PHOTO: Gilgandra Mayor Doug Batton, MP Roy Butler and Minister for Regional Roads and Transport Jenny Aitchison attend sod turn Photo Credit: Roy Butler.
Tourists and locals alike will benefit from the sealing of parts of the National Park Road in the Gilgandra Shire Council.
Twelve-and-a-half kilometres of dirt road along the 52-kilometere National Park Road will be sealed and widened to improve travel and make the road more resilient to heavy rain and other weather events.
The remainder of the National Park Road that will be sealed runs from the northern end of the road to the Barone Creek crossing.
As well as unlocking access to the Warrumbungle National Park from the west, the upgrade will improve the lives of families and assist operations of businesses in the area…