Steph Cooke MP
Member for Cootamundra

​​Friday, 24 July 2020​ Motorists will soon benefit from improved safety on the Olympic Highway with work starting next week to upgrade a 1.6-kilometre section north of Young. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said the $3.6 million project was the second stage of a project to improve safety on a 2.4-kilometre section of the highway between Old Monteagle Road and Apps Lane. “This section is in need of an upgrade after a review identified safety concerns due to the rough sur

14 March, 2018 Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke has advised motorists of changed traffic conditions from next Monday on the Olympic Highway at Cowra for essential maintenance work. Cowra Council will carry out the work, which will involve repairing and resurfacing the road to improve safety for all road users, on behalf of NSW Roads and Maritime. “Although there will be some inconvenience to road users, the end result will be an improved and safer road surface,” she said. “

January 16, 2018 Steph Cooke MP, Member for Cootamundra, has announced that Roads and Maritime Services will restart upgrade work next Monday on the Olympic Highway at Bethungra. Ms Cooke said the NSW Government is providing $1.4 million for the work which includes widening and resurfacing a one-kilometre section of the highway from Amos Street to 250 metres north of Ulandra Creek as well as installing a wire rope safety barrier. “This work is part of the NSW Government’s up

January 11, 2018 Steph Cooke MP, Member for Cootamundra, has announced that Roads and Maritime Services will restart upgrade work on the Olympic Highway at Apps Lane, six kilometres north of Young, on Monday 15 January. Ms Cooke said the NSW Government is providing $1.46 million for the work which involves realigning the curve of the road and improving the intersection with Apps Lane to give motorists better visibility as they travel onto the highway. “The road will also be