Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the call for tenders would be open for eight weeks to allow the best proposals to come forward.

"We know how important this bypass will be for the community at Parkes and for the thousands of vehicles that travel along the Newell Highway everyday - that is why we have committed $149.7 million of Commonwealth funding," the Deputy Prime Minister said.

Tenders invited for the Parkes Bypass

This work is the construction of a new local road, between Henry Parkes Way (Condobolin Road) and Back Trundle Road, to replace a section of the existing Moulden Street.

A section of the existing shared path will also be reconstructed as part of this package of work.

To find out more about this package of works, read the January project notification (PDF, 2.27Mb).

Parkes Shire Council has already completed the first two packages of early works:

• Nock Road was completed in November 2020 and included the permanent closure of Nock Road at the Newell Highway and construction of a bitumen sealed road between the Newell Highway and Bleechmore Road.
• Reedsdale Road was completed in late December 2020 and created a link road between Mitchell Street and Thomas Street which included construction of a new bitumen sealed road with stormwater improvements and guardrail work.

The third package of work is expected to take eight weeks to complete and we will be working between 7am and 6pm Monday to Friday.

After this is complete a new section of road will be constructed between Brolgan Road and Hartigan Avenue.

In addition to the road construction work there is also a number of utility relocations occurring in the area. The utility works include protection of high pressure gas mains and relocation of water mains, optic fibre, power poles and overhead electrical power.