Member for Barwon Roy Butler is applauding the recent news from NSW Government on the activation of 13 new smart road signs aiming to make travel through western and outback NSW safer, fairer and more reliable.
The solar-powered electronic signs will give drivers real-time updates on road conditions, displaying whether a route is open, closed, caution or 4WD only.
Previously manually controlled the new remotely-controlled, solar-powered signs have been installed at strategic intersections across 30,000 square kilometres of country roads, covering some of the most isolated and unpredictable terrain in the state…