Deadline: 14-Oct-22
The Transport for New South Wales (NSW) is pleased to announce the 2022 Fixing Country Roads program for eligible councils to repair and upgrade local and regional roads to improve the movement of freight to key freight hubs and state roads.
Eligible councils across regional NSW are invited to apply for project funding as part of Fixing Country Roads 2022. This round will target ready projects that can begin construction within 18 months of the receipt of a successful project letter to deliver immediate benefits to freight operators, farmers and producers and local economies.
The NSW Government recognizes the efficient movement of freight is critical to economic growth and productivity across the state. The $543 million Fixing Country Roads program helps ensure the road network across regional and rural NSW can continue to meet this freight task.
Funding Information
- Fixing Country Roads provides funding for roads, bridges, bridge and route load assessments, and truck washes. To date, Fixing Country Roads has committed $462.5 million in funding for over 320 projects across Regional NSW.
- Fixing Country Roads is a $543 million NSW Government program providing targeted infrastructure funding from Restart NSW for regional freight projects.
Eligible Projects
What projects are eligible for funding under the stream? Examples of eligible projects are:
- Road pavement repair and strengthening to allow higher mass limits (HML)
- Sealing of an unsealed road
- Road widening to allow longer heavier and vehicle combinations
- Replacement of a timber bridge with a new structure
- Strengthening and widening of an existing bridge
- Road, bridge, and floodway reconstruction to improve access during flood events
- Construction of a new road to shorten distances
- New roads such as access roads to industrial areas.
- Culvert replacement
- Intersection realignment and upgrades
- Construction of a heavy vehicle rest area and inspection bay.
Eligibility Criteria
- The 93 eligible local councils listed at the end of this document are invited to apply, as well as the Unincorporated Far West and Lord Howe Island.
- Councils are encouraged to work together to achieve improvements on strategic freight routes that span across multiple Local Government Areas (LGAs).
- Councils are encouraged to work through their respective Joint Organization of Councils (JOCs), Regional Organization of Councils (ROCs), and Regional Development Australia (RDA) committees to put forward projects that address regional priorities.
- Applicants are also encouraged to work with individual firms and industry organizations to develop the case for upgrades.
- JOCs may submit joint applications for their member councils (if authorized to do so).
- Although ROCs and RDAs are not eligible to submit applications, they may assist councils in preparing joint applications. However, actual grants will be provided directly to asset owners.
- When submitting a joint application from multiple councils, ROC, or RDA, or from a consortium that includes industry and other government organisations, all asset owners must sign the application form. A single point of contact should also be specified (the lead applicant) who will submit a single application on their behalf of the joint applicant. The lead applicant could be an individual eligible council or JOC Executive Officer.
For more information, visit Transport for NSW.
For more information, visit https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects/programs/fixing-country-roads
