Central Coast Hwy upgrade - Wamberal to Bateau Bay

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Project overview

Transport for NSW is planning to upgrade the Central Coast Highway for 3.8 kilometres between Wamberal and Bateau Bay. The proposal would see the highway upgraded to two lanes in both directions between the Tumbi Road intersection and Bateau Bay Road intersection to improve travel time and safety for around 26,000 motorists who use this section of highway daily.

Project information

Background

The Central Coast Highway provides an important connection between the M1 Pacific Motorway at Kariong and the Pacific Highway at Doyalson through Gosford, Erina and The Entrance.

With around 26,000 motorists using the Central Coast Highway between Wamberal and Bateau Bay daily, the NSW Government invested in early planning for the upgrade to help ensure the highway was prepared to handle future growth.

In June 2020, we sought feedback on the proposed strategic design and received general support for widening the highway to two lanes in each direction to improve safety and traffic flow.

The upgrade of the most congested section, being the intersection at Central Coast Highway and Tumbi Road was prioritised and fast tracked. You can find out more about the status of this project on the Tumbi Road intersection project page.

Benefits

  • Improved consistent travel time and reducing congestion between Wamberal and Bateau Bay
  • Reduced delays at key intersections
  • Improved road user safety
  • Safer cycling and pedestrian facilities, particularly near intersections
  • Enhancing economic growth and productivity, particularly during busy holiday times

Key features of the strategic design

New Traffic lights at:

  • Tumbi Road intersection
  • Crystal Street intersection
  • Forresters Beach Road intersection
  • Bellevue Road intersection
  • Passage Road / Coleridge Road intersection
  • Existing traffic lights at Bateau Bay Road will be modified

Roundabout:

  • Cresthaven Avenue roundabout upgraded to two through lanes in both directions on the Highway.

Left in - left out only at:

  • Bakali Road intersection
  • Alistair Avenue intersection
  • Coleridge Road (north entry) intersection

Dedicated right turn lane in and out at:

  • Apollo Resort Entry, Wamberal
  • Mistview Circuit intersection
  • Whalans Road intersection

Dedicated right turn lane in and u-turn facility at:

  • Maas Parade

Bus bays:

  • New indented bus bays north and south of the Tumbi Road intersection
  • New indented bus bays on the northern side of Passage and Coleridge Road intersection.
  • Existing bus bay on Tumbi Road approach removed
  • Existing bus bay on southern side of Bellevue Road removed

Shared path:

  • 3 metres wide on the whole length of the eastern side (3.8 km)

Footpath:

  • 1.5 metre wide footpath on whole length of western side (3.3km), except between Bellevue Road and Passage Road

On road cycleway/shoulder:

  • 2 metre wide on-road cycleway in both directions between Tumbi Road and Cresthaven Avenue.
Next steps

Following the announcement of the NSW Budget 2023-24, there is currently no funding to develop and deliver the duplication of the Central Coast Highway between Wamberal and Bateau Bay. Further development is not expected to recommence until funding is available.

We will keep the community updated of project status via this project webpage.

Project documents

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Project notifications

Community updates

Reports

Media releases

  • 4 May 2021

    Next step for Central Coast Highway upgrade.

  • 8 March 2021

    Central Coast Highway moves ahead.

  • 1 December 2020

    Locals have say on Central Coast Highway Upgrade.

  • 4 June 2020

    First chance to comment on Central Coast Highway upgrade.