The new westbound flyover at the Cessnock Road and New England Highway roundabout at Maitland is one step closer, with investigation work continuing from next week. The Albanese Government is fully funding the $100 million upgrade, cutting congestion on one of the Hunter\u2019s most infamous roundabouts. With an eastbound flyover of the roundabout already in place, this project will help finally see a westbound flyover completed, delivering safer and more reliable travel for motorists, better freight movement, as well as supporting housing growth along the Maitland to Cessnock corridor. Transport for NSW has also identified upgrades to this intersection in the Hunter Strategic Regional Integrated Transport Plan – to help support transport access, overall safety, and the economy in the region. From Monday 31 August, Transport will undertake geotechnical and survey investigations on and around the New England Highway at the Cessnock Road roundabout to further inform the project for up to three months, weather permitting. The work will include detailed surveys of the road surface, road corridor, drainage, as well as locating existing underground services and using machinery to investigate geotechnical conditions in the project area. Work will be carried out between 7am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, and where required some night work will be carried out between 6pm to 6am, Sunday to Thursday. No work will be carried out on public holidays. Transport for NSW is working with the Australian Government to expedite solutions for this important upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Transport will keep the community informed and consult with key stakeholders as planning and investigations continue. For more information about the project, visit www.transport.nsw.gov.au\/neh-maitland<\/a> Quotes attributable to Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Catherine King: \u201cAs investigation works ramp up next week, it will mark a significant step forward in fixing this key intersection in Maitland. \u201cIt\u2019s a decade since the eastbound bypass was completed. Now the Albanese Government is stepping up to finish the job and fund the westbound flyover. \u201cThese investigations are a critical first step to inform the future design of the proposed westbound flyover which will help confirm costs of the project as it progresses.\u201d Quotes attributable to NSW Minister for the Hunter, Yasmin Catley: \u201cThe Hunter is growing before our eyes – new homes, new families and new businesses. We\u2019re making sure the roads underneath them grow too. \u201cWe\u2019re not waiting for congestion to become the Hunter\u2019s new normal. We\u2019re planning the roads now so communities can grow without being squeezed by traffic. \u201cFrom Maitland to Newcastle and beyond, these roads are the arteries that keep the Hunter moving. We\u2019re investing now to keep them flowing as this region grows.\u201d Quotes attributable to NSW Minister for Roads and Member for Maitland, Jenny Aitchison: \u201cIt\u2019s fantastic to see work now progressing to finish the missing piece of the New England Highway at Maitland. We know this is long overdue. \u201cThis work will help inform the design of this important upgrade, which will improve traffic flow and help reduce congestion at one of Maitland\u2019s busiest intersections. \u201cThe former government built the eastbound flyover without delivering the westbound flyover at the same time. They didn’t do the proper work or planning, and left Maitland with an unfinished job. \u201cWe\u2019re pushing this project forward as quickly as we can, and we\u2019ll get construction started as soon as possible.\u201d Quotes attributable to Federal Member for Paterson, Meryl Swanson: \u201cThis is welcome news for local families, businesses and commuters who know all too well the congestion and frustration at this intersection. \u201cThat\u2019s why it\u2019s important to see this project moving forward, with planning work helping pave the way for a safer and more efficient road network. \u201cIt\u2019s time to finish what was left incomplete and deliver the infrastructure that our growing community needs and deserves.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The new westbound flyover at the Cessnock Road and New England Highway roundabout at Maitland is one step closer, with investigation work continuing from next week. The Albanese Government is fully funding the $100 million upgrade, cutting congestion on one of the Hunter\u2019s most infamous roundabouts. With an eastbound flyover of the roundabout already in … Continue reading “PLANNING WORK UNDERWAY FOR THE NEW ENGLAND HIGHWAY WESTBOUND UPGRADE AT MAITLAND”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40618"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40619,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40618\/revisions\/40619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}