Minister for Regional Transport and Roads
Pretty Plains safety gains the next step for Mitchell Highway upgrades
The Mitchell Highway intersection with Pretty Plains Road, east of Orange, will be upgraded to improve safety and traffic flow.
Stepping up: Walking to School to become easier as NSW Government invests in safe walking
A Western Sydney primary school is the latest to benefit from the NSW Government’s Get NSW Active grants, as families across the state are encouraged to leave the car at home more often this National Walk Safely to School Day.
Thousands of new seatbelts making Hunter school buses safer
A $10 million program has been completed providing 92 additional seat belted school buses in the Hunter.
New public bus services delivered for Tweed region
More bus services to be delivered for the Tweed region, to cater for an expected increase in demand when the new Tweed Valley Hospital opens.
Powering up the regions as first trials start under $25 million zero emission bus trials project
The first on-road trials have begun as part of Transport for NSW’s $25 million zero emission bus project in the regions.
Safety transformation complete along 17-kilometre section of Kamilaroi Highway
A $34.6 million project to boost safety on a 17-kilometre stretch of the Kamilaroi Highway in north-west NSW has been completed.
Demerit point wiped for 1.1 million safe drivers
From today, more than 1.1 million motorists will begin to see a demerit point scrubbed from their licence as reward for maintaining good driver behaviour during the first year of the NSW Government’s demerit point trial that promotes safer roads.
Repair works underway on Coulsons Creek Road
Work to rebuild Coulsons Creek Road in the Upper Hunter, NSW, is now in full swing following more than $48 million in funding provided.
$32 million fund will support the central west to 'build back better' local roads and bridges
Applications are open for funding to help Central West councils rebuild transport infrastructure to better withstand future weather events.
Work on Rawsonville Bridge replacement project ramps up
Early work for the Rawsonville Bridge replacement project will start on 8 April with earthworks to construct new approach embankments.
Better bus stops on the way for regional communities
A total of $1.6 million funding has been announced for 149 new regional bus stop improvement projects.
Ready, SAT, go: Planning under way for accessibility upgrades at nine regional railway stations
Transport for NSW is investing in design and investigation work for accessibility upgrades at nine railway stations across regional.
Dubbo Station upgrade brings 143-year-old facility into 2024
Dubbo residents and visitors now have a safer and more accessible train station after the completion of a significant upgrade.
Innovative level crossing trial for rural and regional NSW
A $1.2 million trial of new digital technology to improve level crossing safety in rural and regional areas will soon get underway in NSW.
Trials of zero emission buses on Armidale and Tweed region school routes
Trials of zero emission bus technology are to get underway in regional NSW in the Armidale and Tweed areas.
Start your engines: All systems go for the Central West's regional transport coordination centre
A new control centre designed to deliver better transport outcomes during major events is getting a live test during Bathurst SuperFest.
Bolstering traditional practices to ramp up bushfire resilience
A new program to boost the bushfire resilience of critical transport corridors by supporting Aboriginal cultural landscape management has been launched at four sites across regional New South Wales.
Mammoth project to improve resilience along key western road corridors
A record amount of slope remediation and stabilisation work is planned to improve resilience through the Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury.
Major Mitchell Highway upgrade complete between Dubbo and Narromine
A $32 million NSW Government project to build new overtaking lanes on the Mitchell Highway between Dubbo and Narromine has been completed.
Upgrade to start on New England Highway at Burning Mountain, north of Wingen
Better journeys are on the horizon for motorists who use the New England Highway near Wingen with upgrade work to start at Burning Mountain.