MOTORISTS are now experiencing better Bruxner Highway travel west of Mallanganee after a $1.2-million safety upgrade was completed.

Delivered through the Minns Labor Government’s Safer Roads Program in partnership with Kyogle Council, the upgrade included:

• Installation of safety barriers
• Shoulder widening
• Intersection improvements and
• Vegetation clearing

Work started earlier this month on the 2.6-kilometre upgrade to the highway near Mallanganee, about 40 kilometres west of Casino.

Transport for NSW crews will be back in the new year to install additional signage and complete line marking and installation of audio tactile line marking, also known as rumble strips. 

State Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin has welcomed completion of the work and thanked work crews for their efforts.

“The Bruxner Highway is an increasingly busy road, and I am pleased the Minns Labor Government has provided the funds to make these important safety improvements,” Ms Saffin said. 

“We’re continuing to improve the Bruxner Highway to ensure all those who use this important freight, tourism, agricultural and commuter corridor have safer, better journeys. 

“This section of highway, between Casino and Tabulam, carries about 1,100 vehicles a day.”

Kyogle Mayor Cr Danielle Mulholland said: “Connectivity, and safe connectivity, is a key driver in the sustainability of our local industries and communities.

“It is through our partnership with the State Government that we delivered this result, and we hope it will be one of many such partnerships going into the future,” Cr Mulholland said. 

“Safety is paramount along the range, particularly during heavy rain or fog, and this project will go some way towards reducing those risks to all drivers."