MILE LANE UPGRADE

By Tim Howard

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At its February 27 meeting Clarence Valley

Council voted 8-1 to support a Mayoral Minute calling for the upgrade of Eight Mile Lane at Glenugie to allow heavy vehicle access to the M1.

Cr Steve Pickering moved to accept the motion, which called on the council to:

1. write to the Hon. Jenny

Aitchison MP Minister for Regional Transport and Roads requesting the status of the Eight Mile Lane upgrade (from the M1 motorway/ interchange) to facilitate B-Double Standard access from the M1 motorway to Big River Way (State Classifed Roads) including

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associated intersections.

2. request that this section of Eight Mile Lane (approx. 2km) be prioritised for reclassifcation from a Regional to a State Road.

3. write to the Local Member for Clarence Richie Williamson MP seeking to reaffrm his Full story continued page 3

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