Road repairs a priority: Minister

Road repairs throughout the western regions are being prioritised during breaks in weather to ensure motorist safety.

Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway said Transport for NSW crews would be out on the ground when the weather was clear to repair potholes and damaged roads ahead of further rain.

“My priority is to ensure everyone travels safely on our road network, which is why I’ve asked Transport to have crews out straight away to fill potholes while we have dry road surfaces,” Mr Farraway said.

“The recent wet weather and floods has caused damage to our network so we’re going to make sure we take every opportunity to pull resources together to ensure we fill potholes as a priority.

“This is a problem right across the state with repeated bouts of extended rainfall. Since the February floods we have repaired more than 135,000 potholes on state roads across regional NSW alone.”