Shellharbour Council demands state fund hospital road upgrades
Shellharbour Council wants NSW to fund Dunmore Road upgrades needed for up to 700 new homes.
Shellharbour City Council says the state must upgrade roads around the new hospital to handle growth. The state is proposing to rezone the hospital precinct for up to 700 new homes.
Council says Dunmore Road needs major upgrades at key intersections to handle extra traffic. Council says development will be hurt without improvements to key sections of Dunmore Road.
Council supports the hospital as a regional asset but expects the state to pay for the infrastructure needed. Separately, councillors want to change Dunmore Road from a local to a state road.
This would shift maintenance responsibility to NSW Government. Councillor Kellie Marsh also wants a public promise that hospital parking will stay free for patients, visitors, carers and staff.
- 700
- Proposed new homes
- Dunmore Road
- Road requiring upgrades
- Kellie Marsh
- Councillor pushing free parking
Why it mattersThe council is trying to shift the cost of infrastructure growth from local ratepayers to the state government.
AustraliaThis affects Illawarra residents planning to use the new hospital and those living in the proposed 700 new homes around it.
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