Fixing Country Roads

Reviewed

Project overview

Fixing Country Roads is a $543 million NSW Government Program providing targeted infrastructure funding from Restart NSW for regional freight projects.

More than 72 different types of produce are transported by road in NSW. There are types of freight that will always need to be moved by road, including some consumables, small quantities, goods with multiple delivery points and local freight. Fixing Country Roads has been vital in helping regional councils create a more efficient and thriving NSW freight industry to keep this freight moving.

Program objectives

Regional councils applied to repair and upgrade Local and Regional roads to improve the movement of freight to key freight hubs and State roads. Applications for truck wash projects could also be made through Fixing Country Roads.

Fixing Country Roads aligns with and complements Fixing Country Rail by improving regional freight connectivity and reducing the costs of getting goods to market.

The Program aims to unlock the economic potential of regional NSW through projects that deliver important benefits for all regional road users – from passengers to producers and from heavy vehicle drivers to the local school bus.

Program outcomes

A reliable road freight network ensures that food, produce and raw materials, which feed and power the state, can move to market efficiently.

The Fixing Country Roads Program is about improving freight access, supporting jobs, economic growth and productivity in regional NSW by reducing the cost of getting goods to market. 

As costs come down, consumers benefit at the till of their local supermarket and exporters become more competitive.

How can funding be used?

The Program looks to repair, strengthen, widen, seal and improve guttering and pavements on country roads. 

Regional councils deliver projects funded through the Program, which include strengthening, widening, or building roads, bridges or culverts, building truck wash facilities, and upgrades to improve the flood resilience of the network.

These projects make it easier for regional goods and products to get to a global market and for our regional communities to have access to products from anywhere in the world.

Program Funding

The delivery and funding arrangements for the Fixing Country Roads Program are administered by Infrastructure NSW. With the announcement of the successful projects for Round 6 in February 2023, the total program funding has been allocated and therefore no further rounds for this program are anticipated at this stage.

Please note: Although this information is updated regularly, project conditions can change rapidly, and so some details may not reflect more recent project developments. For the most up-to-date information, please contact fixingcountryroads@transport.nsw.gov.au.

Fixing Country Roads Round 6 (2022)

Fixing Country Roads Round 5 (2019)

Fixing Country Roads Round 4 (2018)

Fixing Country Roads Round 3 (2017)

Fixing Country Truck Washes (2016-17)

Fixing Country Roads Round 2 and Round 2.5 (2016-17)

Fixing Country Roads Round 1 (2014-15)

Fixing Country Truck Washes

First launched in 2016, the Fixing Country Truck Washes Program was initially a $10 million initiative jointly funded by the Australian and NSW governments. 

The Program recognises that truck washes play an important role in vehicle productivity and maintenance, as well as an important role in protecting NSW’s biosecurity. 

Following the single 2016-2017 Fixing Country Truck Washes Program, funding for truck wash upgrades or new facilities have been included as a funding stream as part of subsequent Fixing Country Roads Programfunding rounds.

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