New Bridges Increase Freight Loads Across the Upper Hunter. Three three bridges in the Upper Hunter are being upgraded to allow unrestricted B-double access. Double-B (two bogie) truck. Photo ~ Scott Davis on Wikimedia Dungog Shire Council Mayor John Connors said the two new Paterson River bridges allowed load limits
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Mayor repeats calls for a better Singleton bypass of the New England Highway to avoid “bittersweet” outcome Mayor of Singleton, Cr Sue Moore has again called on the NSW Government to reconsider its plans for the Singleton bypass of the New England Highway and include a dual carriageway, as well
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Heavy lifting reaches major milestone over Newcastle Road. Dozens of workers spent the night installing a 34-metre-long 44 tonne steel truss bridge across Newcastle Road. Newcastle Road pedestrian overpass bridge leaving fabricator J.C. Butko at Wodonga. The complex process was carried out in the very early hours of this morning.
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Bridges Renewal Program funding. Barnsley Weir Bridge will be replaced Cooranbong Bridge at Freemans Drive, Cooranabong, to be strengthened. At Barnsley near Edgeworth. The weir across Cockle Creek. Both crossings are in poor condition and need to be upgraded, so it is great timing for our community to see this
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Parkes Bypass named Priority Project in infrastructure-led recovery. Infrastructure Australia has added construction of Parkes Bypass on the New South Wales Newell Highway to the Infrastructure Priority List to support the national infrastructure-led COVID-19 recovery. Township of Parkes, NSW, home to Parkes Radio Telescope. Sir Henry Parkes’ statue. Photo ~
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Mayor demands better than “second-best” Singleton bypass option. New England Highway passing through Singleton – view south through Campbell Street. Mayor of Singleton, Cr Sue Moore says she will refuse to settle for a second-best New England Highway bypass. Transport NSW’s planned for a single lane each way (“single carriage”)
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Upgrade of side road around Williams Bridge on Martindale Road completed. A side road bypassing Williams Bridge has been upgraded to concrete in preparation for the bridge’s demolition and replacement. Construction by council contractor Waeger Constructions Pty Ltd has begun and is scheduled to last until December 2020. Muswellbrook Shire
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Gingers Lane Stage One and Two complete. Gingers Lane has reached stage three is underway between Woodlands Drive and Stringybark Place. The project covers road pavement, road widening, kerb and gutter installation, drainage upgrades, road safety barriers, turning lanes and service relocations. A road closure is in place on Gingers
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There will be improved access to the Barrington Tops with an upgrade to a 5km section of Moonan Brook Road. Announcing the project, Councillor Lee Watts said the $5.6 million in roadworks will improve access to Barrington Tops. The upgrade starts at the intersection of Hunter Road and Moonan Brook
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Future of Forster’s Lakes Estate access road. MidCoast Council might close the access road to The Lakes Way from The Corso in Forster. Originally designated as a temporary access road when the estate was developed in 1993, the intention was to close the road once The Southern Parkway extension is
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Upgrade of Cessnock Road at Testers Hollow was awarded to Daracon Contractors Pty Ltd. New South Wales Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter Catherine Cusack said the upgrade involves building a new two-lane road at a level about 1.5 metres higher than the existing road. Construction is expected to begin later
Read more...Construction work on 1.1km of shared pathway along Bay Vista Road at Brightwaters starts today (17 August 2020). Lake Macquarie Mayor Cr Kay Fraser said the 3m-wide shared pathway would provide a safe place for people to get outdoors, exercise and commute. The shared pathway follows a successful grant application
Read more...Cessnock City Council announced local roadworks, with the Australian and NSW Governments jointly contributing more than $3.7 million to three local projects. $1,836,000 for Old Maitland Road, Sawyers Gully – unsealed sections of pavement at the northern end of Old Maitland Road will be resurfaced from the end of the
Read more...City of Newcastle is investing $2 million to improve traffic and pedestrian conditions in Wallsend’s local centre while opening the conversation on its long-term masterplan. Concept for Nelson Street Wallsend. A joint public domain-flood mitigation program over the next 12 months includes design of the Boscawen and Nelson Street bridge
Read more...Joslin Street Local Centre’s multi-million-dollar upgrade to include expanded public open space. Kotara’s Joslin Street is the latest local centre to be made over with a $2 million upgrade. A key element of this upgrade is expanding the public open space on the corner of Joslin Street and Rae Crescent
Read more...Ceremonial start to construction of $7 million Singleton Town Centre Upgrade – Stage 2. Construction of the $7 million Singleton Town Centre – Stage 2 officially starts on Friday 31 July 2020 at 1:30pm. John Street Singleton Stage 2. Singleton Council has appointed Robson Civil to undertake the works, expected
Read more...Cessnock City Council selected five key projects eligible for Commonwealth funding of $1,065,399. New England Highway, Branxton. The following projects endorsed when council met on Wednesday 15 July 2020 are awaiting approval. Weston Public School Zone Precinct Upgrade – $150,000 Branxton Town Centre Upgrade Stage 3 – $330,000 Government Road,
Read more...Cessnock City Council has funding for road works on Sandy Creek Road, from Quorrobolong to Mt Vincent. A total of $343,500 will be spent to improve road safety, with the works scheduled to take place in the 2020/21 financial year. Cessnock City Mayor Bob Pynsent, General Manager Lotta Jackson, Road
Read more...Road works along Argyle Street Barrington will cause water supply interruptions over the next week. Temporary outages will affect the entire township. Residents should fill containers or bathtubs for emergency use. We will need to turn off water supply for around one hour each day over the next week,” said
Read more...Work is underway on the reconstruction of Gingers Lane, Abermain, with Stage One now complete. The project involves four stages of new road pavement and drainage works. Cessnock Council’s star roadworks team ~ appropriately spaced, of course. Stage one saw the road rebuilt from Frame Drive to Grey Gum Drive.
Read more...Motorists on the Pacific Highway will be encouraged to visit some of the bypassed towns, with new signs showing the services and tourist attractions on offer. Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole said the signs would be installed near Ballina, Urunga and Woolgoolga, under the NSW Government’s commitment
Read more...An 820m extension to Munibung Road that joins Cardiff directly to Boolaroo is finished. The $4.7 million project was jointly funded by the Australian Government through the Building Better Regions Fund and Lake Macquarie City Council. Lake Macquarie Mayor Cr Kay Fraser said this project is another step forward in
Read more...Council crews start roadworks in Barrington’s busy Argyle Street. The 400m section of traffic lanes targeted for improvement extends from 50 Argyle Street through to the Dunmore Street intersection. Along with road alignment, the project involves rehabilitating and resurfacing the worn road pavement. Additionally, Council crews will renew kerb and
Read more...MidCoast Council starts work this month to upgrade a two-kilometre section of Avalon Road at Krambach. The project will reconstruct the existing road pavement, which is approaching the end of its serviceable life, to deliver a smoother, safer travel route, from Fire Station Road through to Paterson Lane. “This is
Read more...Lakes Way at Mayers Flat from Parsons Road Roadwork has started at Mayers Flat on reconstructing a 1.34km section of The Lakes Way. A main connector, The Lakes Way had major upgrade works in the past year at Charlotte Bay, Tarbuck Bay, and Bungwahl. The section at Mayers Flat begins
Read more...Work starts next month (March 2020) to straighten Honeysuckle Drive’s western end where it meets Stewart Avenue. Hunter and Central Coast Development Corporation (HCCDC) said the work is part of $55-million improvements across the western end of Honeysuckle. HCCDC Acting Chief Executive Valentina Misevska said the drive realignment was necessary
Read more...Work has begun on a $3.3 million replacement of Tyrrell Street Bridge to combat flooding of the township. The new higher and longer bridge will allow more floodwater to pass through the channel. Existing Tyrrell Street road pavements adjacent to the bridge will be raised to bridge level. The existing
Read more...Stepping up her campaign to get Minmi Road upgraded, Member for Wallsend Sonia Hornery reminds NSW Parliament and Council of the dangerous state of this busy local road. Ms Hornery called on the Minister for Roads and Newcastle City Council to commit this year to turning Minmi Road into a
Read more...Motorists are advised of changed traffic conditions due to work on the Hunter Expressway next week. For more information visit www.rms.nsw.gov.au and follow the links to the Hunter Expressway project or phone toll free 1800 001 267. Newcastle Link Road, Cameron Park Traffic may be stopped briefly between 9am and
Read more...27 July 2012 ~ Update: Motorists are advised George Booth Drive will close near John Renshaw Drive from 7pm on Friday 17 August until 5am on Monday 20 August. Access for emergency vehicles will be maintained. Traffic on John Renshaw Drive and Buchanan Road will be moved onto new alignments
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