Work to erect new fencing and a retaining wall beside the Great Western Highway at Blaxland will start in May, providing a physical barrier between pedestrians and the thousands of cars and trucks that travel through the village every day.
The NSW Government committed $1.6 million to install a number of safety initiatives including fencing following the tragic death of Mackenzie Blake, a 21-year-old woman who was struck by a truck that mounted the kerb as she was walking on the footpath in 2021.
Work will get under way on Monday 12 May to install 300 metres of pedestrian fencing and 135 metres of low retaining wall between the highway and rail corridor, and to widen the footpath to 1.5 metres.
