Thursday 9 March 2023: The NRMA is today bringing its Rate Your Roads campaign to the Illawarra to highlight survey results for the South Coast and Illawarra regions.
A record 28,292 votes have been cast in NRMA’s Rate Your Roads survey with more than 760 votes cast for roads in the South Coast region as part of Australia’s largest Transport survey.
Voting commenced in December last year and the results are being rolled out across the state in the lead-up to the NSW election later this month. Local roads identified were:
| Street Name | Suburb | Reason | AVG Score | TOTAL Votes | |
| 1 | Greenwell Point Road | Greenwell Point | Safety and Condition | 32 | 181 |
| 2 | Jervis Bay Road | Falls Creek (NSW) | Condition | 35 | 140 |
| 3 | Murramarang Road | Bawley Point | Condition | 30 | 92 |
| 4 | Turpentine Road; | Tomerong | Condition | 33 | 88 |
| 5 | Princes Highway | Ulladulla | Congestion | 40 | 88 |
In Wollongong, North Marshall Mount Road was rated poorly for safety (58 votes) and Lawrence Hargrave Drive received 54 votes with the congestion as the main concern.
Local roads that rated highly were:
| Street Name | Suburb | Reason | AVG Score | TOTAL Votes | |
| 1 | Princes Highway | Nowra | Condition | 51 | 31 |
| 2 | Princes Highway | Narooma | Congestion | 53 | 29 |
| 3 | South Street | Batemans Bay | Congestion | 53 | 27 |
| 4 | Crown Street | Wollongong | Safety | 64 | 21 |
| 5 | Ocean Beach Drive | Shellharbour | Congestion | 52 | 18 |
NRMA local Director Marisa Mastroianni thanked the community for helping to again break the record on the number of votes for its Rate Your Road survey and highlighted that the invaluable data would help the organisation fight for better community outcomes over the next four years.
“The NRMA today thanks all in the South Coast Community who had their say on what is a critical issue facing our nation and joined a grass roots campaign to make our roads safer and more efficient,” Ms Mastroianni said.
“We know a number of local roads that featured in this survey have received funding commitments from Government and this is welcomed.
“We will spend the next four years ensuring this data helps drive sensible funding and policy outcomes across all levels of Government.
“This community-led advocacy works – some of the state’s worst roads no longer make the list because Governments have responded by investing in solutions. This has helped save lives, boosted our economy and got our Members home to their families faster.”
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