News by James O’Doherty
Premium Content Road safety projects across the state will get a $400 million cash injection from the Commonwealth and State governments. The funding, set to be announced on Thursday, will come from a $2 billion road safety fund announced in last year s budget. NSW will get $540m from that fund. The $400m cash injection will go to more than 260 projects across NSW. Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack (back) and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Adam Yip The jointly-funded projects include more than $50m to improve school zone 40km/h speed signs, more than $20m for works along the Pacific Highway, and more than $15m to improve bushfire resilience by removing high risk trees and upgrading road infrastructure.