Newcastle理事会在速度限制和道路分类争议中批准Minmi路交通变动。 Newcastle council approves traffic changes on Minmi Road amid dispute over speed limits and road classification.

Newcastle关于米米路交通变动提案的争议造成议员分裂,议会原则上批准40公里/小时区、交通灯和与住房开发挂钩的速流,尽管新南威尔士州交通部门在速度限制方面拥有最终权威。 A dispute in Newcastle over proposed traffic changes on Minmi Road has divided councillors, with the council giving in-principle approval for a 40km/h zone, traffic lights, and speed humps tied to a housing development, though Transport for NSW retains final authority on speed limits. 绿色议员Joel Pringle否认该理事会已批准了限速变更,并援引2013年限制地方权力的州规划协定。 Greens councillor Joel Pringle denied the council had approved a speed limit change, citing a 2013 state planning agreement that limits local authority. 由于交通量和发展的增加, 这条道路每天有多达22,000辆车辆, 预计到2036年将达到30,000辆. The road, a major corridor handling up to 22,000 vehicles daily and projected to see 30,000 by 2036, is under pressure from growing traffic and development. 理事会认为,将其重新划分为一条国家道路,将改善供资和保养协调。 Councils argue reclassifying it as a state road would improve funding and maintenance alignment. 一份有800多人签名的请愿书要求审查,而纽卡斯尔市和麦克夸里湖市议会则准备联合重新分类申请。 A petition with over 800 signatures calls for a review, while the City of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie City Council prepare a joint reclassification application.