Nearly $28 million for roads in Lyons in next five years

FEDERAL Lyons MP Eric Hutchinson has welcomed delivery of the Federal Government’s $2.1 billion Roads to Recovery program which will see nearly $28 million spent on roads in Lyons over the next five years.

Mr Hutchinson said that Deputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure Minister Warren Truss would be writing to councils in Lyons advising them of their full allocations for the 2015-2015 to 2018-2019 Roads to Recovery program.

“This is great news for local councils, residents and businesses,’’ Mr Hutchinson said.

“These funds will make a real difference in building roads, repairing streets and creating better access across our community.’’

Mr Hutchinson said that the Government was doubling Roads to Recovery payments to councils next year (2015-2016) to $700 million which will be a tremendous windfall for much-needed local road works.

Local councils in Lyons will be receiving the first of their funding allocations for the next five years in November.

Roads to Recovery funding for the next five years to councils in Lyons includes:
• Break O’Day, $2,646,098 ($441,016 this financial year).
• Brighton Council, $956,322 ($159,387 this financial year).
• Central Highlands Council, $2,384,796 ($397,466 this financial year).
• Derwent Valley Council, $1,443,498 ($240,583 this financial year).
• Glamorgan Spring Bay Council, $1,572,283 ($262,047 this financial year).
• Kentish Council, $2,034,200 ($339,033 this financial year).
• Latrobe Council, $1,331,802 ($221,967 this financial year).
• Meander Valley Council, $3,903,599 ($650,600 this financial year).
• Northern Midlands Council, $4,022,294 ($670,382 this financial year).
• Sorell Council, $1,713,238 ($285,540 this financial year).
• Southern Midlands Council, $2,633,528 ($438,921 this financial year).
• Tasman Council, $854,248 ($142,375 this financial year).
• West Tamar Council, $2,187,050 ($364,508 this financial year).

The Roads to Recovery program enables councils to prioritise roads funding to invest in the infrastructure which keeps our drivers safe and strengthens economic growth, Mr Hutchinson said.

“Local councils can lodge their applications in October to allow payments under the new Roads to Recovery program to be made in November,’’ he said.
FEDERAL Lyons MP Eric Hutchinson