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.
Key Dates
Oct 2021 | RFT Open |
Nov 2021 | RFT Close |
Apr 2022 | Contract Award |
Jul 2022 | Construction Commencement |
2026 | Expected Construction Completion |
Funding contributions
Federal Government | |
NSW Government |
Procurement
Procuring Agency: | Transport for NSW |
Successful Tenderer: | Fulton Hogan |
PROJECT HISTORY
Mar 2021 | The 2022-23 Federal Budget allocated $264 million for completion of heavy-duty pavement upgrades on the Newell Highway at North Moree. |
Oct 2021 | The NSW Government opened a Request for Tender process for the project, closing on 26 November. |
Apr 2022 | Transport for NSW awarded Fulton Hogan the Heavy Duty Pavement Upgrades contract. |
Jul 2022 | Construction of the heavy duty pavement upgrade commenced. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2024)
Sector
Road
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Location
New South Wales |
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