Between the Monaro Highway and Tompsitt Drive, Queanbeyan

The NSW Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) and Roads ACT have developed a preferred option for the upgrade of Lanyon Drive between Tompsitt Drive and the Monaro Highway. 

This project is funded by the NSW and Australian governments and is now on display for public comment. Click here for display locations and times.

The preferred option

The preferred option consists of:

• Dual carriageway - each carriageway would consist of two 3.4 metre wide traffic lanes and a 2 metre wide shoulder.
• Two new bridges over the existing railway, one to accommodate westbound traffic and the other will replace the existing bridge.
• The existing bridge at Jerrabomberra Creek would be widened and a new bridge constructed to accommodate the dual carriageway. 

Lanyon Drive duplication would be staged over a number of years with works at the intersection of the Monaro Highway and Lanyon Drive scheduled to commence later this year.

Key features of the preferred option would include:

• Additional lanes in each direction of Lanyon Drive between the two Monaro Highway carriageways.
• Widening of the existing right turn lane from the Monaro Highway to Lanyon Drive to provide two right turn lanes.
• New traffic signals at the intersection of the right turn lanes at the Monaro Highway to Lanyon Drive and the right turn lanes from Lanyon Drive to the Monaro Highway.
• Widening the northbound carriageway of the Monaro Highway from the new signalised intersection to facilitate the merging of traffic from lanyon Drive with Monaro Highway traffic.
• Upgrading of the existing traffic signals at the intersection of the Monaro Highway southbound carriageway and Lanyon Drive to cater for the additional traffic lanes.

Benefits of the preferred option

• Reduced peak hour delays and queuing at the intersections of Lanyon Drive and the Monaro Highway.
• Reduced vehicle operating costs and improved traffic flow between Queanbeyan and the ACT.
• Improved road safety.
• The proposed works retain capacity for a future interchange at the intersection of the Monaro Highway (southbound) and Lanyon Drive.
• Reduced environmental impacts.
• Less impacts on traffic during construction.