Upper Yorke Road named South Australia’s worst
GRAIN Producers SA has named Upper Yorke Road as the worst grain road in South Australia. GPSA’s Worst Grain Road 2022 report identifies the top 10 worst transport routes across the state, as voted by grain producers. This year’s report featured...
GRAIN Producers SA has named Upper Yorke Road as the worst grain road in South Australia.
GPSA’s Worst Grain Road 2022 report identifies the top 10 worst transport routes across the state, as voted by grain producers.
This year’s report featured almost 150 individual submissions which identified 58 different roads in need of repair.
The dangerously narrow nature of Upper Yorke Road, particularly the 36 kilometre stretch between Kulpara and Arthurton, was highlighted by survey respondents.
Numerous potholes, undulations and crumbling edges were also raised as a concerns.
GPSA CEO Brad Perry said the feedback from grain producers painted a bleak picture of the condition of key freight routes.
“The campaign has shown that grain producers are not just losing productivity due to the condition of the federal, state and local government roads highlighted in the top 10 of the Worst Grain Road campaign, but they fear for their safety and that of others travelling these routes,” Mr Perry said.
“This is a damning report into the condition of key freight routes for a grain sector worth more than $3 billion to our state.
“For those who make decisions on where to invest in South Australia’s road network, GPSA is calling on these top 10 Worst Grain Roads to receive immediate investment in repairs and upgrades and we will be relentlessly lobbying for a fix to these routes.”
To download the Worst Grain Road 2022 Report, visit www.grainproducers.com.au.
