Ms Catherine King (Ballarat, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Calare for the question, and I know he's been a long-term advocate for the Dixons Long Point crossing. We know how important the safety of regional roads and connectivity in our regions are. It is why we announced the investment of $10 million into the Dixons Long Point crossing. The crossing will provide a much-needed crossing between Mudgee and Orange.

The member for Calare will remember he wrote to me about this last year requesting an update on that project. In October last year, when he wrote, I was able to advise that the Mid-Western Regional Council had submitted the final project proposal report to my department, and that then had an assessment undertaken. I am pleased to provide a further update and report that I have approved this project proposal for the release of $10 million of funding to Transport for NSW on behalf of the Mid-Western Regional Council. That money goes towards the planning works, scope, design and cost of delivering this project, so you should start to see planning work on that project. It's a project, as you have mentioned, with a very, very long history, and I'm pleased to provide that update.

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