Lloyd calls for Minister on Woy Woy Rd

Former Member for Robertson Mr Jim Lloyd has called on the Federal Minister for Transport Mr Anthony Albanese to urgently intervene and assist with the problems on Woy Woy Rd.

"With the current Member for Robertson holidaying in Cairns with her husband John Della Bosca, the Central Coast is facing a major crisis with the closing of Woy Woy Rd," Mr Lloyd said.

"We need urgent intervention from the Federal Government now with its huge resources to fix Woy Woy Rd immediately.

"It is obvious that the problem is too big for the council to handle and the State Government is in crisis and also seems incapable of assisting.

"Belinda Neal needs to immediately return from her holiday in Cairns and get back to work for the sake of the long-suffering Central Coast community."

"She should have Anthony Albanese here on Woy Woy Rd today to sort out what needs to be done to get Woy Woy Rd open as quickly as possible and to end the traffic chaos being created by this closure."

Gosford Council announced earlier this month that Woy Woy Rd would be re-open to two-way traffic flow on August 22.

"When the Pacific highway collapsed, I had the Federal Department of Transport provide assistance to Gosford Council and even secured Federal funding commitments from the Prime Minister," Mr Lloyd said.

"Belinda Neal should be doing the same with Woy Woy Rd.

"Belinda Neal may also like to reconsider her total rejection of my proposal to provide up to $1 million to examine an alternate direct link from the Peninsula to the F3.

"This would now seem to be a sensible proposal in light of these road closures."

Press release, 11 Jul 2008 Jim Lloyd, Moonee Moonee