The New South Wales Government will speed up work on the Silver City Highway with extra crews to deliver a fully sealed highway from Broken Hill to the Queensland border by the end of the year.
The Silver City Highway connects Buronga, on the Victorian border with the Queensland border via Broken Hill and Tibooburra. The connection is one of two roads (the other being the Cobb Highway) in the NSW State Highway network which aren’t sealed.
Sealing the Silver City Highway will prevent highway closures, create more efficient travel, create safer travel conditions and improve the wet weather immunity of the connection.
Since the sealing project began, 132.6 kilometres of dirt road had been bitumen-sealed on the Silver City Highway with only 20 kilometres left to go.
The NSW Government has committed $195 million to seal both the Silver City and Cobb highways, which connect Far West communities between the Victorian and Queensland borders.
Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway said the project would provide smoother, safer and more reliable journeys.
“Last year some unsealed sections of the Silver City were closed or open with very limited capacity for more than 100 days due to wet weather,” he said.
“By sealing our road network we are strengthening our supply chain network, reducing wear and tear on vehicles and reducing the need for disruptive closures during flooding events.”
For more information on the project, click here.
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