Tag: upgrade
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Rotarians spruce up Taree Bicentennial Gardens
Taree’s Bicentennial Gardens are looking much brighter, following a $150,000 makeover by local Rotary clubs. Sandstone seating, footpaths and 16 solar streetlights have been installed with the aim of attracting more people to the neighbourhood. “Was a bit neglected and going nowhere, a dead end, now it’s connected with the Figtrees development reaching over Browns…
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HOUSTON MITCHELL DRIVE INTERSECTION UPGRADE BEGINS MONDAY
Work begins Monday on a notorious intersection south of Port Macquarie. The $2.9 million upgrade on the Pacific Highway intersection with Houston Mitchell Drive includes north and southbound slip lanes, new safety barriers and line markings. The intersection has been labelled a ‘death trap’ by the community following multiple fatal crashes and near misses at…
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UPGRADES ON THE WAY FOR MANNING VALLEY HOCKEY
It’s been a tough year for Manning Valley Hockey after fields in Taree were damaged by floodwater. Work will soon begin to replace its artificial field – in the meantime, officials are excited to welcome back some of the state’s best players to its turf this month.
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ROAD UPGRADES AT DIAMOND BEACH
Traffic around a Mid North Coast public school is set to get a little safer – with Diamond Head Road set to undergo an upgrade. The joint federal-state project comes – as, elsewhere, a petition has been launched to fix the site of a fatal accident, last week.
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UPGRADES TO BEGIN ON BRUNSWICK HEAD’S BRIDGE
The heritage sensitive upgrade to Brunswick Head’s iconic South Arm bridge will begin this week. The project will see a number of load-bearing components replaced and decaying timber removed. Repurposed materials from the dismantled Bangalow bridges will be used in the upgrade. It’s expected to take 15 weeks to complete. (AUDIO IN PARTS)