Warren Truss (Wide Bay, National Party, Leader of the Nationals) Share this | Hansard source

That amount will be doubled in 2015-16; $142 million for councils to spend on local roads of their choice, which will make a significant difference again to the quality of their road network. Under the National Highway Upgrade Program, $61 million is being provided for heavy duty pavement on the Newell Highway; and $21 million will be provided for Black Spot projects in New South Wales. Those are the kinds of things that this government has been able to do by working in partnership with the Baird-Grant government in New South Wales to ensure that New South Wales gets the infrastructure that it needs.

Of course there are really big projects as well, like the 2,000 workers currently engaged in upgrading the Pacific Highway so we will finally achieve the objective of having a four-lane connection between Sydney and Brisbane. There is work going on also on New England Highway, Tenterfield bypass, Bolivia Hill, the Moree bypass, Great Western Highway and Barton Highway. There will be a number of safety works projects being undertaken at Kennedy Drive in Tweed Heads and of course at Riverside Drive near Nambucca Heads. These are all examples of this government getting on with the job of providing roads in capital cities and in regional New South Wales, which will make such a difference to our nation.

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