Bulli and Thirroul traffic improvements
Project overview
Transport for NSW has been developing options to improve the traffic efficiency and reliability of the Princes Highway at Bulli and Lawrence Hargrave Drive at Thirroul.
Traffic improvement proposals were developed following feedback from businesses, community members, key stakeholders and visitors during community consultation in late 2019.
Have your say on the proposed Thirroul traffic improvements
Transport for NSW has listened to the community’s concerns and is seeking feedback on proposed safety and traffic improvements on Lawrence Hargrave Drive at Thirroul. For more information on these changes and to provide your feedback, visit the online survey.
Latest news
June 2023 – Road resurfacing work on Lawrence Hargrave Drive in Thirroul
Work to improve the road surface on Lawrence Hargrave Drive at Thirroul will start from Monday 5 June and will be carried out over five nights, weather permitting. This will be the only work carried out on Lawrence Hargrave Drive until consultation on the road safety improvements is completed.
More information on the road resurfacing can be found in the latest resident notification (PDF, 851.17 KB).
May 2023 - Thirroul traffic improvements
Work to improve traffic efficiency and safety on Lawrence Hargrave Drive at Thirroul will start from Monday 5 June, weather permitting.
More information can be found in the latest resident notification (PDF, 378.29 KB).
Apr 2023 - Bulli traffic improvements
Work is progressing on the Bulli Traffic Improvements.
Survey work, updated traffic counts and background noise studies have been completed.
Construction is planned to start in mid-2023. Utility relocations will be carried out followed by improvements to the car parks, pedestrian facilities and road line marking changes. Clearways will be installed once additional parking is in place.
Project information
About this project
The Princes Highway at Bulli and Lawrence Hargrave Drive at Thirroul provide key travel routes between Wollongong, its northern suburbs and Sydney.
The town centres at Bulli and Thirroul are experiencing increased road traffic and demand for access to the town centres.
We are working to improve the transport network to meet the needs of the growing population.
This forms part of our long term commitment provide safe, efficient and reliable journeys through Bulli and Thirroul while maintaining the character and amenity in the town centres.
Benefits
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Next steps
Where are we now and what are the next steps?
- Project identified and concepts outlined
- Community consultation
- Feedback Report
- Detailed concepts determined
- Community consultation
- Feedback Report
- Further development and design
- Project information
In June and July 2021, we asked for community feedback on the proposed options. A large amount of feedback was received during the eight weeks of public consultation. We received 821 submissions on the Bulli proposal and 903 submissions on the Thirroul proposals.
We engaged an external consultant, as an independent third party, to review and analyse the submissions and prepare reports. The Feedback Summary Report (PDF, 3.9Mb) for Bulli is now available and a Project update for Thirroul (PDF, 2.75Mb) is available. The full Feedback Summary Report for Thirroul will be released in early 2022.
We thank everyone who took the time to provide feedback about their experiences travelling in and around Bulli and Thirroul town centres. The feedback provided will help us consider how best to proceed.
Community information
2021 Community consultation
Transport for NSW developed options in response to community feedback in 2019 to improve traffic efficiency and reliability of the Princes Highway at Bulli and Lawrence Hargrave Drive at Thirroul.
In June and July 2021, we asked for feedback on the proposed options. A large amount of feedback was received during the eight weeks of public consultation. We received 821 submissions on the Bulli proposal and 903 submissions on the Thirroul proposals.
We engaged an external consultant, as an independent third party, to review and analyse the submissions and prepare reports. The Feedback Summary Report (PDF, 3.9Mb) for Bulli is now available and a Project Update for Thirroul (PDF, 2.75Mb) is available. The full Feedback Summary Report for Thirroul will be released in early 2022.
We thank everyone who took the time to provide feedback about their experiences travelling in and around Bulli and Thirroul town centres. The feedback provided will help us consider how best to proceed.
2019 Community consutation
In October 2019, we engaged with stakeholders, road users and the community to gain an understanding of peoples’ experiences living and travelling in and around Bulli and Thirroul town centres, their concerns about the existing road corridor and ideas about future transport needs.
The investigation aimed to identify constraints and issues including on-street parking, traffic queuing and delays in peak periods. The investigation and feedback from the community will help Transport identify options to reduce travel times, improve road safety and maintain the look and feel of both town centres.
We had a strong response, receiving a total of 2,539 comments on the interactive map, made by 735 community members, and 50 email responses. Following analysis, 3627 individual issues were identified across all the feedback received.
The consultation summary report (PDF, 2.2Mb) is now available.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- October 2019 frequently asked questions
Bulli and Thirroul Improvements.
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Project documents
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Resident notifications
Strategic review
- October 2015 Bulli Pass strategic review
This project does not include investigating options for a bypass of Bulli or options to improve Bulli Pass.
Fact sheets
- October 2019 fact sheet
Bulli and Thirroul Improvements.
Reports
Media releases
- 4 April 2022
Traffic improvement program announced for Bulli.
- 17 December 2021
Feedback on display for Bulli Traffic improvement proposals.
Contact us
For further information about this project, please contact:
Email:southprojects@transport.nsw.gov.au
Mail: Bulli and Thirroul Improvements, PO Box 477 Wollongong NSW 2540