Drivers are set for some smooth sailing as millions of dollars worth of upgrades get slotted for Tamworth and the Upper Hunter.
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The figure of upwards of $13 million is set to kick-start the economy.
The work will also open up more jobs, improve the road network, keep people safe on our roads, and make key freight routes more efficient.
In one fell swoop, MP Barnaby Joyce announced on Wednesday a slew of upgrades funded by the federal government's Bridges Renewal Program and the Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program.
Mr Joyce said it will deliver long-term benefits to drivers, businesses and local communities.
The projects include:
- $2 million to upgrade and widen the Moonbi to Hallsville Road
- $1.095 million to replace Retreat Bridge over the MacDonald River
- $582,500 to replace Fishers Bridge over the Peel River
- $437,500 to replace Benama Bridge over Goonoo Goonoo Creek in Tamworth.
These projects will be delivered by Tamworth Regional Council.
A further $2.5 million is for the Oxley Highway-Goddard Lane Intersection Upgrade, which will provide an acceleration lane for westbound heavy vehicle leaving Goddard Lane.
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$2.5 million has been allocated for the Lily Creek culvert upgrade on the New England Highway between Bendemeer and Uralla, helping to improve the flood immunity of the Lily Creek Culvert.
The money for these projects will be provided to Transport NSW.
In the Upper Hunter, an additional $2 million will be provided to Upper Hunter Shire Council for road realignment and widening of the Naracoorte to Glenmore Bridge section of Hunter Road.
Another $2 million will be put toward the rehabilitation of Coulsons Creek Road.
Federal Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce, said the funding will allow them to fast-track high-priority infrastructure projects, providing a much-needed boost.
