Council allocates 7 million dollars to road maintenance across the region

2 June 2022

Informed by the Community Survey, which sought community input between December 2021 – January 2022, Tamworth Regional Council has developed a number of plans for the region including Our Community Plan (The Plan) 2023-2033.Our Community Plan is a community-owned strategic plan for the future of the Tamworth region.

An important outcome of the Community Survey is that the top concern and area of dissatisfaction of the community is the quality of the roads in the region.  

Due to three Natural Disasters, higher than average rainfall and several significant storm events over the last 12-18 months, our road network has deteriorated, creating a substantial volume of work for our road maintenance teams.

As an immediate response to this feedback and the sheer number of roads within our LGA which require urgent repairs, Council has allocated $7,000,000 in additional road maintenance resources over the coming months.  Council will be engaging, effective immediately, four additional contract maintenance crews on the roads, they will be re-sheeting, resealing, continuing to plan unsealed drainage work and completing day to day maintenance.

This funding will ensure our region’s roads are returned to a high standard, addressing the community’s concerns.

As a result, the community can expect to see a ramp up in road maintenance works in the coming months.

Council will continue to communicate and maintain transparency on how they plan to improve the regions roads.

Visit Tamworth.nsw.gov.au/roads for more information.