Great Western Highway\u2019s Victoria Pass will not reopen before 2027.<\/a><\/p>\nConstruction of a new bridge is set to begin in July with plans for it to open in the second quarter of next year.<\/p>\n
The affected stretch of highway is a main thoroughfare for travellers from Sydney to Bathurst.<\/p>\n
While there are concerns about the time it will take for racegoers to get to Bathurst, it\u2019s the mass egress on Monday that has been flagged as a major worry.<\/p>\n
The Bathurst Regional Council wants to delay that exodus with an event on Monday following the Bathurst 1000.<\/p>\n
Speedcafe understands the concept is in its infancy, though a post-race concert or more track activity at Mount Panorama is being explored as an option.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The idea is being led by Bathurst Deputy Mayor Ben Fry.<\/p>\n
\u201cEarly days yet in that discussion, but Bathurst is thinking about an event that would be significant enough to hold a large portion of those campers or attendees to the Bathurst 1000 for another day,\u201d Fry told the Western Advocate.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we can even keep 30 percent of people that arrive for the Bathurst 1000 a day or two longer, that would mean the world to that road and the people travelling on it, and the communities between Bathurst and Sydney.\u201d<\/p>\n
The timing is also tricky with the spring school holidays finishing the same weekend as the Bathurst 1000.<\/p>\n
Fry is planning to pitch an idea to the New South Wales Government and Jenny Aitchison, the minister for roads, in the hope that the state will fund it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we really need to develop a good strategy that we can put to the NSW Government,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cMinister Aitchison\u2019s office is helping us do that, and we want to put a compelling case forward, something they can fund, that will take the load off the road in such a peak time.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Bathurst Regional Council is working with the state government and promoter Supercars on a communication strategy.<\/p>\n
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