Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch has slammed the NSW Government for not providing any funding for a road study at the intersection of Wards Hill Rd and Empire Bay Dr in the recent State Budget.
Crouch said the lack of funding for a study into improvements at the busy Empire Bay intersection was the direct result of a lack of commitment and vision for the Central Coast.
“During the state election, the issue of the Wards Hill Rd and Empire Bay Dr became a hot topic, with the Labor candidate campaigning on finding a solution for this busy intersection,” he said.
“What’s now crystal clear is that Labor never had any intention to investigate options for Wards Hill Rd and Empire Bay Dr.
“Under the former Coalition government, short-term strategies such as lowering the speed limit, new speed signs and investigating a larger merging lane were implemented.
“However, these are short-term strategies and a study must be done to investigate long-term solutions for this intersection.”
Crouch said he would be calling on the Federal Member for Robertson and the Federal Government to provide funding for the traffic study.
“I acknowledge the Federal Member for Robertson’s petition for this intersection, in which he calls on all levels of government to look at a solution … sadly, his NSW Labor colleagues have ruled themselves out,” Crouch said.
“The only option now for our community is for the Federal Member to stump up the cash for the road study, which I am sure many in our community will welcome.”
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Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch
Weird how the previous Liberal State government, in power for quite a number of years, were incapable of implementing a long-term solution.