The near-40 year struggle to seal several roads in the Rollands Plains area appears no closer to resolution.
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One resident says logging trucks and associated trucks hauling heavy machinery are becoming more prevalent on the local road network with dust also an increasing problem.
Phil Morton says the roads in the area - including Bril Bril Road - just aren't capable of handling increasing traffic, particularly heavy vehicles.
The local community continues to lobby Port Macquarie-Hastings Council to seal roads to improve safety.
Mr Morton says the matter has been highlighted in recent times with a number of vehicle accidents.
The most recent involved a logging truck roll over on July 26.
Mr Morton described the lack of council action as 'forty years of neglect'.
"The Rollands Plains community has been attending meetings with council and lobbying council for a long time about the dangers of the roads in the Rollands Plains, Telegraph Point and Ballengarra areas," he said.
"We have letters dating back to amalgamation (1981), some advising that Bril Bril Road and several other roads had been priced to be sealed.
"In fact Bril Bril was ready to be sealed with the funds from the council and the state government. But it appears those funds were re-allocated to fix a bridge somewhere else."
Mr Morton pointed to increased traffic numbers on the road networks, including logging trucks, private vehicles and heavy machinery as reasons behind the residents' concerns.
"Forestry has told us that the Bril Bril Road is crucial to their logging operations, but it was never meant to cater to logging trucks.
"Residential sub-divisions have also added to the numbers of vehicles using the road too.
The main issue is that Bril Bril Road and others in the area are not capable of handling logging trucks and cars.
- Phil Morton
"The main issue is that Bril Bril Road and others in the area are not capable of handling logging trucks and cars."
He says maintenance to clear vegetation from the road verges would be a first step.
Dust is also becoming an increasing problem because of the lower level grading maintenance of the roads.
According to council information, the Old Kempsey Road, Ballengarra Bransdon Road and Bril Bril Bottlebrush Road are listed on the six month unsealed road grading scheduled.
These roads are next due to be graded in November 2019.
Gum Scrub Road is listed on the 12 month grading cycle and will next be graded in May 2020.
Of the 145 roads listed on council's roads maintenance priority list, Rollands Plains Road, Telegraph Point is listed at 63, Reids Road, Pembrooke 69, Ballengara Bransdon Road, Gum Scrub at 126 and Ballengara Bransdon Road, Telegraph Point at 127.
Rollands Plains committee president Raymond Griffiths says the group has met and discussed the road issue with Oxley MP Melinda Pavey.
He says council's main focus should be to address roads and infrastructure.
Council is about to fund an aquatic centre, so our committee is asking about basic road upgrades and improvements.
- Raymond Griffiths
"Council is about to fund an aquatic centre, so our committee is asking about basic road upgrades and improvements," he said.
"Cr Justin Levido asked the question (to allocate some of the available funds to fix the road network) at a council meeting one night and did not get any support."
Mr Morton and Mr Griffiths said councillors had frequently inspected the road network over the years and they had agreed that the roads should be fixed.
"But it doesn't appear to go anywhere else," Mr Morton added.
A community consultation meeting will be held at the Rollands Plains hall in the near future.
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