Extensive road works are proposed on Princes Highway between Gymea and Kirrawee, which includes the areas around the brick pit development, South Village.
Improvements to speed up traffic flow will include road widening to provide extra north-bound and south-bound lanes between Kingsway and Acacia Road.
New or longer turning bays will be provided at several major intersections, some small feeder roads to the highway will be closed and bans for right or left turning vehicles introduced at some locations.
The proposed work will be carried out under the $300 million Gateway to the South pinch points program, promised at the last state election.
In another move, new and extended clearways are proposed for the road corridor starting at Old Princes Highway at Kirrawee, along The Grand Parade, Linden Street, River Road and Bangor Bypass to New Illawarra Road at Menai.
Details of the proposals and reviews of environmental factors were released by Roads Minister Melinda Pavey.
Shire MPs Mark Speakman, Eleni Petinos and Lee Evans encouraged residents to take advantage of three public information drop-in sessions and provide feedback on the plans by the July 3 deadline.
No timeframe was given for when the work will be carried out
The proposed works include:
Princes Highway and The Boulevarde intersection.
- Widening on the north-eastern and south-eastern sides of the intersection to accommodate two right turn lanes northbound from The Boulevarde into Princes Highway.
- Widening on the northern side of the intersection to accommodate an extended merge lane from The Boulevarde onto Princes Highway.
- Extension of the left slip lane from Princes Highway westbound onto The Boulevarde.
- Removing about 8 trees and 16 shrubs.
- Improving safety by closing access from Princes Highway service road onto The Boulevarde.
- Construction of a traffic island to improve pedestrian safety and to separate left and right turning traffic from The Boulevarde into Princes Highway.
- Installing new pavement and kerbs, relocating utilities, asphalting and line marking.
Princes Highway and President Avenue intersection.
- Widening on the south-eastern side of the intersection and into the existing median on the eastern side of the intersection, to accommodate lengthened right and left turn lanes from President Avenue, onto Princes Highway. This would result in the removal of about six trees.
- Widening into the existing median on the southern side of the intersection to accommodate a lengthened right turn lane eastbound onto President Avenue.
- Widening into the existing median on the western side of the intersection to accommodate a dedicated left turn lane from President Avenue onto Princes Highway.
- Introducing a peak hour right turn ban from President Avenue into Princes Highway northbound between 3pm and 7pm, Monday to Friday.
- Modifying the median on the northern side of the intersection to improve safety for vehicles turning right from President Avenue northbound onto Princes Highway.
- Relocating the traffic control signals in the existing median on the western side of President Avenue.
- Installing new pavement, kerbs and signage, relocating utilities, asphalting and line marking.
Princes Highway and Acacia Road, Oak Road and Kingsway intersections.
- Permanently banning the right turn movements from Princes Highway into Oak Road (in addition to the current peak period ban).
- Widening Princes Highway on northern side to accommodate additional lanes along the road corridor.
- An additional northbound right turn lane from Princes Highway into Acacia Road.
- An additional northbound through lane on Princes Highway at Auburn Street.
- An additional southbound through lane on Princes Highway at Acacia Road.
- An additional northbound and southbound through lane on Princes Highway at Oak Road.
- An additional northbound right turn lane from Princes Highway into The Kingsway.
- An extension of left turn filter lane from Princes Highway southbound into The Kingsway.
- New pedestrian crossing facilities at Oak Road intersection.
- Enhancing local service road parallel to Princes Highway between Acacia Road and Oak Road.
- Closing access to Kenneth Avenue to and from Princes Highway.
- Removal of about 115 trees along the corridor.
- Installing new pavement, kerbs, drainage and signage; relocating other utilities; installing two new 750mm water mains under the service road; asphalting and line markings.
Community drop-in sessions:
Thursday, June 8, at Tradies Gymea, between 6pm and 8pm; Wednesday, June 14, at Sutherland Multi-Purpose Centre between 6pm and 8pm; and Saturday, June 17, at Tradies Gymea between 10am and 12pm.
Comments can be provided by calling 02 8849 2374, emailing G2S@rms.nsw.gov.au or writing to Gateway to the South Pinch Points project team, PO Box 973, Parramatta CBD NSW 2124.
The community was also reminded to provide feedback on proposed intersection improvements along Princes Highway at Rocky Point Road and Gray Street at Kogarah, Port Hacking Road at Sylvania and Heathcote Road at Engadine by Monday, June 5.
More information: rms.nsw.gov.au/g2s