Media releases

Roads and Maritime Services (RMS), Ministerial and Member of Parliament (MP) press releases.

May 2013

24 May - Plenty of options for customers during motor registry upgrade (MP)
23 May - Night work starts to improve safety on Wattle Street at Pyrmont (PM)
20 May - Ensure your electronic tag is working ahead of fee increases on 1 June (RMS)
10 May - Maintenance and safety the focus for Kangaroo Valley  (MP)
10 May - Free workshop for parents of learner drivers (MP)
10 May - High five your school crossing supervisor (RMS)
8 May - Road safety to be improved at Princes Highway/Bridge Road, intersection (MP)
7 May - Community feedback encouraged on plans for Dalgety Bridge (MP)
7 May - Windsor Bridge submissions report online (RMS)
6 May - Work to improve safety on the Kings Highway at Braidwood (RMS)
2 May - Have your say on stage three of Richmond Road upgrade (MP)
1 May - Overheight or overlength trucks to be hit with tough new sanctions (Ministerial)

April 2013

24 April - Travel free across the Sydney Harbour Bridge and tunnel on Anzac Day morning (Ministerial)
23 April - Preferred option for Grafton bridge announced (Ministerial)
23 April - Stage 1 completed in Grafton to junction hill cycleway (Ministerial)
22 April - Preliminary work for the replacement of the Holman Bridge is expected to be completed this week. (RMS)
18 April - Rogue trucks putting innocent lives at risk – Operation Steel 3 (RMS)
18 April - Union Bridge safety screen design on the WEB (MP)
18 April - Have your say on Erskineville Road intersection upgrade at Newtown (RMS)
16 April - Ministers letter to supporters of the rainbow crossing explaining the need to remove the markings from Oxford Street (Ministerial)
16 April - New traffic lights at Newcastle Link Road (MP)
16 April - Traffic lights turned on at Old Hume Highway intersection at Camden (MP)
15 April - Bemboka Bridge widening project progresses (MP)
12 April - Planning under way on Princes Highway upgrade between Yallah and Oak Flats (MP)
12 April - Clearway times to stay at Bulli (MP)
11 April - Rainbow crossing removed from Oxford Street (Ministerial)
10 April - Katrina announces start of improvements on Olympic Highway’s Cootamundra Bypass (MP)
8 April - Heathcote community thanked for comments on revised bridge design (RMS)
8 April - Night work starts on Oxford Street at Paddington (RMS)
5 April - Night work continues on Sydney Harbour Bridge (RMS)
5 April - Joint Media Statement - Bega Bypass - High Street bridge opens (Ministerial)
5 April - Windsor Bridge inspection and survey work continues (RMS)
3 April - Dangerous pedestrian behaviour recorded in Rainbow Crossing Trial (RMS)
2 April - Issues Report on Boundary Street Upgrade (MP)
1 April - Increased funding for safer NSW roads (Ministerial)
1 April - NSW Government committed to regional road and bridge revitilisation (Ministerial)

March 2013

28 March - Plan a safe journey in the Hunter these holidays (MP)
28 March - Plan a safe journey on western roads these holidays (MP)
27 March - Mount Victoria and Hartley Valley safety upgrade submission reports now available (RMS)
27 March - Have your say on safety improvements at Leichhardt (RMS)
27 March - Work set to start to improve access to Meilman rest area on Sturt Highway (MP)
26 March - Speed limit change on Richardson Road at Narellan (MP)
25 March - Reducing road congestion - another pinch point upgrade complete (Ministerial)
25 March - Essential repairs completed on bridge over F6 Freeway (MP)
25 March - Community update for Berry to Bomaderry Princes Highway upgrade (MP)
22 March - Getting on with the job: Next step in Pacific Highway upgrade at Wyong (Ministerial)
22 March - Community feedback invited on Scone railway crossing (RMS)
22 March - Speed limit changes on Marulan roads (MP)
22 March - Night work continues on Sydney Harbour Bridge (RMS)
22 March - Support monitoring underway for Pearl Bay Avenue trial closure (RMS)
22 March - Sydney Harbour Bridge joins fellow icons in switching off for Earth Hour (RMS)
21 March - Taskforce formed to lead on-water reform (Ministerial)
21 March - Speed limit change on Yellow Rock Road at Tullimbar (MP)
21 March - Busting bus red tape in NSW (Ministerial)
20 March - Speed limit change on Addison Road, Marrickville (RMS)
19 March - Overnight work to repair steel plate on Spit Bridge (RMS)
19 March - The Northern Road upgrade at Bringelly - submissions report released (MP)
19 March - Five new variable message signs to improve traffic flow in The Hills (MP)
19 March - Night work on Great Western Highway from Lawson to Bullaburra (MP)
18 March - Call for tenders for West Gosford Intersection upgrade (MP)
15 March - Sydney Harbour Bridge lane upgrades in March (Ministerial)
14 March - Speed limit change on George Bass Drive at Tomakin (MP)
14 March - Speed limit changes at Gulmarrad and Nammoona rail crossing (MP)
13 March - Old Junee to Nyngan and Combaning Road intersection upgrade under way (RMS) 
13 March - Speed limit change on Racecourse Road at Clarendon (MP)
12 March - Road widening of Goldfields Way at Barmedman Creek (MP)
12 March - Less is more with a new course for young drivers (Ministerial)
11 March - Traffic to improve in and around Bulahdelah for Easter (RMS)
11 March - Stay alert with a new mobile traffic information service (Ministerial)
8 March - Quad bike safety research underway (Ministerial)
7 March - Community comment invited on Tenterfield heavy vehicle bypass (MP)
6 March - Tender awarded for Shoalhaven River Bridge study (MP)
6 March - Oakeshott deluded on Pacific Highway (Ministerial)
5 March - Major work starts to install Canberra Avenue noise walls (Ministerial)
5 March - NSW Government getting on with the job on the Monaro Highway (Ministerial)
5 March - NSW Government releases Kings Highway safety review (Ministerial)
5 March - Traffic flow improvements to Tompsitt Drive and Lanyon Drive intersection (Ministerial)
5 March - New Nashdale Bridge to be built on Cargo Road west of Orange (MP)
4 March - Prime Minister caught out misrepresenting funding about Westconnex (Ministerial)
4 March - The end of an era: M5 South West Motorway goes cashless (Ministerial)
4 March - Olympic Highway road improvements under way at Henty (MP)
4 March - Broke Road West upgrade (MP)

February 2013

28 Feb - Temporary closure on George Road at Leppington (MP)
27 Feb - Get a second and third eTAG free for Sydney Harbour Bridge and Tunnel (Ministerial)
27 Feb - Increased enforcement in the M5 East Tunnel starts on Friday 1 March (Ministerial)
27 Feb - North Wollongong Interchange work to start in March (MP)
27 Feb - Workshops for parents of learner drivers (MP)
26 Feb - Gerringong upgrade nightwork and changed traffic conditions (MP)
26 Feb - Bradbury misleading Cranebrook residents on upgrade of the Northern Road (Ministerial)
26 Feb - NSW motorists praised for patience during severe weather (Ministerial)
26 Feb - Tree replacement and road maintenance on Port Hacking Road from Miranda to Sylvania (RMS)
25 Feb - Boaters urged to use caution on Northern Waterways after floods (RMS)
22 Feb - Kempsey bypass community day postponed (RMS)
21 Feb - Travel times improve on key roads (Ministerial)
20 Feb - NSW Labor have the chance to support finishing the Pacific Highway upgrade (Ministerial)
20 Feb - Tree management work on Kings Highway at Braidwood (RMS)
20 Feb - Manilla Road upgrade starts next week (MP)
18 Feb - NSW Government makes massive inroads into heavy vehicle speeding (Ministerial)
18 Feb - Speed limit changes at Clarence Town (RMS)
16 Feb - Work starts on $46 million Richmond Road upgrade (Ministerial)
15 Feb - Speed limit changes from Macksviile to Bowraville (RMS)
15 Feb - Maitland Road Upgrade at Hexham complete (MP)
14 Feb - Safety trial on Fullers Road Chatswood on hold (RMS)
14 Feb - Katrina calls for public comment on Crookwell River Bridge replacement (MP)
14 Feb - Speed limit changes at Inverell (MP)
12 Feb - NSW Government grant for historic road signs (Ministerial)
12 Feb - Concrete central barrier curve markings trial to be extended on Great Western Highway (Ministerial)
11 Feb - Opportunity to Walk Across Australia's Longest Bridge (Ministerial)
8 Feb - Braidwood: Community drop in session for Draft Tree Management Plan (MP)
5 Feb - Guide to 10 most misunderstood road rules (Ministerial)
5 Feb - Talbingo landslide repairs set to start on Snowy Mountains Highway (MP)

January 2013

31 Jan - Roads Minister visits Gerringong upgrade (Ministerial) 
31 Jan - New school zone for PAL International College at Canley Vale (MP)
30 Jan - Permanent message sign for Windsor Road at Baulkham Hills (RMS)
30 Jan - Work restarts on Moruya River Bridge repairs (RMS)
29 Jan - Night work starts on safety trial for Fullers Road at Chatswood (RMS)
25 Jan - Have your say on weekend no stopping zone at North Willoughby (RMS)
25 Jan - Have your say on Grafton Bridge preferred option C (RMS)
24 Jan - New children’s crossing for Dubbo West Primary School (MP)
23 Jan - Drain repair work on Miller Street at Cammeray (RMS)
22 Jan - Tree removal on Georges River Road at Croydon (RMS)
22 Jan - Freight company fined for speed limiter tampering (RMS)
21 Jan - Work starts to extend noise wall on Heathcote Road (MP)
18 Jan - Bells Line of Road speed limit change due to extreme hot weather (RMS)
18 Jan - Speed limit change on Henry Lawson Drive at Mudgee (MP)
16 Jan - Tidal flow scheme opens on Princes Highway at Arncliffe (MP)
11 Jan - Final stage of night work on Botany Road (RMS)
11 Jan - Sandy Hollow Bridge safety upgrade (MP)
11 Jan - High pedestrian area speed limit to be extended in North Wollongong (MP)
10 Jan - Sydney Harbour Bridge southern toll plaza precinct upgrade submissions report online (RMS)
10 Jan - Community Invited to Third Boundary Street Upgrade Community Info Session (MP)
9 Jan -  Tenders invited for Nelson Bay Road (MP)
9 Jan -  Have your say on variable message sign for the Princes Highway at Carlton (MP)
8 Jan -  Night work on Park Road at Wallacia (RMS)
5 Jan - Community thanked for feedback to Windsor Bridge EIS (MP)
4 Jan - Heat wave increases risk of fires on boats (RMS)
1 Jan - Rego stickers go out with 2012 (Ministerial)