Dispute over funding for Bass Highway safety upgrades
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 19:32 · Archive
A Tasmanian Liberal senator claims a funding cut has delayed safety work on the Bass Highway.
A Tasmanian Liberal senator has claimed that safety work on a section of the Bass Highway would already be under way if a previous funding commitment had been honoured.
The senator says the funding cut halted planned safety upgrades on the route. However, the claim has been dismissed as 'ludicrous' by those pointing to current spending levels on the road.
The dispute centres on whether adequate funding has been allocated to improve safety on the highway section in question.
How it is being reported
- Uncover the budget shift that 'halted' safety upgrades on a deadly routeA funding cut claim has been labelled 'ludicrous' given spending.The Advocate · 14 Oct, 19:00
- Uncover the budget shift that 'halted' safety upgrades on a deadly routeA funding cut claim has been labelled 'ludicrous' given spending.The Examiner · 14 Oct, 19:00
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