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Bennison Drive, Wuruk new bike and foorpaths enhancement to benefit users supported by the Roads to Recovery Program
Pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists will benefit from Bennison Drive's upgraded footpaths and bike paths. Federal MP Darren Chester praised the $500,000 Roads to Recovery funding, part of a $3 million investment.
Pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists are all set to benefit from bicycle and footpath works along Bennison Drive, Wurruk. Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester said the works were a great example of how the Roads to Recovery Program was supporting routine maintenance and safety enhancements to local road networks.
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester said the Bennison Drive Upgrade is a great example of how the Roads to Recovery Program was supporting routine maintenance and safety enhancements to local road networks
Essential road upgrades
Mr Chester said, "Local councils have an extensive network of roads, bridges and paths to look after, with the Wellington Shire Council responsible for maintaining more than 3000 kilometres of sealed and unsealed public roads and roadside management and maintenance across the municipality,"
"Working in partnership with local governments across Gippsland is the best way to deliver improvements to the local road network, making the Commonwealth's 'Roads to Recovery' program a vital program supporting local councils for more than 20 years," he said.
Roads to recovery
The Roads to Recovery Program supports the construction and maintenance of the local road infrastructure assets, facilitating greater accessibility and improving safety and social and economic outcomes. "Wellington Shire Council secured more than $500,000 through the 2019-24 Roads to Recovery Program for the Bennison Drive Upgrade, which delivered new bicycle paths and footpaths along the road between Firth Street and Jensen Court, providing a safer environment for all road users."
"The Bennison Drive Upgrade was one of several Roads to Recovery funded projects across the municipality, totalling $3 million, centred around road and street reconstruction undertaken during the January to March 2024 quarter," Mr Chester said. Wellington Shire Council received almost $19 million through the previous government's 2019-24 Roads to Recovery Program.
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