At the announcement of a $4 million upgrade for Bogan Road last Friday were Parkes Shire Deputy Mayor Neil Westcott, Federal Member for Riverina Michael McCormack and Parkes Shire Mayor Ken Keith OAM.
The Parkes Shire’s Bogan Road is getting a nearly $4 million upgrade to improve safety for users and the freight of stock and grain.
The project involves extending the bitumen seal by four kilometres, upgrading three causeways to improve freight efficiency and higher mass limits (HML) vehicle access and the resheeting of 16 kilometres of unsealed road to improve drainage, alignment and pavement.
Member for Riverina Michael McCormack was in Parkes last Friday to announce the $3,986,000 upgrade of Bogan Road through the Remote Roads Upgrade Program (RRUP).
He said the upgrade would help rural and regional Australians get home sooner and safer, and getting stock and grain to market and thereby increasing productivity.
“Parkes Shire Council has identified Bogan Road as a route which would benefit the community with an upgrade which will make it safer and, in turn, more productive for commercial users,” said Michael.
“It does not matter where you live – you deserve the best road possible.”
This upgrade is part of the government’s $120 billion 10-year infrastructure investment program for regional roads. The $150 million RRUP targets unsealed roads and safety works including resurfacing, removing dangerous corners and managing vegetation.