Narrabri Shire Council backs Coonabarabran to Mungindi road project completion

Narrabri Shire councillors have agreed to provide a letter of support to Warrumbungle and Walgett shires for the completion of the Coonabarabran to Mungindi road upgrade project.

Council will support its two neighbouring local government areas in an effort to secure external funding to complete the project.

As part of the project, the road which runs from Coonabarabran through Baradine, Gwabegar, Pilliga and north to Mungindi will be constructed and sealed.

The total length of the route between Coonabarabran and Mungindi (at the Queensland border) is 335km and comprises 13km of state highway, 282km of regional road and 40km of local shire road.

The approximate breakdown of the sections within the three local government areas are 85km (25 per cent) in Warrumbungle Shire, 34km (10 per cent) in Narrabri Shire and 216km (65 per cent) in Walgett Shire.

Of the 34km section of this route within Narrabri Shire Council only 29km remains unsealed, from the intersection of Cypress Way and Bridges Street at Gwabegar to the intersection of Cypress Way and Pilliga Road at Pilliga.

Council previously resolved in 2011 to assist the neighbouring councils with this project and was a member of the Coonabarabran – Mungindi Road Upgrade Project Steering Committee.

At the October meeting of council, Cr John Clements moved that council provide a letter of support for the completion of the road upgrade project and that council advise the neighbouring two shires to re-establish the steering committee with Narrabri Shire representatives attending future meetings.

The motion was seconded by Cr Darrell Tiemens.