Newell Highway Upgrade - Heavy Duty Pavement Upgrades

The Heavy Duty Pavement Upgrades involve upgrading four priority sections along the Newell Highway between Narrabri and Moree with 27.3 kilometres of new road pavement, intersection improvements, widening of road shoulders and the provision of five additional overtaking lanes.

Key features include:

• widening the existing highway with 3.5-metre lanes, two-metre shoulders, and one-metre wide centreline cross section
• highway realignment
• new 1.5-kilometre dual overtaking lanes in five locations
• improvements to private property accesses and bus stops
• upgrades to intersections and right turning lanes at all major intersections with the highway
• multiple new bridge-sized culverts including at Clarks Gully, and
• a new Class Three rest area, providing parking for 18 heavy vehicles up to 48.5 metres long, separate parking for 10 light vehicles and multiple caravans.