PHOTO: The push to not just fill potholes but to bring roads to a better standard is gaining momentum.
Roads in Narromine severely damaged by continuous rain and then floodings need a significant cash injection to ensure surrounding communities economies don’t “falter” according to the town’s mayor.
In response to a significant new funding promise by the state Liberal and National Government Mayor Craig Davies told the Western Plains App that many of these roads had been hit repeatedly by water damage they needed to be completely “remade from scratch”.
“We have over 1490 kilometres of roads in our region, half of them are bitumen, half are not. Many roads are really just close to ruin” he said “We need betterment schemes right across the shire to ensure these roads can withstand another onslaught of inclement weather…