A "very desirable" location for housing will not be able to be used if the plans for the height of the River Street bridge go ahead.
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Dubbo Regional Council has raised concerns about a connecting road to the proposed bridge. In the final draft design for the New Dubbo Bridge created by Transport for NSW, the road connecting the bridge to Thompson Street would be built up three metres above ground level.
Mayor Ben Shields says it would go through the future North-West Dubbo Urban Release Area.
In a Mayoral Minute at the October council meeting, Cr Shields pushed for council to contact Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole and Dubbo MP Dugald Saunders to request changes be made to the plans to fit in with Dubbo's long-term strategy.
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"The north-west sector of Dubbo is a critical future urban release are that is within a kilometre of the CBD and the future plans include a premium riverside boulevard, which would have been a very desirable addition to housing options," Cr Shields said.
"To have a road that is three metres high running through this development would be a disaster and the NSW government needs to acknowledge there is a problem here.
"Council has been planning for the North-West Dubbo Residential Urban Release Area for more than 30 years and restated this intention in its 2011 Local Environmental Plan. Staff have communicated this plan to Transport for NSW and yet they have effectively ignored our plans."
The issue was addressed by TfNSW in its response to council in the New Dubbo Bridge Submissions Report.
It states TfNSW understands the land "has the potential to be developed" but there were currently not any development applications before council.
"If and when development applications are received for the planned growth in northwest Dubbo, TfNSW would review and assess these and work with council in the provision of access onto the new alignment," the response says.
Last week, a petition with more than 10,000 signatures against the River Street bridge was presented to council.