Major work on the long awaited $700 million Singleton bypass has begun this week.
It’s Singleton’s biggest infrastructure project to date.
Once completed, the bypass will remove one of the Hunter region’s most notorious bottlenecks and around 15,000 vehicles each day from the Singleton CBD.
Motorists will avoid five sets of traffic lights and benefit from improved road safety and reduced travel times.
The project will include a full interchange at Putty Road and connections with the New England Highway at the southern end, the northern end, and at Gowrie Gates will provide connectivity to Singleton.
Six bridges will be built including four across the Hunter River floodplain as well as a northbound climbing lane, that allows heavy vehicles to climb the hill without slowing other traffic, between Gowrie Gates and the northern connection.
Following additional investigations and engagement with the community, stakeholder and property owners, the design has been updated from initial plans.
This includes modifying the southern connection and reconfiguring the Putty Road interchange to improve functionality and safety.
The Singleton Bypass is expected to open to traffic in late 2026, weather permitting.