DELIVERING LOCAL PRIORITIES IN NEWCASTLE

The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to boost the liveability of communities across Newcastle, with road and community infrastructure projects progressing, and increased funding to support a pipeline of future local priority projects.

Working in partnership with City of Newcastle, projects funded by the Albanese Government are improving the safety of local road networks, supporting local jobs, and unlocking new social and economic opportunities.

Almost 4 million thanks to the Albanese Government.

Thanks to the increase in funding, City of Newcastle are now set to undertake upgrades across city including at:

Location	Project	Federal Funding
Memorial Drive, The Hill	Road embankment	2.17 million
Lambton Road, New Lambton	Road rehabilitation	2.29 million

These works are in addition to the following projects which have already been completed under the Roads to Recovery program.

Location	Project	Federal Funding
Fogo Street, Wallsend	Rehabilitate existing road pavement, replace kerb and gutter and install new stormwater drainage.	423,633
Memorial Drive, The Hill	Stabilisation of existing road embankment, footway and road formation.	463,218
Allowah Street, Waratah West	Partial retaining wall, new road pavement construction, stormwater drainage, kerb and gutter	203,886
King Street, Newcastle	Replacement of existing pavement.	111,183
Frederick Street, Merewether	Renewal of road pavement, stormwater drainage, kerb, gutter, footpaths	511,880
Kinta Drive, Beresfield	Insitu stabilisation of existing road pavement to increase strength and durability and resurfacing.	611,346

Nationally, the Albanese Government is delivering significant funding increases to support local councils progress their priority projects.

The Roads to Recovery program is progressively increasing from 1 billion per year, the Road Black Spot Program is increasing to 50 million has been added to the new 10 million in Roads to Recovery Funding over the next five years, including the 4.58 million from City of Newcastle, is a testament to our shared commitment to improving our local infrastructure, facilitating critical upgrades and essential repairs across the city.

"This boost in funding reflects a shared vision for a safer, more connected Newcastle, and we look forward to seeing the positive impact of these projects on our city's future."