New England Highway - Willow Tree to Uralla

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The NSW Government is funding important upgrades on the New England Highway as part of its Saving Lives on Country Roads program.

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June 2023 – Continuing work on New England Highway upgrade, south of Uralla

The NSW Government is investing $8.6 million to provide a safer journey for motorists along a 4.5km section of the New England Highway, about 18km south of Uralla.

Work is continuing on the project which includes installing wider shoulders and a wider centreline, extending and upgrading drainage as required, road rehabilitation and surface improvements.

Work is expected to be completed in late 2023, weather permitting.

For more information see the January 2023 project notification (PDF, 342.25 KB).

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Project information

Benefits

The NSW Government has developed the Saving Lives on Country Roads program to help address the disproportionate number of people dying on country roads. The program has been designed to deliver safety improvements for high risk country roads.

In the next three years $50 million will be spent to improve safety on the New England Highway between Willow Tree and Uralla.

The package of safety improvement work includes:

  • Installing widened centre line to increase the separation between oncoming vehicles
  • Road widening and drainage improvement
  • Improving the road surface for a smoother and safer journey on the New England Highway, which is a vital regional road carrying essential freight
  • Installing roadside safety barrier to reduce the risk of vehicles leaving the highway and hitting an object or oncoming vehicle
  • Installing ATLM to reduce run-off-road and head-on crashes by using noise and vibration.

Project documents

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Project notifications

Project updates

Completed projects

  • New England Highway upgrade between Gunnalong Road and Rock Gully Road

The NSW Government invested $4.08 million in safety upgrades between Gunnalong Road and Rock Gully Road on the New England Highway, about 8km north of Bendemeer. The project was completed in March 2023 and included vegetation control, drainage, the installation of new safety barriers, shoulder widening and wide centreline treatment. For more information see the October 2022 project notification (PDF, 372Kb).

  • New England Highway upgrade, south of Uralla

The NSW Government invested $5.5 million in safety upgrades on a 4.2km section of the New England Highway, about 2km south of Uralla. The project was completed in April 2023 and included the installation of new safety barriers, shoulder widening and wide centreline treatment. For more information see the September 2022 project notification (PDF, 336Kb).

  • New England Highway upgrade at Kootingal

The NSW Government invested in a safety upgrade between Sandy and Braefarm roads on the New England Highway at Kootingal. The project was completed in early 2022 and included intersection improvements at Privet, Oak, Pine, Laurel, Gill, Wilson and Chelmsford streets and at the intersection of Dorothy Avenue and the New England Highway. For more information see the February 2022 project notification (PDF, 306Kb).

  • New England Highway upgrade at Nemingha

The NSW Government invested in a safety upgrade on the New England Highway from just north of Nundle Road to just south of Wollanda Road. The project was completed in mid-2022 and included road resurfacing, drainage improvements, trimming of overhead tree branches, shoulder widening and installing new line marking and roadside safety barriers. For more information see the January 2022 project notification (PDF, 297Kb)

Fact sheets

Media releases

  • New England Highway upgrade at Kootingal in sight - 24 November 2020

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