The NSW Government is undertaking a progressive upgrade of the New England Highway, part of the National Land Transport Network, which runs from the Hunter region to the Queensland border.
The Singleton Bypass will include a new section of the New England highway west of Singleton that will reconnect to the existing highway past McDougalls Hill.
The scope of the Singleton Bypass includes construction of:
- eight kilometres of single lane new highway in each direction
- six birdges, including a 1.8-kilometre bridge across the Main Northern Railway, Doughboy Hollow and Hunter River floodplains, and
- connections at the southern and northern ends of the bypass, at Putty Road and at Gowrie Gates.
Key Dates
| Jul 2022 | ROIs Open |
| Aug 2022 | ROIs Close |
| Nov 2023 | Contract Award |
| 2024 | Construction Commencement |
| 2026 | Expected Construction Completion |
Funding contributions
| Federal Government | |
| NSW Government |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Transport for NSW |
| Shortlist: | ACCIONA, Fulton Hogan and John Holland. |
| Successful Tenderer: | ACCIONA |
| Related contracts: |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Dec 2016 | The preferred route of the bypass was announced. |
| Nov 2017 | The NSW Government committed $97 million toward the Singleton Bypass. |
| Oct 2020 | The 2020-21 Federal October Budget announced $560 million in funding for the project. An additional $43 million was also allocated to the Bolivia Hill Upgrade. |
| Jan 2021 | Transport for NSW announced the commencement of a Market Interaction Process that will involve registration, provision of documentation to eligible participants, a pre-recorded online briefing, and a submission process. |
| Apr 2021 | Transport for NSW announced that a full interchange will be built at Putty Road. |
| Jun 2021 | The 2021-22 NSW Budget allocated $535 million over the next four years, including $70 million in FY2021-22 toward the New England Highway Upgrade. This included $366.1 million over next four years toward the Belford to Golden Highway duplication, as well as planning and preconstruction for the Singleton Bypass and completing the Bolivia Hill Upgrade. $14 million of this was allocated toward the Singleton Bypass in FY2021-22. |
| Jul 2021 | The NSW Government opened tenders for the provision of transaction management services, closing on 10 August. |
| Jul 2022 | Transport for NSW called for Registrations of Interest for the Singleton Bypass project, closing 11 August, |
| Nov 2022 | TfNSW shortlisted three bidders for the project, including ACCIONA, Fulton Hogan and John Holland. |
| Jan 2023 | Early works commenced on the project. |
| Nov 2023 | TfNSW awarded ACCIONA the Design and Construct contract for the project. |
| Feb 2024 | TfNSW has appointed SMEC as Project Verifier for the project. SMEC will provide design review and construction surveillance services for TfNSW and ACCIONA. |
| Sep 2024 | The NSW Government announced construction had commenced on the project. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2017)
Sector
Road
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Location
New South Wales |
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