| Peter Hendy LIBERAL - Current sitting member Website
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$50 MILLION FOR BARTON HIGHWAY DUPLICATION PACKAGE.
See Press Release for full details, in short:
- $45 million for overtaking lanes, focused on locations which acquire the ultimate duplication corridor and that are in the high traffic areas in the central and southern sections of the highway
- $1.75 million for a duplication business case, which will include recommended staging and costings for duplication of the highway, to be developed with support from the NSW Government; and
- $3.25 million on safety upgrades, including ongoing pavement upgrades and intelligent transport systems to inform road users of changed traffic conditions.
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| Mike Kelly LABOR Website
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LABOR TO START BARTON HIGHWAY DUPLICATION
"Labor would commit to commence duplication of the Barton Highway".
See Press Release for full details, in short:
- "On announcing the $76 million commitment, Labor called on the NSW State Government
to match this commitment with $19 million".
- The joint funding of $95 million would include up to $6 million to further plan the entire
duplication of the project and to install smart safety technology aimed at improving driver
alertness, knowledge of conditions, and to manage incidents.
- In starting from the south end, the project targets the most used section, and follows the
recommendation of the Barton Highway Draft Improvement Strategy
- This funding will also allow for the implementation of parts of the Improvement Strategy
including works to:
- Upgrade Highway entrance and exit intersections.
- Straighten curves.
- Widen lanes and shoulders.
- Install safety barriers.
- Improve bridge crossings.
- Build safer bus and truck stops.
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