Transport for NSW is planning the duplication of about 1.8 kilometres of Hillsborough Road, including installing traffic lights at Crockett and Chadwick Streets as well as other road and safety improvements. Around 35,000 motorists use Hillsborough Road daily and this upgrade would improve traffic flow, safety and accessibility for all road users.

Key features of the project

• Duplication of about 1.8 km of Hillsborough Road between the Newcastle Inner City Bypass roundabout and the existing duplication west of Crockett Street.
• Two lanes in each direction separated by a raised median
• Posted speed limit of 60 km/h
• Traffic lights at Crockett Street intersection
• Shoulder with provision for cyclists in both directions
• Off road shared path on the northern side of Hillsborough Road providing for both cyclists and pedestrians
• Culvert widening at Winding Creek
• Culvert widening between Crockett Street and Barker Avenue
• Traffic lights at Chadwick Street intersection
• Modification to Higham Road intersection
• New entry and exit accesses for the Combined Newcastle Canine Club showgrounds
• Left in / left in out only from existing businesses fronting Hillsborough Road.
• Modification to Barker Avenue intersection

This is your chance to have your say on the preferred design for all three stages of the project. Your feedback will help us to understand what is important to you and to deliver the best outcome for the community. It will also help us to fast track the delivery of Stage 1 and to continue planning for Stages 2 and 3.

The community and stakeholders are invited to provide comment by 5pm on Friday 6 August 2021 to:

hillsboroughroad@transport.nsw.gov.au

or

Hillsborough Road Project Manager
Transport for NSW,
Locked Bag 2030,
Newcastle NSW 2300

Transport will consider all feedback received during the consultation period in the next stage of the project.

Transport recently awarded a contract for the development of the concept design and environmental assessment for the upgrade and we plan to publicly display the Review of Environmental Factors (REF) and Concept Design for the project in mid-2022.