The NSW Government have committed to further upgrade the Princes Highway along the South Coast ultimately via duplicating the entire Princes Highway between Nowra to the Victorian border. This includes a bypass between Milton and Ulladulla.
The project would upgrade the Princes Highway to provide a bypass of the Milton and Ulladulla town centres as part of the Princes Highway Upgrade program.
The proposed Milton Ulladulla bypass would see the dleivery of:
- a 13 kilometre bypass of Milton and Ulladulla,
- three connections to the existing Princes Highway
- north of Milton, near Little Forest Road, Yatte Yattah,
- north of Ulladulla, via an extension of Bishop Drive, Ulladulla
- south of Ulladulla, near Canberra Crescent, Burrill Lake
- crossover structures for local roads and waterways, and
- active transport connections.
Key Dates
| Mar 2019 | Project Announcement |
| 2027 | Expected Construction Commencement |
| Dec 2030 | Expected Construction Completion |
Funding contributions
| Federal Government |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Transport for NSW |
PROJECT HISTORY
| May 2019 | The Federal Government announced that up to $400 million of their $500 million commitment to the Princes Highway in NSW would go to the Milton to Ulludulla Bypass. |
| Feb 2020 | Infrastructure Australia identified Princes Highway safety and capacity improvements,that encompasses the bypass, as a Priority Initiative. |
| Mar 2020 | Community consultation began on the identified corridor for Milton to Ulladulla Bypass, shown in the Shoalhaven Local Environmental Plan. The consultation closed in mid-April 2020 with a preferred route to be determined following further investigation. |
| Nov 2020 | The 2020-21 NSW Budget allocated $671 million over the four years to FY2023-24 for the Princes Highway Upgrade between Nowra and the Victorian border. |
| Mar 2022 | The 2022-23 Federal Budget allocated $352 million to the project over four years. |
| Feb 2024 | Transport for NSW issued an Expression of Interest (EOI) for concept design and environmental assessment services for the project, closing 27 March. |
| Oct 2024 | A scoping report and request for the Secretary's Environmental Assessment Requirements for the project was submitted to the NSW Department of Planning and Environment. The report outlines the scope of work, including 13 kilometre bypass of Milton and Ulladulla town centres, north, south, and central connections with the existing Princes Highway, and other works. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2022)
Sector
Road
Procurement approach
Unconfirmed |
Location
New South Wales |
National |
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