Central Coast Council is compiling a list of road works to apply for a share in $136.4M available in Round 2 of the NSW Government’s Fixing Local Roads program.
Funding under this program is for small shovel-ready projects to repair and maintain high-use roads and provide more jobs.
Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said the Central Coast had already seen $2.7M delivered to nine projects through Round 1 of funding.
They included Wattle Rd, Holgate ($421,500) and The Scenic Rd, Kincumber ($255,750), along with projects at Woy Woy, Lake Haven Berkeley Vale, Gorokan and Wyong.
“Millions of dollars are now on offer through Round 2 of the program to repair and maintain more of the Coast’s 2,200km road network,” Crouch said.
“The funding will be prioritised for projects that can commence quickly and will need to be delivered within two years of receiving funding to ensure our community benefits from smoother and safer journeys as quickly as possible, while also driving local job opportunities.”
Applications for Round 2 close on December 4.
The Fixing Local Roads program is a $500M NSW Government investment over five years to assist councils across the state reduce their local roads maintenance backlog.
Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, said the Australian Government has also committed $191M to build on the State Government funding, bringing the total for local roads to $691M over the next five years.
“Fixing Local Roads is a grant-based program where councils can apply for funding to repair, patch, maintain and seal priority local council roads,” she said.
“Applications can be made for 100 percent contribution from the NSW Government for specific works and councils are encouraged to co-contribute to any projects with funds or in-kind contributions.”
“We can already see projects from Round 1 commencing throughout the region and with this injection of funds, even more local communities will be able to see the benefits of this program,” Wicks said.
Terry Collins