NSW election 2019: Long road ahead for Nelson Bay despite Gladys Berejiklian funding commitment

Michael Parris
January 20 2019 - 7:00am
BOTTLENECK: Traffic on Nelson Bay Road at the end of the Queen's birthday weekend last year. The promised works will create another 9km of dual carriageway.
BOTTLENECK: Traffic on Nelson Bay Road at the end of the Queen's birthday weekend last year. The promised works will create another 9km of dual carriageway.

Former premier Mike Baird talked of “full duplication” when he committed $70 million to upgrading Nelson Bay Road in 2015, 10 days before the state election.

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Michael Parris

Michael Parris

Journalist

Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.

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