
The NSW budget included two large pots of money for two long-awaited Hunter road projects, the Muswellbrook bypass and Nelson Bay Road upgrade.
Minister for the Hunter Yasmin Catley told NBN on Tuesday that Hunter residents would welcome the $442 million announced for the bypass and Port Stephens MP Kate Washington said the government would "finally get this [Nelson Bay] road project going that's been stuck in the slow lane for so many years".