Federal Member for Hume Angus Taylor has welcomed Black Spot funding for four separate road safety projects on the Hume Highway in the Hume electorate.

He said safety upgrades would take place at Paddys River near Wollumbi Rd and near the Remembrance Drive overpass at Yanderra in the Wingecarribee Shire, as well as improvements on a stretch of the highway at Yarra near the Old South Rd and east of Tyces Lane at Towrang, both in the Goulburn Mulwaree Shire.

“As announced this week by Assistant Minister for Infrastructure Jamie Briggs, there has been a cash injection for the main artery through our electorate, the Hume Highway, to make the Hume safer, which is great news for many of us who travel the road regularly.”

Mr Taylor said councils across the Hume electorate had secured Black Spot funding for 20 new projects to a value of $7.25 million - 13% of all Black Spot funding across NSW.

“This year’s projects are part of a record commitment of $500 million to the Black Spot Programme in the 2014 Budget, which included an additional $200 million from the Infrastructure Growth Package. An extra 110 projects will now be funded in NSW during 2015-16.”

Mr Taylor said councils across Hume had jumped on board to take advantage of the broader eligibility criteria for this and next year’s funding rounds, which will improve dangerous stretches of road and hazardous intersections.

“With 20 new Black Spot projects approved across Hume, we are again doing very well to secure a larger than average share of the funding pie. I am keen to continue working closely with local councils and provide support to get the best results from these major infrastructure programmes,” Mr Taylor said.