Poor road surface, congestion and narrow lanes were the three most complained about issues on Central Coast roads according to the National Roads and Motorists’ Association’s 2014 Seeing Red on Roads survey.
Almost 12,000 motorists across NSW and the ACT took part in this year’s survey, with local motorists voting the Pacific Highway through Gosford, M1 Pacific Motorway (formerly F3), Showground Rd, The Ridgeway and Wyong Rd as the five most frustrating roads in the region. NRMA president Mr Kyle Loades said that more than 70% of complaints about Central Coast roads were for poor road surface. “We’ve had record amounts of rain falling on the Central Coast in recent months and that affects the quality of roads. “Pot holes are a huge issue and have the potential to cause crashes and ruin vehicle suspension. “Governments need to ensure local councils have the resources to repair local roads. “It’s clearly an issue for our Central Coast members. “Central Coast drivers are heavily taxed already and deserve good quality roads.” Mr Loades said the NRMA would use the data collected from the survey to lobby both sides of politics in the lead up to the 2014 State Election. “I’d like to personally thank our Central Coast members who voted for the worst roads in the region,” Mr Loades said. “Once NorthConnex is built, our members on the Central Coast will be able to get to the Sydney CBD without stopping at one set of traffic lights. “We want to see less congested and faster trips on local roads too – the only way this can happen is if Governments are willing to invest to fix local traffic hotspots. “Using our united voice of over 2.4 million motorists, the NRMA will be calling on the next government to provide road infrastructure solutions for the Central Coast.”
Media release,
30 Sep 2014
Daniel Stanton, National
Roads and Motorists’
Association