Federal Government to fund Kings Highway Upgrade
Palerang Council welcomed today's announcement by the Federal Government that it will contribute $8.2m to fund the upgrade of the Kings Highway between Queanbeyan and Bungendore.
The funding contribution acknowledges that the traffic load created by the decision to locate the Defence Headquarters Joint Operations Command (HQJOC) near Bungendore in Palerang Council's area will have some impact on all users of the Kings Highway.
A Defence traffic study carried out between February and August this year indicated that four overtaking lanes and a major intersection upgrade at Captains Flat Road are needed to maintain traffic flows on the Kings Highway.
This funding will form part of a development strategy to address traffic issues which is required to be provided to the Minister for Environment and Water Resources under the environmental conditions of approval for the HQJOC Project. The Defence Department will begin consultations with both Roads ACT and NSW RTA on the delivery strategy and commencement date for the roadworks.
Palerang Council's General Manager, Peter Bascomb, commented that Council has been lobbying the Federal Government for the past three years to provide funding for the upgrade of the road. "However, this is only part of the story as Council believes the defence study is flawed in its assessment that people from North Canberra will not travel via Macs Reef Road, which is now in Alby Schultz' electorate of Hume," said Mr Bascomb. "Council calls on the Federal Government to provide the $1.8m we've requested to construct overtaking lanes on Macs Reef Road," he added.
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Palerang Council
Tel: 02 6238 8111
records@palerang.nsw.gov.au
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