Tasmanian Labor is again calling on the Liberal government to release its Channel Highway Corridor Improvement Plan and set out its plan to relieve local traffic problems.
Labor Leader Rebecca White said Kingborough residents have been waiting more than a year to find out the results of the government’s consultation process and deserve answers now.
“It was a 2018 Liberal election promise to look at how the Channel Highway meets the current and future needs of the area,” Ms White said.
“The community was asked for feedback in April last year to help identify opportunities for improvement, and highlight safety concerns.
“More than a year later, they are still waiting for the results of that consultation process and an update on the project. That’s despite the government saying the plan would be finalised early in 2020.
“The government must explain whether it intends to deliver the project as promised, to help fix existing congestion issues, as well as alleviating problems with forecast extra traffic from the proposed Huntingfield development.
“The government has a poor record for delivery of important infrastructure projects like this one. Residents deserve reassurance that this project will not go the way of others that have failed to materialise.
“As Labor’s COVID-19 Recovery Package points out, we need to progress infrastructure that’s been left in the too-hard basket for too long and help build a better Tasmania.”
Rebecca White
Labor Leader
