$849.8 million is headed for the New England Highway between Muswellbrook and Armidale. Overtaking lanes, wider shoulders, and new rest stops are on the list. Here is what is promised.
Jenny Aitchison
Posted inArmidale Regional, Roads and Infrastructure
$319m Armidale to Kempsey Road rebuild gets its builder
Landslips, fires, and floods left it in ruins. Now a builder has been named for the $319 million Kempsey-Armidale Road rebuild, and here is when the work starts.
Posted inAwareness Events, NSW News, Roads and Infrastructure
Slow down: holiday traffic warning
Nine crashes, nine lives lost in under a week. Now police are gearing up for the school holiday rush, and they are promising no tolerance on the roads.
Posted inNSW News, Roads and Infrastructure, Youth
New rules boost learner driver protections
New rules will make it easier for NSW learner drivers to report misconduct by an instructor, with driving schools now required to display how and where to raise concerns.
Posted inNSW News, NSW Politics, Roads and Infrastructure
New system for drivers who use medicinal cannabis
Drivers who use lawfully prescribed medicinal cannabis will no longer automatically lose their licence just for testing positive to THC, after the NSW Government’s new driving reforms passed State Parliament.
Posted inRoads and Infrastructure, Tamworth
Work starts on new overtaking lane south of Tamworth
Work has begun on a new overtaking lane on the New England Highway south of Tamworth as part of a $5 million road safety upgrade.
Posted inRoads and Infrastructure, Tenterfield
New Molesworth Street bridge to improve safety and flood resilience
Work is set to begin on a new flood-resilient bridge in Tenterfield, promising safer and more reliable access for residents during severe weather.
Posted inEducation, NSW Politics, Tamworth
Hillvue Public Preschool opens as first new regional public preschool in 20 years
Tamworth has landed the first new public preschool built in regional NSW in more than 20 years, with Hillvue Public Preschool now open to 80 children a week.
Posted inSport, Tamworth
$1.42m safety upgrade underway at Tamworth precinct
Work has begun on a $1.42 million project to improve pedestrian safety and accessibility at Tamworth’s Sports and Entertainment Precinct.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Awareness Events, NSW News, Roads and Infrastructure
Rural Road Safety Month launches after 123 regional deaths
123 lives lost on regional NSW roads in just six months. Now the state government wants every driver, rider and passenger to “join the journey” toward safer roads.