Angry residents didn't hold back when RMS boss came to town

By Jennie Curtin
Updated December 13 2019 - 1:36pm, first published 12:30pm
Blackheath: The area shaded in grey encompasses the current shops and existing highway, the railway line, banks of houses on the western side and scenic bushland, rock climbing areas and walking tracks around Centennial Glen. They are all part of the RMS's "strategic corridor". The fine print reads: Options are still to be decided for this area and require further consultation, assessments and studies.
Blackheath: The area shaded in grey encompasses the current shops and existing highway, the railway line, banks of houses on the western side and scenic bushland, rock climbing areas and walking tracks around Centennial Glen. They are all part of the RMS's "strategic corridor". The fine print reads: Options are still to be decided for this area and require further consultation, assessments and studies.

Heckling, anger, exasperation, groans and a couple of walkouts: last Tuesday's public meeting in Blackheath, called by the RMS over the planned highway duplication, had it all.

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