Hunter motorists are sampling the first small section of the Singleton Bypass with traffic switched onto a newly built section of road on the future Southern Connection last week.
This latest traffic switch, between White Falls Lane and just past Newington Lane, is one of several staged changes ahead of the bypass opening later this year.
At the southern connection, motorists heading out of Singleton on the New England Highway are now using a newly built southbound on-ramp, while northbound traffic is being diverted onto an off-ramp that passes beneath one of the project’s new bridges.
Vehicles on the New England Highway will travel approximately one kilometre in each direction of newly built ramps of the Singleton Bypass project.
Backed by a $560 million investment from the Albanese Labor Government and $140 million from the Minns Labor Government, the $700 million Singleton Bypass is a commitment to making journeys down the New England Highway safer and more efficient.
Once complete, this project will remove up to 15,000 vehicles a day from Singleton’s main street, slash travel times and allow motorists to bypass five sets of traffic lights – delivering real, daily benefits for local families, businesses and freight operators.
The eight-kilometre bypass will run from near Newington Lane in the south to just past Magpie Street in the north, featuring a full interchange at Putty Road and key connections to the New England Highway at the southern and northern ends at Gowrie.
With more traffic switches to come, the project remains on track to open later this year, keeping up momentum on a critical piece of infrastructure for the Hunter.
