Three new overtaking lanes south of Moree are now open thanks to a $261.1m investment providing safer and more efficient road journeys.
Jenny Aitchison
Posted inRoads and Infrastructure
Trial of glowing road markings a bright idea
Glow in the dark road marking are being trialled to improve safety on dark regional roads.
Posted inGrants and funding, Gunnedah, Moree, Narrabri
More councils in line for accelerated disaster recovery payments
Moree, Narrabri and Gunnedah councils are set to receive upfront and fast tracked natural disaster recovery payments.
Posted inPublic Transport
Regional rail services to get a fresh approach
Trains North have welcomed the news that the NSW Government has greenlit development of a new strategy that will lay out the pathway to a better regional rail network in NSW for passengers and freight.
Posted inArmidale, Narrabri, Travel
Armidale zero emission buses dubbed ‘best bus ride ever’
After only five months in, the trials of Zero Emissions Buses in Armidale are being hailed as a success, and more on the way for Narrabri.
Posted inArmidale Regional, Grants and funding, Roads and Infrastructure, Tamworth
New roads funding for Armidale, Tamworth
The NSW Government has announced a further $45 million to be provided to council-nominated road safety projects across regional areas, including projects at Armidale and Tamworth.
Posted inDeepwater, Emmaville, Glen Innes Severn Shire, Roads and Infrastructure
$13.5m in road upgrades for Glen Innes
Extensive road upgrade works will be starting soon in the Glen Innes area thanks to $13.5 million from the federal and state governments, with Deepwater and Emmaville residents set to finally get a better road to their main service centre.
Posted inGunnedah
$11.5 million safety boost for Oxley Highway
The NSW Government is investing $11.5 million to improve safety on a six-kilometre stretch of the Oxley Highway, west of Gunnedah.
Posted inLocal News
NSW Speed Adviser app update to boost safety at level crossings
As part of Rural Road Safety Month, the NSW Government has unveiled a major update to its Speed Adviser App.
Posted inQuirindi, Roads and Infrastructure
Quirindi level crossing chosen to trial new safety technology
Callaghans Lane Level Crossing near Quirindi has been chosen as the site for a $1.2 million trial of digital technology designed to improve level crossing safety in rural and regional areas.