There is still a palpable underlying anger up here about the speed limit issue. The 130 kph has had no effect on the road toll, except to cause fatigue related accidents. Political correctness will not allow the currenty guv to target the real cause of the NT road toll. The current guv is in power by the grace of one independant, and he scraped in by 150 votes. There will, no doubt, be a change of guv next election. Wether they bring back the (//), time will tell. But having had a long talk with my local member (Matt Conlan) the CLP are determined to follow up with their pledge. BTW, the feds have never withdrawn road funding up here. The Stuart Hwy is a vital military asset. They cannot let it fall into disrepair any worse than what it is after 7 odd years of neglect.
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