Local Member of Parliament, Mr Tony Piccolo has welcomed the commencement of work on the Gawler East Link Road.Mr Piccolo said the previous State Labor Government funded the link road as a priority project to the tune of $55 million but it took the Gawler Council two years and hundreds of thousands of ratepayer’s dollars later to make a decision.“Had the Council agreed to the original plan, it would have saved Gawler ratepayers hundreds of thousands of dollars and the road would, more than likely, now be open.”“More importantly, it would have caused less stress for residents along the two Council preferred routes which were later found to be unviable.”Mr Piccolo also highlighted the fact that the Liberal Party had campaigned during the recent State Election to have the road extended to Tiver Road.“We now know, like the right hand turn on north terrace for the trams it was a phony campaign and a false promise by the Liberals.”“They can’t use the cost as an excuse as they were known at the time.”“Since the state election the new Liberal Minister, the Hon Stephan Knoll has walked away from the campaign to extend the road to Tiver Road.”“Unfortunately both the new State Liberal Government and the Gawler Council didn’t consider it necessary to provide a roundabout at the intersection of Coleman Parade and Potts Road. This will cause many difficulties for the older residents in the area once the link road is open.”“On a positive note it is great to see work commence. This will deliver many construction jobs and a better route for Gawler East residents to travel to the southern parts of Gawler.”