A $1 million safety upgrade on the Great Western Highway east of Bathurst has come to an end as a $45 million duplication of the highway on the city's outskirts is set to begin.
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The highway's road shoulder was widened, safety barriers were installed on the edge line in both directions, road signs were relocated and road markings repainted at Walang, near Yetholme.
The $1 million project was part of the Saving Lives on Country Roads program and supported 30 jobs, including some Bathurst businesses, according to Member for Bathurst Paul Toole.
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He said about 8500 vehicles use that section of the highway every day.
"A number of factors were considered to determine the most appropriate safety measures to adopt, including crash statistics and highway usage," he said.
Meanwhile, early works on the NSW Government's $45 million upgrade to the highway from Kelso to Raglan started last month and major work is set to start next month and take about two-and-a-half years.
The upgrade will provide two lanes each way from Ashworth Drive, at the Big Gold Panner, to Napoleon Street, on the western edge of Raglan; and two lanes eastbound and one lane westbound from Napoleon Street to the east of Ceramic Avenue.
As part of the upgrade, traffic lights will be installed at the intersection of PJ Moodie Drive and Eugenie Street at Raglan.
The NSW Government has also spent $8 million on upgrading the highway at Meadow Flat, including improving drainage and widening the centreline and shoulders.
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