The Speers Point community is being kept up to date with a consultation summary report published today on potential transport improvements and solutions.
Transport for NSW Director Region North Anna Zycki said the NSW Government is investing $11 million towards upgrades to help improve safety, reduce congestion and improve transport movements across the network.
“These upgrades will ensure more reliable travel times and safety improvements, while meeting the future needs of Hunter communities,” Ms Zycki said.
“Once finalised, the proposed upgrade options will cut travel times while improving safety and traffic flow in northwest Lake Macquarie.
“This area is predicted to grow by around 12,000 residents and 6000 jobs over the next 20 years.
“Given the significant level of interest in this project, Transport for NSW engaged with the community and stakeholders earlier than usual.
“The community’s feedback will be considered alongside traffic modelling, environmental impacts, funding constraints and other data captured through preliminary site investigations to help refine the concept design.”
A key focus of the project will be to improve traffic movements at a known local bottleneck – the roundabout at TC Frith Avenue, Five Islands Road and The Esplanade.
Transport for NSW invited the community to provide feedback on the potential safety and efficiency solutions earlier this year, which resulted in a total of 59 submissions from the community alongside 531 pins on an interactive map.
The report includes a summary of key matters raised, including traffic movements at the roundabout, comments on changes to the surrounding road network, safety improvements and suggestions for larger scale projects, alongside Transport’s responses.
Transport for NSW will carry out additional investigations and analysis to determine what solutions can be delivered, with the aim of balancing the competing demands of costs, traffic efficiency and safety.
The concept design, once developed, will also be placed on display providing another opportunity for community and stakeholder feedback.
Transport will continue to consult with key stakeholders and keep the community informed as the project progresses.
The community consultation report and more information on the project can be found at https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects/current-projects/speers-point-transport-network