hhag newsletter 10
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Our last Hartley Highway Action Group(HHAG) update was included in a newsletter prior to Christmas. Since then we have held a series of three meeting with orange corridor residents to consider the outputs from the value management workshops conducted by the RTA late last year. The last of these meetings had the senior RTA project manager in attendance.
These meetings have provided assurance that there will be further opportunity to influence this project as it proceeds to concept stage and that many good suggestions out of the value management workshop and our recent orange corridor residents meetings can only be properly considered and implemented in the detailed design stage. In the latest meeting the RTA confirmed that the final route proposal will be publicised about Easter. As another element of this discussion with the RTA they agreed to run a public workshop on the law and processes relating to resumption of any land to enable the 50 or 60 affected landholders to become familiar with the process prior to having to engage with the RTA’s land resumption negotiator.
Whilst dealing above to a process to try and ensure the best outcome if the road upgrade goes ahead, HHAG has continued to pursue the overarching strategy against the upgrade approved by the community at last year’s 26th September public meeting. Pursuing this strategy we continue to press for major safety enhancements of the existing road and the diversion of excess funds from the project to the development of more appropriate road freight transport routes and to enhance rail freight capacity. In a recent development we received an acknowledgment of our letter to the Prime Minister sent following the November Community Cabinet meeting held in Bathurst advising that our call has been referred by the Prime Minister to Minister Albanese as the Minister responsible for Infrastructure development.
If you have a view on any point expressed here do not hesitate to call.
Ramsay Moodie
Chairman 22nd March 2010
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