Thursday, 29 May 2025
Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has been advised by the NSW Government that repairs to the New England Highway will begin next week.
After record-breaking floods hit the coast of NSW last week, traffic was rediverted to the New England Highway which resulted in it becoming a pothole-ridden danger zone for motorists.
Mr Moylan met with Minister for Roads Jenny Aitchison in Parliament this week, to push for urgent assistance and much-needed repairs to the highway.
As a result of their meeting, road crews from the Pacific Highway will be shifted to the New England Highway from next Monday to begin work.
“I have been working on this since late last week and the Northern Tablelands electorate office has been inundated with calls and emails from concerned drivers reporting near-misses, blown tyres, and vehicle damage,” Mr Moylan said.
“I travelled to Glen Innes from Armidale last week and experienced first-hand how bad the road conditions are.
“I met Minister for Roads Jenny Aitchison and her team while in Parliament in Sydney this week to push for urgent repairs and I am pleased to say she has agreed for road crews to be relocated to the New England Highway next week to begin work.
“Until the road crews can repair the worst of the damage, I urge motorists to be careful while travelling.
“While the road is being worked on there will be delays. I ask motorists to be patient so the road crews can restore the highway.”
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Photo caption: Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan met with Minister for Roads Jenny Aitchison requesting urgent assistance to repair the New England Highway.