Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, has invited Councils in the Parkes Electorate to nominate Black Spot projects as a part of a boost to improving road safety and investing in infrastructure.
The Australian Government is getting on with delivering safer roads and a stronger economy in New South Wales by removing limits that restrict the number of Black Spot projects in each local government area.
These changes will make it easier for local councils in the Parkes Electorate to compete for a record $200 million in additional funding for vital road safety projects.
In recent years local councils across New South Wales have been restricted to a limit of five active projects and ten proposals for Black Spot Programme projects.
Lifting this restriction for the next two years will give councils more opportunity to access funding to eliminate dangerous road locations and improve the safety and productivity performance of their road networks.
“This is one of several changes to broaden the Black Spot Programme to ensure we build economically productive infrastructure across regional Australia whilst also delivering genuine road safety solutions to the communities that need it most,” Mr Coulton said.
“I strongly encourage councils, individuals and communities in the Parkes Electorate to nominate dangerous roads in their area for panel consideration,” said Mr Coulton.
“With this limit removed local councils will have greater capacity to increase the number of treated Black Spot sites and improve road safety in Western New South Wales.”
To be considered for project funding in 201516 site nominations need to be submitted to the Black Spot Consultative Panel by 29 August 2014.
Nomination forms for the Australian Government Black Spot Programme are available at:
investment.infrastructure.gov.au/funding/blackspots/nominate_black_spots.aspx
