Princes Highway upgrade

Project benefits and features - Princes Highway upgrade South Nowra

Benefits

  • Complete consistent four lane conditions on the Princes Highway between Bomaderry and Jervis Bay Road.
  • Improved road safety by reducing conflicts between through traffic and local traffic accessing business premises.
  • Improved road safety by providing a central median, along with more opportunities to safely overtake slower vehicles.
  • Improved travel times and reduce vehicle operating costs through increased road and intersection capacity.
  • Improved access to many business properties.
  • Improved safety and facilities for pedestrians and cyclists.

Key features

  • Enhanced travel efficiency for through traffic with the provision of three lanes on the eastern side of the highway between Quinns Lane and Warra Warra Road.
  • A 2.5 metre wide shared footpath / cycleway on the eastern side of the highway between McKay Street and Warra Warra Road for cyclists and pedestrians.
  • An on road cycle facility south of Warra Warra Road.
  • Pedestrian activated traffic lights on the Princes Highway at the Park Road cul-de-sac.
  • Changes to Nowra Hill Road to a left in, left out intersection.
  • Relocation of the existing BTU Road intersection to approximately 400 metres north of its existing location. The new intersection will be reconstructed to allow all turning movements.
  • Reconstruction of the Forest Road intersection to allow all turning movements.
  • A dual lane roundabout at the junction with Hillcrest Avenue.
  • A heavy vehicle inspection area to the south of Hillcrest Avenue.
  • Formal modification of the existing service road between Quinns Lane and Central Avenue to a two lane road on the western side of the highway for improved road safety.
  • Construction of a new road shoulder, in the northbound direction, between Forest Road and Parma Road.