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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Politics
Madeline Link

Residents reckon Mandalong Road still 'won't cope' with hefty upgrade

UPGRADE: Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce at the Mandalong Road announcement on Thursday. Photo: Madeline Link

RESIDENTS aren't sold on the $76 million dollar upgrade to the major chokepoint on Mandalong Road, arguing it will struggle to meet demands under new pressure from the $235 million Cedar Mill development.

The Coalition has promised to commit $56 million towards the project, with the state government kicking in a further $20 million to replace two roundabouts with traffic lights and double the lanes between Freeman's Drive and the M1.

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