NSW Government funding for Tyrone Bridge

Member for Bega Andrew Constance today announced Eurobodalla Shire Council will receive $1.25 million NSW Government funding as part of Round Two of Fixing Country Roads, an initiative which removes freight pinch points in regional NSW.

Mr Constance said a key project in the electorate has been successful in obtaining Fixing Country Roads Round Two funding.

“The Tyrone Bridge replacement in the Eurobodalla will improve access for agriculture, quarries and forestry.

“The new bridge, situated approximately nine kilometres west of Bodalla will be concrete and will be capable of handling higher mass vehicles. The new bridge will also have a higher deck level, which means that it is less likely to be closed in the event of flooding (allowing industry and locals to avoid a 20km detour).

Round Two of Fixing Country Roads includes a $50 million investment in the upcoming 2016/17 State Budget, and is ‘on top’ of the $43 million commitment in Round One.

“Successful projects will better connect local and regional roads to state highways and key freight hubs, such as silos, saleyards, supermarket distribution centres, industrial parks and depots,” Mr Constance said.

Eurobodalla Mayor Lindsay Brown thanked Minister Constance and said, “This is a fantastic outcome for our region. The proposed new concrete bridge offers a greater load carrying capacity, significantly lower risk and it also reduces the level of flooding for the businesses and community who depend on this access for their daily activities.

"The Fixing Country Roads program demonstrates how well the NSW Government understands the infrastructure challenges faced in regional NSW, and how funding like this helps to drive the NSW economy and deliver jobs in regional areas like Eurobodalla."

Mr Constance added that the NSW Government is investing historic levels of funding to build better infrastructure right across NSW, and it’s great to see local communities in the region benefitting from programs like Fixing Country Roads.

“260 million tonnes of freight are moved across regional NSW each year – improving the way we do this is vital to supporting continued growth across the state.

“The benefits of Round One are already being realised ‘on the ground’ with about 75 per cent of projects either open or near completion,” said Mr Constance.

Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay said there is no other program in the history of the state that delivers benefits to councils, local businesses, communities and regional industries quite like Fixing Country Roads.

“By building better infrastructure on council owned roads and bridges – we are getting product to market quicker – cutting costs right across the supply chain including on supermarket shelves.”

The $50 million Round Two instalment is part of a $500 million commitment for Fixing Country Roads from Rebuilding NSW, with funding to be progressively made available by the NSW Government.