Newell Highway Program Alliance

The Newell Highway Program Alliance has started work on the final new northbound overtaking lane at Bundidgerry Road, about two kilometres north of Narrandera.

The Newell Highway Program Alliance is commencing work on two new overtaking lanes at Dandry, about 30 kilometres north of Coonabarabran. These are the third pair of new overtaking lanes at Pilliga, with works at the Rest Area and Sir William Bridges currently under construction.

Read more on the Pilliga page.

The Newell Highway Program Alliance has completed two new overtaking lanes and four kilometres of road safety improvements at Alleena, about 20 kilometres south of West Wyalong.

Read more on the Alleena page.

Transport for NSW has partnered with BMD and AECOM to form the Newell Highway Program Alliance.

The strategic partnership will deliver 38 additional overtaking lanes in an estimated four years rather than the likely eight years it would take to fund and deliver this work using traditional procurement methods.

This innovative mode of delivery will result in the construction of a minimum of 60 kilometres of new overtaking lanes to improve safety, reduce travel times, allow more accurate travel planning and improve freight productivity.

The new overtaking lanes are expected to provide around 33 minutes of travel time savings along the length of the Newell Highway from the Victorian border to the Queensland border.

The Australian Government has committed $60 million towards the overtaking lanes, under the Infrastructure Investment Program.

The work includes widening the shoulders and centreline, and installing audio-tactile linemarking on the edges and centre of the road.

• December 2022 community update

  Newell Highway Program Alliance.

• May 2022 community update
  Newell Highway Program Alliance.

• October 2021 community update
  Newell Highway Program Alliance.

• May 2020 community update
  Newell Highway Program Alliance.

• May 2023 project notification (PDF, 626.07 KB)
  Work to start on the final new overtaking lane on the Newell Highway near Narrandera on 15 May 2023.
• April 2022 project notification

  Register your interest to be involved in the construction of a new overtaking lane at Bundigerry Road, near Narrandera.

• November 2021 project notification

  Local suppliers and contractors invited to register to tender for work on a new overtaking lane project at Daroobalgie.

• September 2021 project notification
  Local suppliers and contractors are invited to register to receive tenders for the new overtaking lane at Mirrool.

• September 2021 project notification
  Local suppliers and contractors invited to tender for work on new overtaking lanes in the Pilliga on the Newell Highway.

• September 2021 project notification
  Local suppliers and contractors invited to tender on a new overtaking lane at Back Creek on the Newell Highway.

• Newell Highway Program Alliance map – May 2023 (PDF, 388.05 KB)

• 29 March 2022

  Regional Jobs the Focus as Work Starts on New Overtaking Lane at Mirrool.

• 10 September 2021Local businesses to help build Newell Highway overtaking lanes.

• 20 July 2021
  Funding boost delivers wider, safer Newell Highway.

• 13 May 2021
  Call out for local businesses to deliver next stage of Newell transformation.

• 22 March 2021
  More Newell Highway overtaking lanes opened at Coobang and Redbank.

• 26 November 2020
  Tocumwal locals deliver latest overtaking lane on Newell Highway.

• 26 November 2020
  Tocumwal locals deliver latest overtaking lane on Newell Highway.

• 16 October 2020
  Locals to help build Newell Highway overtaking lanes.

• 28 September 2020
  Pilliga overtaking lanes support 133 jobs.

• 8 July 2020
  Overtaking lane doubles to cut travel time.

• 5 June 2020
  Locals to help build Newell overtaking lanes.

• 21 May 2020
  Technology leads Newell Highway project.

• 19 May 2020
  Newell Highway overtaking lanes on a fast track.

• 28 April 2020
  Help us build overtaking lanes on the Newell Highway.

• 21 April 2020
  Highway overtaking lanes in Telescope's sight.

• 5 March 2020
  Overtaking lanes at Bundaburrah now open.

• 27 February 2020
  Finley a fine place for Newell overtaking lane.

• 9 December 2019
  Newell Highway overtaking lanes power ahead.

• 6 December 2019
  Telescope, Peak Hill, next to benefit from Newell works.

• 6 December 2019
  Newell Highway overtaking lanes info sessions.

• 7 November 2019
  Newell Highway overtaking lanes for Jerilderie.

• 30 October 2019
  Get involved in Newell overtaking lanes.

• 26 August 2019
  Bundaburrah overtaking lanes take off.

• 27 June 2019
  Newell overtaking lanes at Marthaguy.

• 30 January 2019
  Additional overtaking lanes make overtaking on Newell Highway safer.