Promise of funding for roads

Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond is promising a road gang would be introduced to maintain and repair dirt roads in the far north of South Australia if the Liberals win the March 20 poll.

She says it would start addressing a backlog of road maintenance around the state.

Ms Redmond says local pastoralists have told her of the need for regular maintenance of remote dirt roads.

"We will commit $3 million to establish one road gang and the equipment to do proper upkeep on the roads.

"With the water coming into Lake Eyre we're anticipating quite a significant number of increased tourism numbers and we think it's important to get that underway because, it's not just a matter of comfort, it can be quite dangerous for people if they're out in areas they're not familiar with and they come to grief on roads out there."