Funding fit for a King!
Date: 04 November 2009
The Rudd Labor Government will invest $1,500,000 towards the replacement of the King Street Bridge project in 2009/10.
The project will get additional Roads to Recovery funding over the next two to three years to undertake the completion of the project.
“I am incredibly pleased about this announcement – the King Street Bridge is a significant piece of infrastructure, not only for Glenelg, but also for the many others who visit the area,” Mr Georganas said.
“I have been supporting the issue of funding to repair the bridge for many years and am delighted that work can now start on the Bridge.
“The Rudd Government is providing $1,500,000 towards this $3,000,000 project to replace this bridge, with the local council providing a matching $1,500,000 in 2009/10.
The $1,500,000 in funding will be provided to the Holdfast Bay Council through the Rudd Labor Government’s Roads to Recovery program.
“I know that the project will make a real difference to the local and wider community,” Mr Georganas said.
“The Rudd Labor Government is investing record funding into national and local infrastructure.
Funding for this project builds on the $970,534 that the Government is also providing to Holdfast Bay Council through the Financial Assistance Grants program in 2009-10 and the $1,356,521 to be provided through the Roads to Recovery program over the five years from 2009/10 to 2013/14.
