Highway to hell

But it didn’t take long for them to regret their big move.

Statement from a NSW Roads and Maritime Services spokesperson

The NSW Government has offered or provided more than $175,000 worth of mitigation measures to the McFadyen family, including visual screening and noise mitigation for the family property, including:

1. Architectural treatments worth $86,000 including double glazed windows and doors and ducted air conditioning.

2. Blinds worth $7000 which have been purchased awaiting installation, as agreed, by the McFadyens.

3. More than 400 established trees worth $60,000 have been purchased to be planted along a fence that was erected in June. Roads and Maritime is also offering to maintain the trees for a period of two years. The trees were scheduled for planting on 11 July but the McFadyens withdrew permission for this just prior.

4. Colorbond fence screening options for additional privacy around the pool and garden areas.

Before work started on the road realignment, Roads and Maritime also installed a rural fence along the property boundary valued at about $7000.

Roads and Maritime is committed to working with the family to resolve these matters, however the family has recently advised the agency and its contractors do not have permission to access their property to implement these treatments.