Yesterday I visited Deaves Road alongside Federal member for Hunter, Dan Repacholi MP and Adam Shultz - Mayor of Lake Macquarie to announce a long-awaited $8.7 million funding package to flood-proof the increasingly important transport link.
The federal government has pledged $4.6 million to the upgrade with State Government adding $4.1 million.
Lake Macquarie City Council will deliver the work which began with site setup in mid-February and is expected to be finished and open to traffic