The Land Transport Infrastructure Amendment Bill 2014 has today passed the Senate.

This means local government councils in Richmond can receive their share of the $2.1 billion Roads to Recovery funding.

The Nationals Duty Senator for Richmond John Williams said the legislation had been needlessly held up in the Senate by Labor and the Greens for no good reason.

Senator Williams said no doubt the pressure put on both parties by councils led to their cave-in.

Councils will use the funding to deliver safer roads for their communities, and they will receive a bonus of double the funding under this programme in 2015-16.