I WAS dismayed to read that the proposed multi-billion-dollar upgrade of the Great Western Highway through the Blue Mountains will still restrict the speed limit to 80 kilometres an hour (Western Advocate, January 6).
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Motorists travelling north and south of Sydney are treated to motorways capable of speed limits of 110 kilometres an hour.
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Meanwhile, those travelling west (that's us) are supposed to be content with a purpose-designed road that delivers a pedestrian 80 kilometre an hour speed limit.
Now is a golden opportunity for our local member, Paul Toole (who, incidentally, is our Minister for Regional Roads), to take a personal and hands-on approach to this project and ensure that we are no longer the poor country cousins and that we receive a road capable of delivering at least a 100 kilometre an hour speed limit - the economic and social benefits of such a road would add to the continued prosperity of Bathurst and beyond.
Over to you, Paul!
