New Pittwater MP Jacqui Scruby visited the unfinished section of the Mona Vale Road West with NSW Premier Chris Minns on Saturday. Work on the road stopped when the Minn’s government decided not to fund the road upgrade between Terrey Hills and Ingleside in the budget after winning the 2023 election.
“I wanted the Premier to see the mess we have been left with and to understand the risks. It’s one of our major routes in and out of Pittwater, and it’s simply been abandoned mid-project, with just one narrow lane each way causing significant traffic bottlenecks and making it an accident blackspot” The Member for Pittwater stated.
She further noted that the thousands of petition signatures previously obtained by the former MP for Pittwater were never presented to the Minister and are now lost.
“I need to rebuild evidence of the community’s support and urge everyone to sign the petition, even if they signed before. Unfortunately, the previous petition is no longer, so we have to start from scratch” she explained.
Funding for the upgrade was withdrawn to address a budget deficit, following the 2023 NSW Independent Strategic Infrastructure Review, which found other projects in Sydney had greater need.