Kristy McBain MP
Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories
Federal Member for Eden-Monaro
Jenny Aitchison MP
Minister for Roads
Minister for Regional Transport
Steve Whan MP
Member for Monaro
The Albanese and Minns Governments are continuing to improve regional and remote roads in NSW, delivering more than $1.18 million funding towards the road safety improvements on Oallen Road in Eden-Monaro.
The project will include the installation of safety barriers and other improvements at 11 sites, improving safety for all road users.
The Albanese and Minns Governments are partnering to deliver this project with a joint 50/50 investment of $1.184 through the Road Safety Program.
This is part of a more than $19.7 million to deliver 33 newly-announced life-saving projects across regional NSW.
The Road Safety Program plays a vital role in implementing treatments designed to reduce deaths and serious injuries on NSW roads, with particular emphasis on helping protect vulnerable pedestrians and motorists.
Since its launch in early 2024, the Road Safety Program has allocated $125 million to councils across NSW, supporting projects to improve road safety for all communities.
For the full list of new projects, visit: Road safety program additional projects March 2026
Quotes attributable to Member for Eden-Monaro and Minister for Regional Development and Local Government, Kristy McBain MP:
“As someone who represents an electorate that covers more than 30,000 square kilometres, I know how important it is that people who travel on NSW’s regional road network get home safely each time they travel.
“The Albanese Government is committed to reducing the number of road deaths and serious injuries on our roads, and I thank the Minns Government for its collaboration on this.
“These works on Oallen Road will make it safer for all road users and I’m proud to be part of a Government that is making this investment.”
Quotes attributable to NSW Minister for Roads and Regional Transport, Jenny Aitchison:
“The Minns Labor Government is committed to reducing the trauma on our roads by making them safer, more reliable and more resilient for every community across NSW.
“This funding will help councils deliver critical infrastructure upgrades in towns and regional centres where they will have the greatest impact.
“It’s part of our ongoing commitment to significantly reduce road deaths and serious injuries, particularly in regional communities across NSW.
“These upgrades and other initiatives are saving lives, however they cannot override a decision made when we sit in the driver’s seat. We should all make safety our number one priority and drive responsibly whenever we drive. We owe it to ourselves, to the people we love, and to those we share the road with.”
Quotes attributable to Member for Monaro Steve Whan:
“It is great to see Federal and State Labor Governments continuing to work to improve the roads leading to and from Nerriga and the coast. Oallen Road has become an important link and has seen substantial improvement over the last couple of decades – but there is certainly more to do and this investment is very welcome.
Quotes attributable to Mayor of Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council, Kenrick Winchester:
“On behalf of residents of our Queanbeyan-Palerang community, and travellers passing through it, I thank the Australian and NSW governments for this funding and for their commitment to helping us make our roads safer.
“Oallen Road is one of the busiest rural roads in the northern part of our local government area. In the past 18 months we have rehabilitated two sections of the road covering approximately 7.6km.
“That project involved widening the pavement and shoulders, applying bitumen seal, and installing linemarking. This invaluable funding will allow us to install safety barriers in numerous sections of the road making it much safer for drivers.”
