Federal Member for Hume Angus Taylor has congratulated Goulburn Mulwaree Shire Council on securing $970,000 in funding under the Federal Government’s Black Spot Programme.

Mr Taylor said councils across the Hume electorate had secured funding for 20 new projects to a value of $7.25 million – 13% of all Black Spot funding across NSW. Goulburn Mulwaree Shire will receive funding for the following Black Spots:

$600,000 - Hume Highway at Yarra near the Old South Rd – install wire rope barrier

$250,000 - Intersection of Faithfull and Clifford Streets – install roundabout

$100,000 - Hume Highway east of Tyces Lane at Towrang – install wire rope barrier

$19,200 – Intersection of Nicholson and Albert Streets – install raised islands with additional Stop and Give Way signs

“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, including Goulburn Mulwaree Shire, 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.

“There has been a big 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.” He said four separate road safety projects would be funded along the Hume, including the two mentioned near Goulburn and a further two at Paddys River near Wollumbi Rd and near the Remembrance Drive overpass at Yanderra in the Wingecarribee Shire.

Caption: Federal Member for Hume Angus Taylor announcing Black Spot funding to install a roundabout at the intersection of Faithfull and Clifford Streets – with Mayor Geoff Kettle, Council General Manager Warwick Bennett and Goulburn Highway Patrol Officer, Snr Const Matt Meagher.