$2.9mil for Cowper road maintenance
THE Federal Budget has seen $8.2million given to local councils for them to address maintenance issues with Cowper roads.
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THE Federal Budget has seen $8.2million given to local councils for them to address maintenance issues with Cowper roads.
Member for Cowper Luke Hartsuyker said the Clarence Valley Council would see $2,907,498.
"This is a major injection of funding for local street and road priorities - it's a doubling of the investment by the Australian Government in recognition of the needs of small regional communities and aims to address some of the costs associated with maintaining a large network of roads in areas with a low population density," Mr Hartsuyker said.
"Roads to Recovery projects are nominated by local councils to meet local priorities.
"We recognise that building the infrastructure our country needs has to start at a local level and this doubling of funding also ensures that our local communities will benefit not only in terms of safety, but also in reduced travel times.
"Additionally, the Roads to Recovery program also provides a boost in economic growth and employment locally and this benefits everyone."
Further information on the Roads to Recovery program can be found at http://investment.infrastructure.gov.au/funding/r2r
Originally published as $2.9mil for Cowper road maintenance
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