Roads and Traffic Authority, N S W text image
Works complete
Home > Construction and maintenance > Regional projects > Great Western Highway > Works complete
In This Section

Environment

Heritage

Local access

Mount Victoria to Lithgow

Pedestrians and cyclists

Project objectives

Traffic updates

Works complete

Works in planning or design

Works in construction

Community involvement

Photo gallery


Great Western Highway works completed since 2000

Valley Heights

Completed in July 2000. New pedestrian bridge.

Warrimoo

Completed in July 2000. Four lane upgrade and pedestrian bridge at railway station.

Blaxland

Completed in February 2001. Parking improvements and pedestrian bridge at railway station.

Faulconbridge

Completed in June 2001. Four lane upgrade and pedestrian bridge at railway station

Soldiers Pinch (Mt Victoria)

Completed in June 2002. Improved alignment and overtaking lane.

Linden

Completed in August 2003. Four lane upgrade with new bridges and pedestrian signals.

Coomassie shopping precinct

Completed in December 2003. Parking, pedestrian and cyclist improvements.

Click here for further details about this project.

Medlow Bath

Completed in December 2003. Improved alignment, replacement bridge and new signalised intersection.

Click here for further details about this project.

Shell Corner (Katoomba)

Completed in August 2004. Four lane upgrade, two new bridges, new traffic signals.

Click here for further details about this project.

Wentworth Falls West

Completed in June 2005. Four lane upgrade with three improved intersections and new off-road shared pedestrian/cyclist path.

Click here for further details about this project.

Lapstone Hill safety improvements

Completed in August 2005. Median barrier extended and wider shoulder for cyclists.

Click here for further details about this project.

Leura to Katoomba

Four lane upgrade from Willow Park Avenue, Leura to Bowling Green Avenue, Katoomba. Section 1 (Willow Park Avenue and Kings Road) was completed in May 2006 and Section 2 ( Kings Road and Bowling Green Avenue) in March 2009.

Benefits

  • New intersections to improve local access.
  • New underpass at Leura Mall.
  • Preservation of loal historical landmarks.
  • Retention of Blue Mountains Ash trees.

Landscaping works will be completed by the end of 2009.

Click here for further details about this project.

Maintenance works

The following major maintenance works involving pavement resurfacing were completed in the past two years:

  • Layton Avenue to Baden Place at Blaxland.
  • The Valley Road to Lugarno Avenue at Springwood.
  • West of Railway Parade at Medlow Bath.
  • Railway overbridge to Grandview Road at Mt Victoria.
  • West Street to Willow Park Avenue at Leura.
  • Electricity Substation to Mount Boyce Reserve at Blackheath.

Back to top

workscomplete.html