Roads and Maritime Services has completed the safety upgrades and road improvements on the Great Western Highway between Hartley Valley and Forty Bends. The project was part of the $250 million upgrade package on the Great Western Highway, jointly funded by the Australian and NSW governments.
Project information
- Improvements along the existing highway, including changes to curves to make them safer
- Precast arch structure over Whites Creek and concrete pavement at Forty Bends to lessen the risk of black ice formation
- Five main intersection upgrades:
- Coxs River Road and Ambermere Drive
- Baaners Lane and Browns Gap Road
- Old Bathurst Road
- Jenolan Caves Road and Blackmans Creek Road
- Daintree Close
- More arrows and reflective markers on the highway to provide clear definition of lanes
- Provision of concrete and wire rope safety barriers
- Improved road surface.
- Contractor: Roads and Maritime Services appointed Seymour Whyte Constructions Pty Ltd
- Start date of major construction: December 2014
- Completion date: October 2017
- Project value: $133.2million
- Australian Government contribution: $120.7 million
- NSW State Government contribution: $12.5 million.
Forty Bends upgrade
Slope treatment at Hartley
Forty Bends upgrade
Hartley valley - rock cutting
Forty Bends upgrade
Arch construction
Forty Bends upgrade
Arch completion
Forty Bends upgrade
Lane construction
Forty Bends upgrade
Concrete lane construction
Project documents
Project notifications
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July 2017 project notification
Out of hours work on the Great Western Highway safety upgrade from Hartley Valley to Forty Bends, from Tuesday 1 August 2017. |
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May 2016 project notification
Construction continues on the Great Western Highway safety upgrade from Hartley Valley to Forty Bends. |
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February 2016 project notification
Construction update – Hartley Valley to Forty Bends safety upgrade. |
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Project updates
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January 2017 project update
Mount Victoria village, Hartley Valley to Forty Bends upgrade Great Western Highway. |
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December 2014 project update
Hartley Valley to Forty Bends - start of work. |
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November 2013 project update
Hartley Valley safety upgrade - Review of environmental factors. |
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Community updates
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October 2012 community update
Mount Victoria to Lithgow- Great Western Highway upgrade. |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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July 2016 frequently asked questions
Great Western Highway Hartley Valley to Forty Bends safety upgrade. |
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Reports
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October 2014 addendum review of environmental factors report
Whites Creek Crossing. |
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