CALLS FOR A FAIR SHARE OF FUNDING TO FIX THE BRUCE HIGHWAY

Federal Member for Dawson, Andrew Willcox, is calling for State and Federal Labor Governments to urgently invest funding into the Bruce Highway as horrific crash numbers continue to climb. There have been several reports published recently that have identified the section of the Bruce that runs through Dawson, from Mackay all the way through to Townsville, as having the worst safety rating for the entire highway. I don’t support the current funding arrangement of 50-50 from the Federal and State Government. The original arrangement of 80-20 needs to be restored to look after the roads and infrastructure in Far North Queensland. Every day on Australian roads on average 3 people are killed and 100 people are seriously injured on the roads. These deaths may have been prevented if the busy highway was up to scratch.