Proposed Old Punt Road closure - consultation report
Our team asked for your feedback late last year regarding a proposal to temporarily close the intersection of Old Punt Road and the Pacific Highway as part of the work required to construct the new M1 Pacific Motorway extension to Raymond Terrace.
This closure would facilitate switching traffic onto the new alignment of the Pacific Highway and building the new Tomago interchange.
It was proposed that, during this time, motorists would be required to travel from Old Punt Road to Tomago Road to head north or south on the Pacific Highway. The intersection of Tomago Road with the Pacific Highway would be upgraded prior to the closure to include a northbound turning lane, prior to the partial closure.
What you said
During the consultation period late last year, we heard from numerous stakeholders who raised concerns about the impacts of the proposal. We have prepared a detailed consultation report outlining these concerns which is available below.
In response, the project team has revised its original proposal of a full closure of Old Punt Road at the intersection with the Pacific Highway to a staged, partial closure.
Stage 1 will be in place from 31 July (weather permitting) which will remove right hand turn movements into and out of Old Punt Road as shown on Map 1. This will be in place for about six weeks.
In the second stage, only the left hand turn out of Old Punt Road (onto the southbound lane of the Pacific Highway) will be retained to allow traffic to exit the Tomago industrial area from both directions.
Pacific Highway southbound traffic will not be able to turn left into Old Punt Road and will be detoured via Tomago Road. Please refer to Map 2.
This will be implemented in mid-September (weather permitting) and is expected to be in place until February 2026.
The intersection of Tomago Road with the Pacific Highway will still be upgraded prior to Stage 1 of the partial closure to include a northbound turning lane.
The temporary arrangements will be in place until February 2026 (weather permitting).
