WORK CONTINUES ON GLOUCESTER’S CHURCH STREET UPGRADE

Federal Work on the Church Street upgrade in Gloucester is expected to be completed in November.

Federal Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie recently inspected the works with Mid Coast Council Works Engineer Ruth Hallett.

The $1.5-million project has been funded under the Federal Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Fund.

“These funds were allocated as part of round four of the program under announced in the former Federal Coalition Government’s final budget,” Dr Gillespie said.

“The Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Fund program has been a critical program in bringing forward so many projects across the MidCoast Council area from road upgrades to community infrastructure projects. While current government has kept in place the funds we announced for this final round of funding there is no commitment for it to continue.”

Dr Gillespie said the Church Street upgrade in Gloucester, between Phillip Street and Hume Street, would see improvements to drainage efficiency, removal of gutter bridges, rehabilitated road pavement, new asphalt surface and line-marking.

“This is a busy area through town and I know that despite the current inconvenience with the works taking place, local motorists will certainly welcome this project when it is finally completed,” Dr Gillespie said.

Stage one of the project is from Hume Street to the intersection of Bent Street followed by stage two from the intersection of Bent Street to Phillip Street.