The project involves:

• Resurfacing the road, adjusting drainage and installing new line marking
• Building sections of concrete kerb and gutter and adjusting driveways
• Providing right turn and left turn lanes into Stanford Street, Greta Street and Heddon Street
• Building three concrete pedestrian refuges and a wide painted central median to allow pedestrians to cross one direction of travel at a time
• Building a concrete footpath from Heddon Street to connect to the new refuge located between Heddon Street and Cantwell Street
• Adjusting parking to accommodate the left turn lanes and pedestrian refuges, which will involve installing a section of angled parking between Merthyr Street and Stanford Street, and Stanford Street and Greta Street.
• Removing some parking spaces in front of properties to accommodate the new proposed pedestrian refuges.

Cessnock City Council will also be funding and completing additional work to complement Transport’s safety improvements, including:

• Building a concrete footpath between Stanford Street and Greta Street connecting to the new refuge

Work started on Monday 14 March and is expected to take 10 weeks, weather permitting.

Transport for NSW has engaged Cessnock City Council to carry out the work. Council will notify residents of any temporary access impacts as work progresses.