 billion of infrastructure projects in NSW since their election in 2022.
“After committing to match our $40 million election commitment in 2022 Labor has completely failed to turn up and deliver on these important road upgrades for the region, with no works having commenced on the Shoalhaven Roads Package projects,” Senator McKenzie said.
Liberal Party candidate for Gilmore, Andrew Constance said he had been fighting to restore the upgrade to The Wool Road to the Shoalhaven Roads Package following Labor’s decision to abandon the project last year.
“The Basin View and St Georges Basin communities deserve to drive on quality and safe roads, and I am delighted to announce a Coalition Government will boost funding for this roads package by $5 million and ensure the works get under way,” Mr Constance said.
“The community frustration at inaction on roads is next level.”
“The Coalition will put road upgrades back on track.”
The Coalition’s Shoalhaven Roads Package will see upgrades to:
- The Wool Road, at Basin View and St Georges Basin.
- Culburra Road, between Wollumboola and Culburra Beach.
- Forest Road, east of the Princes Highway.
- Callala Bay Road.
- Callala Beach Road.
- Worrigee Intersection.
- Callala Bay Intersection.
Labor has failed to commence works on critical regional projects which had been funded by the former Coalition Government, including duplication of the Princes Highway between Jervis Bay Road and Sussex Inlet Road and the Milton-Ulladulla Bypass.
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