Mitchell Hwy safety upgrade - Bathurst to Orange

Read the April 2024 project notification (PDF, 205.19 KB) for more details.

Vittoria - Power Pole Relocation - March 2024 (PDF, 192.92 KB)

Changed traffic conditions for day and night work on the Mitchell Highway at Vittoria Curve from Monday 26 February 2024. (PDF, 308.61 KB)

Night work on the Mitchell Highway between Bathurst and Orange from 28 January 2024 (PDF, 245.23 KB)

Read the December community Update (PDF, 2.03 MB) for more details.

Read the December community information (PDF, 202.3 KB) for more details.

Transport contractors will carry out asphalt work to provide an improved road surface. Work will take place from Sunday 15 October until Thursday 19 October. Work hours will be between 7pm to 5am, weather permitting.

Read the October community notification (PDF, 223.21 KB) for more details.

Transport will carry out the asphalting work at night to minimise impacts to traffic. The work will take place between:

• Tuesday 3 October and Thursday 5 October 2023, and
• Monday 9 October 2023, weather permitting. Working hours are 6pm to 6am.

Read the September notification letter (PDF, 230.67 KB).

Transport for NSW will carry out the work which includes asphalting to provide an improved road surface, maintenance and branch trimming. A night-time detour will be in place during the work, and we have included a map to show the location of the work and the detour.

We will be working between 7pm and 5am from Sunday 28 May and expect to complete this work in two weeks, weather permitting. These dates are:

• Sunday 28 May to Thursday 1 June
• Sunday 4 June to Thursday 8 June

Read the May notification letter (PDF, 229.42 KB).

Transport for NSW is delivering safety improvements for the Mitchell Highway, between Bathurst and Orange to improve safety for road users and reduce the risk of crashes along the 50 kilometre section of the highway. A number of emergency repairs have also taken place to improve the safety of all road users.

Emergency works:

Following severe weather at the end of 2021, major repair works were carried out between Bathurst and Orange. Extensive patching and pothole work was carried out along the Mitchell Highway along with safety upgrade work, including sealing road shoulders and widening centre lines

Emergency and incremental improvements were carried out at:

• Summer Hill Lane
• Shadforth
• Cashens Lane Intersection
• Houses Lane

Safer Roads Program:

Road safety improvements such as the construction of a westbound overtaking lane at Guyong, widening of the road at Vittoria East, and road surface improvements and culvert works at East Guyong have been recently completed.

Further safety improvements include the installation of flexible safety barriers to significantly reduce the severity of head on crashes and run off road crashes, widened centrelines to reduce the likelihood of head on crashes, and rumble strips (also known as audio tactile line marking) to reduce the likelihood of head on crashes and run off road crashes. Read more about the benefits of safety treatments on Towards Zero Saving Lives on Country Roads.

The aim of these safety improvements is to increase the separation of oncoming vehicles, alert drivers when they leave a lane, and provide a more forgiving road environment for when people make mistakes

Works will also include road widening, intersection upgrades, vegetation removal and drainage improvements throughout the project.

Construction is currently underway for our project at Vittoria Curve. A number of other sites are undergoing investigations for project development. We are committed to keeping our community informed and will provide updates when they are available (PDF, 2.03 MB).

• Controlled blasting - frequently asked questions

• April 2024 project notification (PDF, 205.19 KB)
  Mitchell Highway Intersection upgrade at Pretty Plains.
• March 2024 project notification (PDF, 192.92 KB)
  Vittoria - Power Pole Relocation - March 2024.
• February 2024 project notification (PDF, 308.61 KB)
  Changed traffic conditions for day and night work on the Mitchell Highway at Vittoria Curve from Monday 26 February 2024.
• January 2024 project notification (PDF, 245.23 KB)
  Night work on the Mitchell Highway between Bathurst and Orange from 28 January 2024.
• December 2023 project notification (PDF, 202.3 KB)
  Nightwork on the Mitchell Highway at Guyong from Sunday 17 December.
• October 2023 project notification (PDF, 223.21 KB)
  Nightworks on the Mitchell Highway at East Guyong from 15 October.
• September 2023 project notification (PDF, 230.67 KB)
  Nightworks on the Mitchell Highway at Vittoria East from 3 October.
• September 2023 project notification (PDF, 182.27 KB)
  Three-night detour on the Mitchell Highway between Bathurst and Orange, 11-13 September.
• July 2023 project notification (PDF, 168.23 KB)
  Two-night detour on the Mitchell Highway between Bathurst and Orange on 27 and 28 July.
• June 2023 project notification (PDF, 222.23 KB)
  Mitchell Hwy Vittoria Curve Nightwork detour 27 June.
• June 2023 project notification (PDF, 244.17 KB)
  Nightworks with lane closures continue on the Mitchell Highway at Vittoria from Tuesday 13 June.
• May 2023 project notification (PDF, 229.42 KB)
  Detour for nightwork between Bathurst and Orange extended.
• May 2023 project notification (PDF, 274.51 KB)
  Night detour on the Mitchell Highway at Vittoria Curve between Bathurst and Orange from 14 May.
• April 2023 project notification (PDF, 237.71 KB)
  Night work on the Mitchell Highway at Vittoria Curve from Wednesday 26 April.
• March 2023 project notification (PDF, 249.93 KB)
  Changed traffic conditions for day and night work on the Mitchell Highway at Vittoria Curve from Monday 27 March.
• December 2022 project notification

  Night detour of the Mitchell Highway between Bathurst and Orange from Tuesday 6 December.

• November 2022 project notification

  Changed traffic conditions on the Mitchell Highway at Vittoria.

• September 2022 project notification
  Detour for night work on Mitchell Highway at The Rocks continuing from Sunday 18 September.

• September 2022 project notification
  Night work on the Mitchell Highway between Bathurst and Orange at Vittoria East.

• September 2022 project notification
  Detour for night work on Mitchell Highway at The Rocks.

• May 2022 project notification
  Detour for night work on Mitchell Highway at The Rocks from Sunday 29 May.

• May 2022 project notification
  Changed traffic conditions on the Mitchell Highway at Guyong from Monday 9 May.

• April 2022 project notification
  Safety works Mitchell Highway Vittoria East from 27 April.

• April 2022 project notification
  Night works on Mitchell Highway, Guyong from Sunday 10 April.

• March 2022 project notification
  Detour for night works on the Mitchell Highway at East Guyong from 30 March to 2 April.

• March 2022 project notification
  Mitchell Highway night works for essential maintenance from Wednesday 23 March.

• February 2022 project notification
  February 2022 Detour for night work on the Mitchell Highway at Guyong from Monday, 7 March.

• December 2021 project notification
  Detour for night work on the Mitchell Highway at Guyong from Monday, 13 December.

• February 2021 project notification
  Changed traffic conditions for night works on the Mitchell Highway between Bathurst and Orange.

• January 2021 project notification
  Controlled blasting starts on the Mitchell HIghway between Bathurst and Orange at Guyong.

• September 2020 project notification
• July 2020 project notification

December 2023 community update (PDF, 2.03 MB)
Mitchell Highway upgrade - Bathurst to Orange.

• Installation of audio tactile line marking

• 15 September 2020 - Tree removal on Vale Road, Bathurst on Tuesday
• September 2018 - Saving lives on country roads fact sheet

• October 2020 REF

  Mitchell Highway East Guyong safety upgrade.

• May 2020 REF
  Mitchell Highway Guyong overtaking lane and safety upgrade.

• February 2024
  Traffic barriers removed for improved holiday traffic flow between Bathurst and Orange
• December 2022

  Night-time repairs for the Mitchell Highway between Bathurst and Orange

• July 2021
  Reduced speed limit along Mitchell Highway near Thompson Road in Orange

• February 2021
  Work continues for a safer Mitchell Highway at East Guyong