MEDIA RELEASE
6
FEBRUARY 2010
HEAVY VEHICLE REST AREA EXPANSION
An RTA spokesperson said work is progressing well on the NSW Government’s
rollout of new and upgraded heavy vehicle rest areas across NSW.
“The NSW and Federal governments have each provided $8 million for stage one of
construction of new and improved rest areas for truck drivers on major regional
highways.
“This money is allowing us to build six new rest areas and to upgrade a further 33
existing rest areas.
“We are also upgrading 11 of the informal road side parking areas with improved blue
reflector identification.
“These are all on the Newell Highway between Parkes and the Queensland border,”
the spokesperson said.
Five of these have already been completed at:
68 km north of Moree
14 km north of Gilgandra
38 km north of Gilgandra
12 km north of Gilgandra
84 km north of Gilgandra
“Of the six new heavy vehicle rest areas, three are being built on the Newell
Highway.
“Work on one, 80 km north of Moree, has finished and will be open for trucks once its
use as a work depot for other nearby rest area projects finishes.
“The other two are between Narrabri and Coonabarabran.”
Work to upgrade existing rest areas at five locations on the Newell Highway is
progressing well and is expected to be finished soon:
69 km south of Narrandera
51 km south of Narrandera
81 km south of West Wyalong
34 km south of West Wyalong
36 km north of West Wyalong
“The other 17 upgrades of existing heavy vehicle rest areas are on the Hume, Sturt,
Barrier and Great Western highways,” the spokesperson said.
“The RTA is also carrying out assessments of five bridges to monitor the condition of
these important assets with a view to opening up more of the road network to heavier
trucks without compromising safety.
“The RTA has also applied for a share of the next round of Federal rest area upgrade
funding and an announcement is expected shortly,” the spokesperson said.
“That application includes a new heavy vehicle rest area and a rest area upgrade on
the Newell Highway.”
There are more than 1400 rest areas across NSW with more than 1000 suitable for
heavy vehicles.
CONTACT:
RTA Media Unit 8588 5999
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