Great Western Highway – Katoomba to Mount Victoria Safety Upgrades

Funding program Investment Road and Rail Program
Status Completed
Transport mode Road
Expected start/finish Late 2018 - Early 2020
Estimated project cost $31,990,000
Australian Government contribution $27,100,000
Local Council/Shire Blue Mountains City Council
State NSW
Corridor Sydney - Dubbo

Project description

A number of intersections along the Great Western Highway at Blackheath, including Govetts Leap Road, will be upgraded to improve traffic flows and road user safety.

Benefits

The project will improve traffic flows and road user safety.

Funding

The Australian Government is contributing $200 million to the $250 million Great Western Highway - Katoomba to Lithgow package with the New South Wales government contributing $50 million. The Australian Government and New South Wales government are jointly funding the $32.0 million project of which the Australian Government has committed $27.1 million.

Timetable

Construction commenced in October 2018 and the project opened to traffic early 2020.

Project last updated: 18 Aug 2020

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Agett Road, Malaga - 058894-15WA-RTR

The road is cracking and has some patches along the length of the projectCarry out asphalt overlayTotal cost of proposed project is $87,246

Bunjil North East road, Perenjori - 058895-15WA-RTR

With narrow seal, traffic have caused damage to seal edge and when passing vehicles have to pull partly off road seal creating safety issues.To seal widen existing seal from 4 to 7 metres and reseal over the whole road to increase the life of the seal.

Banyena Road, Banyena (MC-666) - 058896-15VIC-RTR

The culvert is cracked and breaking upReplace existing culvert with new one

Landsborough Road, Concongella (MC-243) - 058898-15VIC-RTR

The culvert is cracked and breaking upReplace existing culvert with new one

Wallaloo East Road, Marnoo (MC-287) - 058899-15VIC-RTR

The culvert is cracked and breaking upReplace existing culvert with new one

North road, Perenjori - 058900-15WA-RTR

Existing seal is deteriorating with increased maintenance of road required. The seal is at the end of its life.The work proposed is to reseal over the whole road with a bitumen seal renewing the life of the pavement.

Camboon Road - 058901-15WA-RTR

Road is starting to crack and the wearing course is nearing the end of its lifeOverlay the full length of the road to improve the structural strength and life of the roadTotal cost of proposed project is $192,353

Montgomery Way, Malaga - 058903-15WA-RTR

Wearing course is starting to crackCarry out aspahlt overlay to improve the strcutural strength and extend the life of the pavementTotal cost of proposed project is $108,820

Rowe Street, Malaga - 058904-15WA-RTR

road is cracking and there are is some patch work along the strech of the roadCarry out some minor aspahlt repairs and overlay the full length of the roadTotal cost of proposed project is $70,843

Coolamon Blvd, Ellenbrook - 058906-15WA-RTR

Wearing course is starting to crack and failProfile out wearing course where needed and overlay the full strech of the roadTotal cost of proposed project is $259,791

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