Source: Mental Health Australia
Motorists will soon enjoy safer and smoother journeys on a southbound section of the Hume Highway at Berremangra as work starts to replace the concrete road surface.
Funding of more than $10 million has been allocated by the NSW Government to complete the surface upgrade, road shoulder widening, safety barrier installation and vegetation maintenance.
Transport for NSW Acting Executive Director Partnerships and Integration South, Brendon James, said work due to start on Monday 1 September involves replacing concrete slabs along a seven-kilometre section of the highway, between Cobbler Road and Bogolara Road.
“The existing concrete pavement is aged and will need replacing to improve safety, provide a smoother and more efficient journey for motorists and address the climbing routine maintenance costs,” Mr James said.
“The Hume Highway is one of Australia’s most significant major highways, linking the nation’s two largest state capitals – Sydney and Melbourne – making it an important route for passenger and freight transport.
“On average, about 11,200 vehicles travel along this section of the highway each day, which includes almost 4500 heavy vehicles and more than 6700 light vehicles.
“We want to thank motorists for their patience while this work is carried out.”
Work on the road surface upgrade will be carried out on weekdays between 7am and 5pm, and between 7am and 2pm on Saturdays as required, and is due to be completed by Friday 14 November, weather permitting.
Traffic control will be in place and speed limits reduced in places to 40 km/h for the safety of workers and motorists.
The southbound carriageway will be closed and the northbound carriageway converted to two-way single lanes for the duration of the work, which will also require the closure of the southbound Reedy Creek truck parking bay.
Oversized and over mass vehicles wider than 4.5 metres will need to stop at Steam Engine Hill truck parking bay (northbound) and Gowlands stopping bay (southbound) and contact traffic control on UHF channel 21 to assist them through the work site.
Motorists are advised to follow the directions of traffic control and signage and allow an extra 10 minutes’ travel time.