The newest section of a $14.7 million road project connecting the southern outskirts of Orange, New South Wales, has officially opened to traffic.
The key transport link, a 1.7-kilometre road now named Brabham Way, greatly improves connections between growing suburban areas and critical health and industrial zones.
It extends the former Southern Feeder Road from the Mitchell Highway, passing through a new roundabout at Shiralee Road.
The project also includes a $3.1 million upgrade of a 809-metre section of Shiralee Road.
Delivered by the Orange City Council in partnership with the NSW Government’s Regional Housing Fund program, the upgrade stretches from Brabham Way to the railway level crossing and Woodward Street.
Orange Mayor, Tony Mileto, was one of many government officials in attendance for the road’s opening ceremony and expressed his pleasure with the project’s outcome.
“Orange City Council has been working steadily over the last decade to connect key economic and housing development areas in Orange’s south to the Mitchell Highway, and this next stage will add another important link,” he said.
“It’s the kind of high transport infrastructure that a growing city like Orange needs, and we thank the State and Federal Government for sharing in the funding package to make this happen.”
NSW Minister for Agriculture, Regional NSW and Western NSW, Tara Moriarty, echoed this sentiment.
“It’s great to see this section of the project complete and now linking key parts of the city,” she said.
“Orange is a dynamic regional city and this essential project makes it easier for residents and businesses to get to where they need to go, increasing the efficiency of local transportation.”
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