Federal Member for Hume Angus Taylor has congratulated Wollondilly Shire Council on securing $546,000 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.

Wollondilly Shire will receive funding for the following Black Spots:

$380,000 - Oaks Road at Thirlmere – shoulder widening and upgrading of lines

$130,000 -  Remembrance Driveway at Tahmoor – install anti-skid pavement and linemarking

$36,000 - Montpelier Drive at Mowbray Park – install signs and anti-skid pavement  

“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 Wollondilly 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 projects along the Hume would receive funding: at Paddys River near Wollumbi Rd and near the Remembrance Drive overpass at Yanderra in the Wingecarribee Shire, as well as a stretch at Yarra near the Old South Rd and east of Tyces Lane at Towrang, both in the Goulburn Mulwaree Shire.

Caption: Member for Hume Angus Taylor announcing Black Spot funding to widen the shoulders and install other safety improvements at the intersection of Oaks Rd and Estonian Rd at Thirlmere, with Member for Wollondilly Jai Rowell.