A $36 million package of safety upgrades has now begun on the Snowy Mountains Highway between the Hume Highway and the Princes Highway.
There will be four projects, which together will span almost the entire 330-kilometre length of the Snowy Mountains Highway. All works expected to be completed by mid-2026.
Work began today (Monday April 7) between Monaro Highway and the Princes Highway, and between Tumut and Cooma.
From mid-May, work will begin between the Hume Highway and Tumut.
The Snowy Mountains Highway is a key freight and tourism link, connecting regional NSW with the South Coast, and the local timber industry with the Hume Highway and ports of Sydney and Melbourne.
Multiple safety treatments will be installed at various points along the highway including the installation of audio tactile line marking (also known as rumble strips), widened centre lines and the addition of safety barriers, and roadside hazards will be removed.
From October, Transport for NSW will also start work on upgrades to the intersection of Black Creek Road, west of Adelong, by realigning tight radius curves, widening shoulders, improving drainage and installing new safety barriers.
Member for Monaro, Steve Whan, commented, “Safety barriers have been found to reduce the severity of run-off road crashes and will go a long way to improving safety on the Snowy Mountains Highway.
“I am pleased to see the state and federal Labor teams working together to deliver a $36 million safety boost for the Highway.”
Member for Wagga Wagga, Dr Joe McGirr, added: “We need to do all we can to reduce the risk of trauma on our roads, so I welcome the improvements to the highway east of Tumut and at Black Creek Road, which have both been identified as high-risk sections.”
The upgrades have been jointly funded by the Australian and NSW governments, under the Road Safety Program.