The Bruxner Highway is set to receive a long-awaited upgrade, and Transport for NSW has invited the community to help finalise the preferred alignment and allow for land to be secured for future development of the road corridor.
Eight kilometres of the key east-west route between Sneaths Road at Wollongbar to Kadina Street at Goonellabah will be improved, which will improve road safety and flood resistance in the area.
“The Bruxner Highway is a key east-west corridor connecting people with health, education and other essential services as well as providing essential freight links,” a Transport for NSW spokesperson says.
“Transport has been planning improvements along the full length of the highway, including options to improve safety for all road users [and] reduce congestion.
“As part of the planning, Transport for NSW reassessed a historical single carriageway alignment to the north of the existing highway between Wollongbar and Goonellabah from the 1970s.
“We examined where improvements could be made to enhance safety and efficiency of the highway, identify community impacts and make the corridor less susceptible to flooding.
“The latest assessment confirmed that, with some minor adjustments, the preferred corridor should be on the historical alignment north of the existing highway.”
Community feedback is an important part of the planning process, with the final plans to determine how much funding will be allocated for the completion of the works.
“No funding has been allocated for the design or construction of an upgrade of the Bruxner Highway between Wollongbar and Goonellebah, but having plans in place will mean work can start quickly when funding becomes available,” the spokesperson says.
“It will mean the preferred corridor can be preserved for a future highway upgrade and will help up deliver a safer, more efficient and resilient highway to support population growth in the region.”
Submissions can be made here before the closing date of Friday, December 20th.
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