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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
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$206 million road backlog in the Hunter, NRMA report reveals

Damage on Lambton Road at Waratah, photographed in October. Picture by Marina Neil

A new report by the NRMA has revealed a $253.2 million backlog of funding needed by councils in the Hunter and Central Coast to maintain local roads, as part of a statewide backlog of $1.9 billion for 2020/21.

The backlog was more than $206 million in the Hunter and $46.8 million on the Central Coast for the 12-month period.

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