Roads in the Tamworth Regional Council area will be some of many given an upgrade following the latest funding instalment under the Australian Government's Roads to Recovery program.
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In total, TRC will receive $865,488 from the March allocation with two of the latest projects being done in Woolomin and Goonoo Goonoo.
The timber structure on Copes Creek Bridge, Woolomin, will be replaced by concrete box culverts while gravel will be put on Middlebrook Road, Goonoo Goonoo, to mitigate existing corrugated and slippery surface.
New England MP Barnaby Joyce said the funding will allow councils across the region to progress a number of high-priority projects.
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"Now more than ever, in the midst of this COVID-19 pandemic, we need new road infrastructure to help boost not only the economies of our local towns but that of our nation as well," Mr Joyce said.
"This funding injection will help achieve that with excavators on the ground at road projects right across the New England, sustaining local jobs and driving wealth back into our local communities and suppliers at a time when they need it most."
Total Roads to Recovery funding for New England councils from 2019-2024 is valued at $71.2 million.
Assistant minister to the deputy Prime Minister, Kevin Hogan said the government would deliver more than $212.7 million this quarter alone to 425 local governments.
"The Federal Government is committed to building the infrastructure of the 21st century through our record $100 billion infrastructure pipeline," Mr Hogan said.
"Enabling road infrastructure works to continue under strict social distancing measures is crucial to keeping the economy moving during COVID-19. These important community projects mean more locals will stay in jobs and spend money in their local towns and businesses."
Other councils to get funding from the March allocation include Armidale ($654,738), Glen Innes ($190,898), Inverell ($491,000), Liverpool Plains ($480,000), Tenterfield ($100,000), Upper Hunter ($450,000), Uralla ($615,673), Walcha ($557,143) and Gwydir ($709,935).
