Features

• Widening the highway to four lanes with sealed shoulders.
• Upgrading Tableland Road to a 'seagull' intersection allowing for all turning movements.
• Providing a central median from east of Tableland Road to Station Street which will be landscaped between Tableland Road and Dalrymple Avenue (east).
• Provision of service roads in some locations and direct access driveways in others.
• Providing a one way service road linking Tableland Road to Shortland Street.
• Providing a one way service road linking Shortland Street to an extension of Sandbox Road.
• Left in/left out only at Shortland Street.
• Left out only at Old Bathurst Road (east).
• Aligning Old Bathurst Road (west) and Dalrymple Avenue (east) to become one intersection with traffic signals and pedestrian crossings allowing for all turning movements.
• Improving the Nelson Avenue service road to provide a shared driveway.
• Raising the westbound carriageway and providing a 2.5 metre shoulder between Nelson and Dalrymple avenues to provide improved and safer driveway access for properties with no alternative street access.
• Providing an off-road cycleway/footpath along the westbound carriageway between Tableland Road and Station Street.
• Providing new traffic lights at the Dalrymple Avenue (west) intersection to allow for all turning movements.
• Providing sedimentation ponds at the corner of Allan Crescent and Railway Parade and on Sandbox Road to control stormwater run-off.
• Urban design and landscaping treatments to enhance both natural bushland and the township.

Benefits

• Quicker journeys -  in the region and to Sydney.
• Improved local access - the Wentworth Falls East upgrade includes changes to several intersections, allowing for safer and more efficient turning movements, as well as safer driveway access for properties.
• Improved cyclist access and safety - access for commuter and long distance cyclists will be provided by a 2.5 metre shoulder between Nelson and Dalrymple avenues.
• Improved pedestrian safety – pedestrians will benefit from an off-road cycleway/footpath, plus new signalised intersections and pedestrian crossings.
• Local environment - Providing sedimentation ponds to control stormwater run-off and landscaping design to enhance both natural bushland and the township.

To view or download information relating to the planning and development of this project go to the project document page.