Labor Abandoned Northern District
Member for Berowra, Philip Ruddock MP, says he is bitterly disappointed that the Federal Labor Government will defer its contribution to a feasibility study into the F3 to Sydney Orbital project until 2015-16 at best.
“Labor has abandoned the Northern District entirely; even the fig leaf has been incinerated in the budget!” Philip Ruddock said.
Mr Ruddock said “the Labor Federal Government in its last two budgets committed a mere $150 million for approval and planning to get started on connecting the F3 to the Sydney Orbital with further funding to be determined once these processes were completed”.
Philip Ruddock said “It would now appear the Gillard Government has no intention of attempting to address the current problems on Pennant Hills Rd, the major and only route from Sydney to the Central Coast”.
“This grant was initially subject to the NSW Government matching the funding with $30 million, which never came and now unfortunately, the project has effectively been abandoned by the Labor Federal Government” Mr Ruddock said.
I am deeply disappointed that once again the Northern districts of Sydney have been ignored and I will continue to push for a resolution to the serious problem of the F3-M2 Link.”