The Blue Mountains Electorate Transport Platform 2011 is now finalised and has been accepted by the following groups: Association of Concerned Mid Mountains Residents Bell Highway Action Group Against the Highway Blackheath Highway Action Group Blue Mountains Sustainable Transport Alliance Blue Mountains Commuter and Transport Users Association Bullaburra Township Committee Katoomba Chamber of Commerce & Community [...]
Friday, January 28, 2011
“We bear a huge freight burden that will increase if we let it. I support the completion of highway widening to Katoomba, but no further. Instead, we must upgrade the rail network to improve passenger services and put more freight on rail to reduce the number of trucks.” As the Member for Blue Mountains, Janet [...]
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Safe overtaking lanes should be constructed on the Bells Line of Road to cut accidents and ease the truck burden on the Great Western Highway, according to Independent Blue Mountains candidate Janet Mays. Addressing the issue of trucks on the highway last week, Ms Mays confirmed she did not support a truck stop at Mount [...]
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
An early plan of action has activated the state election campaign in the Blue Mountains after Independent Janet Mays spoke at a function last Thursday night. On the issue of truck burden on the Great Western Highway, Mays conceded the plan to return freight to rail will be long-term due to neglected rail infrastructure, but [...]
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Independent Candidate for the seat of Blue Mountains, Janet Mays, has focussed on the major arterial highway through the region as the first in a series of policy areas she will take to the March 26th poll. “Large numbers of trucks travelling at high speeds along the Great Western Highway are a major problem for [...]
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Friday, March 11, 2011
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