Traffic flow improvements on Hillsborough Road and Newcastle Inner City Bypass, Hillsborough from Monday 6 May

Upgrades tothe intersection of Hillsborough Road and Newcastle Inner City Bypass to improve traffic flows and reduce congestion.

Roads and Maritime Services will start work on the first stage of improvements on Hillsborough Road and the Newcastle Inner City Bypass from Monday 6 May. Work will involve installing traffic lights on the roundabout to help reduce queues on the southbound off-ramp from the Newcastle Inner City Bypass and on Hillsborough Road.

Traffic queue detectors will be installed on the southbound off-ramp from the Newcastle Inner City Bypass and on the roundabout to trigger the traffic lights to stop southbound and eastbound traffic when there are queues. Work will also involve minor road widening and line marking changes. Please see above map.

Early work involves under boring and digging trenches to prepare for the installation of the traffic lights. Work will commence between 9.30am and 2.30pm from Monday to Friday and between 7pm and 4.30am from Sunday to Thursday. The early work is expected to be completed in two weeks, weather permitting.

Work will not be carried out during peak traffic times to minimise disruption to motorists.

How will the work affect you?

The work will involve the use of machinery which may generate some noise.Efforts will be madeto minimise noise and lighting impacts, by turning machinery off when not in use and positioning stationary equipment away from residential areas.

Traffic changes

There will be some temporary traffic changes to ensure the work zone is safe.

Lane closures will be in place and may affect travel times. Please keep to speed limits and follow the direction of traffic controllers and signs. For the latest traffic updates, you can call 132 701, visit livetraffic.com or download the Live Traffic NSW App.

Please keep to speed limits and follow the direction of traffic controllers and signs. For the latest traffic updates, you can call 132 701, visit livetraffic.com or download the Live Traffic NSW App.

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact our Project Manager, Sam Sreetharan on 02 4908 7644 or [email protected]. For more information on other roadprojects, visit rms.nsw.gov.au.

If you have any concerns you wish to raise with my office, please contact 4942 1242