The Cobar to Ivanhoe road, commonly known as The Wool Track, will get a $6.49 million seal extension as part of the Fixing Country Roads program.
An $80.3 million funding boost from the NSW Government was announced last week to allow 29 regional council road projects to get underway to help improve freight connectivity.
Sealing The Wool Track will mean a shortened route between South Australia and Queensland, which will create time saving and operational cost savings for heavy vehicles.
Funding deeds for projects that have met prerequisite qualifications have now been signed for Round 6 projects of the Fixing Country Roads Program.
It means councils can soon access money to deliver vital freight-related road projects, with construction expected to start next year.
The program helps councils repair, strengthen, widen and improve strategic freight routes in regional NSW, building upon a vision for a safer, stronger regional NSW…Full story in this week’s edition out now!
