$80 MILLION ACCELERATED FUNDING FOR PACIFIC HIGHWAY

The Pacific Highway – Wyong Town Centre project will receive $80 million fasttracked funding by the Federal Government.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, said, “The Pacific Highway is one of Australia’s busiest and most important urban arterial roadways, making investment in its improvement vital.

“With the population of the Central Coast projected to increase by about 75,000 over the next two decades, this announcement ensures we are delivering for the future.”

The Federal Government is contributing $336 million towards the project, with the New South Wales Government committing $84 million. The contribution will help the New South Wales Government to expedite delivery of this priority project on the Central Coast.

New South Wales Premier, Dominic Perrottet, said, “The New South Wales Government has a clear long-term economic plan backed by a $112 billion infrastructure investment to deliver the roads and infrastructure needed to keep our state moving.

“This includes significantly upgrading what is one of the country’s busiest highways, to help ease congestion through Wyong so that local residents and visitors can get to where they need to quickly and safely.”

The $420 million project will upgrade the Pacific Highway through Wyong, duplicating the highway between Johnson Road and Cutler Drive.

The existing Wyong River road bridge will also be replaced with two new road bridges, increasing clearance heights for River Road and South Tacoma Road.

The works are currently in the planning phase, with the delivery schedule to be determined as planning and development works progress.