Work to upgrade a 5.8-kilometre section of the Newell Highway between Moree and Boggabilla has been completed several months ahead of schedule, delivering safer journeys for road users in the north of the state.

NSW Labor’s Northern Tablelands spokesperson Peter Primrose MLC says the $13.75 million project at North Croppa Creek, had seen crews completely rehabilitate the road surface to improve pavement resilience and quality, as well as improve safety for all road users.

Mr Primrose says the upgraded Newell Highway would boost productivity for freight operators and safety for all road users, provide a stronger and longer lasting pavement, and reduce ongoing maintenance costs in the area.

He says fatigue, in particular, can be a major hazard on long stretches of highway and the safety improvements at North Croppa Creek such as the one-metre wide centre line and widened shoulders help to separate oncoming lanes of traffic and help prevent head-on crashes, meaning less likelihood of casualties due to a simple mistake behind the wheel.