After two-and-a-half-years, the $232 million Coxs River Road Upgrade at Little Hartley is now fully complete.
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The project features a new 2.4-kilometre four-lane alignment of the Great Western Highway and 70-metre long road bridge to take local traffic, pedestrians and cyclists safely over the highway.
Traffic switched to the new highway alignment in April this year and since then, crews have been finishing the final touches, including new landscaping, completing more than two kilometres of shared path that connects local roads, and installing new signage for passing motorists.
“The Great Western Highway is the key route linking Sydney to the state’s Central West and the Coxs River Road Upgrade is already reducing congestion and improving accessibility for local and highway road users,” a Transport for NSW spokesperson says.
“In addition, the new road bridge on Coxs River Road – with its own shared cycle and pedestrian path – quickly and safely takes local traffic over the four-lane highway, meaning an end to the long waits that local traffic often endured trying to join or cross the highway, particularly in busy holiday periods.
“New landscaping work featuring native species has created a visually appealing section of highway for passing motorists and we’re also proud of the new retaining walls that have been finished in materials selected by the community to reflect the local environment.”
The upgrade has also delivered a realignment of the old highway to create a service road for local businesses, upgraded intersections at Browns Gap Road, Coxs River Road, Ambermere Drive and Baaners Lane, and a U-turn bay on Baaners Lane.
The new highway alignment and bridge were built from locally sourced materials including concrete from Lithgow and quarry materials from Oberon.
The Coxs River Road Upgrade supported more than 530 jobs with 30 per cent of that workforce coming from surrounding local government areas.
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