Road users are about to experience better trips along the Castlereagh Highway through Cullen Bullen as speed limits are set to be changed.
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Following a request from a member of the public, Transport for NSW (TfNSW) conducted a speed zone review on the Castlereagh Highway from 1.2 kilometres south of Carsons Siding Road to 1.2 kilometres north of Carsons Siding Road.
TfNSW director Holly Davies says the review assessed several factors including location, crash history, road environment, the number of access points, road usage, traffic mix and traffic volumes, and recommended changed speed limits.
“The existing 50 km/h urban speed limit was extended south of Cullen Bullen over 15 years ago to provide safer movement of mining trucks entering and leaving the Castlereagh Highway,” she says.
“Mines in this area have not been in operation for several years so decreasing the length of the existing 50 km/h speed zone will improve the road’s efficiency and speed limit compliance when motorists enter the town of Cullen Bullen.”
As a result of the review, the following speed changes will come into effect from Monday 3 March:
• The existing 50 km/h speed zone from 1.2 kilometres south of Carsons Siding Road to 600 metres south of Carsons Siding Road will be increased to 80 km/h.
- The existing 50 km/h speed zone 600 metres south of Carsons Siding Road to 450 metres north of Carsons Siding Road will be retained.
- The existing 50 km/h speed zone from 450 metres north of Carsons Siding Road to 650 metres north of Carsons Siding Road will be increased to 80 km/h.
- The existing 80 km/h speed zone from 650 metres north of Carsons Siding Road to 1.2 kilometres north of Carsons Siding Road will be retained.
Town entry signage will be installed at each 50 km/h gateway into Cullen Bullen and new road signage will be installed to advise motorists of the new speed limits.
From Monday 10 February, work to support the changes will be carried out on two 500-metre sections of the highway, at the northern and southern entries to Cullen Bullen.
The work is expected to take 10 days to complete, weather permitting, and will be carried out between 7am and 5pm on weekdays. The work may not take place on consecutive days.
For the safety of motorists and workers, intermittent stopping and a reduced speed limit of 40 km/h will be in place during work hours and motorists should allow up to five minutes extra travel time.
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