29 Central Coast roads to benefit from major upgrades from $70m fund
A $70 million fund has been created to improve some of the coast’s worst roads, which are in desperate need of repair. Find out if your local road made the cut.
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WELL known Central Coast roads in desperate need of repair are set for a makeover to the tune of $70 million.
Central Coast Council has identified 29 roads to benefit from the Federal Government’s $70 million funding commitment from this year’s election.
The package was committed to road improvements to bust congestion and increase safety on local roads.
There is only one roadblock before the funding is approved and construction can start – councillors have to tick off all projects at Monday’s meeting in Gosford.
The biggest winner proposed for the funding is the Ocean Beach Rd and Rawson Rd intersection in Woy Woy, which is set down for a $16.5 million upgrade including changing the intersection from a roundabout to traffic lights.
Steyne Rd in Saratoga could receive $11.3 million for a much needed road and draining upgrade between Bay View Wharf Lane and Irwan St. This would include pavement reconstruction, kerb and gutter, footpath, street drainage and access improvements.
It’s been more than 35 years in the making but residents of Lushington St in East Gosford will be overjoyed to see their street on the list with a $6.6 million upgrade. The road will be upgraded from Henry Parry Drive to Coburg St and will include pavement reconstruction, kerb and gutter, footpath and street drainage.
Last year residents of Lushington St spoke out against the lack of work done in their street which is often used as a shortcut to avoid the Wells St/Henry Parry Drive intersection.
Resident Ken Campbell has been calling on the council to install kerb and guttering and fix ongoing safety issues for more than 35 years.
“Safety issues, lack of infrastructure, poor drainage, speeding vehicles, difficult property access, limited on street parking, noise pollution and road rage are some of the issues that have affected us as residents of Lushington Street,” Mr Campbell said.
“I do remember being present when my father had a meeting with the council in the early 1960s, and he was told not to worry because the kerb and guttering would be fixed in a couple of years.”
Copacabana residents will be cheering with Del Montye Place also making the list for a $10 million upgrade from Segura Street to Oceano Street, while Ridgway Road in Avoca Beach, from The Round Drive to Cape Three Points Road, will receive $7.3 million for pavement reconstruction, kerb and gutters, footpath, traffic calming and street drainage. Other streets set to benefit include:
ROAD AND DRAINAGE UPGRADES
– Shelly Beach Rd, Empire Bay – road and drainage upgrade from Kendall Road to Sher Close – $3 million
– Mutu St, Woy Woy – road and drainage upgrade from Rawson Road to Ocean Beach Road – $725,000
– Glenrock Pde, Tascott – road and drainage upgrade from Berala Ave to the Koolewong Station railway crossing – $1.5 million
– St Huberts Island Bridge – safety improvements – $900,000
– Everglades Catchment, Umina Beach – drainage upgrade – $2 million
– Gem Road, Pearl Beach – road and drainage upgrade from Crystal Ave to the end of the road – $420,000
– Springwood St, Blackwall – road and drainage upgrade from Gallipoli Ave to Commonwealth Ave – $2.7 million
ROAD RENEWALS
– Cresthaven Ave Bateau Bay from Eastern Road to Peak Street – $529,000
– Bayview Ave The Entrance from Theatre Lane to Ocean Parade – $311,000
– Kerry Crescent, Berkeley Vale from Crossingham Street to Hargraves Street including –
$443,000
– Maidens Brush Rd, Wyoming from Veronica Crescent to Houses No 21 –
$536,000
– Racecourse Road, West Gosford from Showground Road to the tennis court carpark – $487,000
– Shirley Street, Ourimbah from Red Cedar Close to Coraki Close – $340,000
– Sturt Street, Killarney Vale – $304,000
– Springfield Road, Springfield from Wells Street to Bushlands Ave – $194,000
– Tuggerawong Road, Tuggerawong from Stanley Street to house No 91-93 – $407,000
– Woodbury Park Drive, Mardi from Gavenlock Road to Matthew Circuit – $306,000
– Craigie Ave, Kanwal from Pacific Highway to Hughes Ave – $425,000
– Fravent Street, Toukley from Crossingham Street to Hargraves Street – $374,000
– Richardson Road, San Remo from Liamena Ave to Goorama Ave – $236,000
– Oleander Street, Noraville from Rowena Street to Evans Road – $530,000
– Hibbard Street, Canton Beach from Belbowrie Street to Crossingham Street – $428,000
– Albert Warner Drive, Warnervale from Railway Line to Link Road – $436,000
– The Corso, Gorokan from Robson Ave to Spring Valley Ave – $554,000