Lawson

As part of the Great Western Highway upgrade, the highway between Ferguson Avenue, Hazelbrook and Ridge Street, Lawson is being realigned and widened to a four lane, divided road.

Status

Stage 1 - Construction work between Bass Street and Ridge Street at Lawson started in March 2009.

This stage of the project was officially opened to traffic on 13 November 2010.

Stage 2 - Construction work between Ferguson Avenue, Hazelbrook and Bass Street, Lawson, including a new bridge over the railway and a 600 metre long rail realignment is underway.

Completion of stage 2 project is expected in late 2012, weather permitting.

Funding

This section of the highway upgrade is fully funded by the NSW Government.

Overview

Roads and Maritime Services, in consultation with Blue Mountains City Council and the local community, assessed a number of options including a bypass of the town.

Following community consultation about the options for Lawson, Roads and Maritime Services developed a preferred plan. A review of environmental factors for stage one of the upgrade, from Bass Street to Ridge Street, documented its impacts. These documents were displayed for community comment in February and March 2005. Submissions to the review were considered before deciding whether to proceed. Stage one was determined on 20 July 2006 and information on changes, improvements and/or modifications to the proposal was provided to the community.

In December 2006 Roads and Maritime Services released details of the second stage, Ferguson Avenue to Bass Street, which  involved realigning 600 metres of the main western railway line.

A review of environmental factors was displayed for public comment in June 2007. Nine submissions were received and the project was determined to proceed on 10 October 2007.

To view or download the REF go to the project documents page.