The project will provide two lanes in each direction from Johnson Road at Tuggerah through Wyong Town Centre. This includes:
Widening the Pacific Highway to two lanes in each direction with a central median, between Johnson Road and Cutler Drive.
New and upgraded signalised intersections and local road adjustments, improving accessibility to the Pacific Highway from residential and commercial areas in Wyong
A new four lane bridge over Wyong River, including a shared path and a dedicated off-road two-way cycleway
A new three lane bridge over the Main North Railway at Rose Street, which is higher, wider and longer than the existing bridge allowing for additional traffic capacity
Demolition of the existing Wyong River road bridge and Howarth Street bridge (current bridge over Main North Railway)
A continuous and connected off-road cycleway, catering for cyclists accessing Wyong town centre, Wyong train station and bus interchange
An expanded dedicated rail commuter car park facility east of Wyong Station at Rose Street, to offset impact caused by the removal of existing commuter parking on the eastern and western sides of Wyong Station
Provision for disabled commuter parking, taxi, ride share and pick up / drop off near Wyong Station
Upgraded bus stops along Pacific Highway, including a relocated bus layover facility on the eastern side of Wyong Station
A new rail and bus interchange plaza at Church Street, including prioritisation for pedestrians at the Church Street traffic signals
Public utility relocations including electrical, gas, telecommunications, water and sewer
Rail corridor work including track and other rail infrastructure adjustments
Landscape planting, Aboriginal heritage and non-Aboriginal heritage interpretation, and other urban amenity improvements
Retaining walls of various heights and locations
Property acquisitions and adjustments
Provision for future rail upgrades including construction of retaining walls, deflection walls, bridges and other infrastructure to safeguard space allocation for additional future tracks.
Transport for NSW has carried out additional investigations to identify necessary improvements to the 2015 Concept Design, including further assessing active and public transport demands, urban design, and construction staging.
We have also carried out additional consultation with key stakeholders to identify new requirements and expectations. We recognise that the design is important to the Wyong community and have listened to previous feedback about various elements of the proposed design.
Improved facilities for pedestrians and cyclists
A highway upgrade that is compatible with current and future public transport services
Improved safety for all road users
Improved traffic flow and reliable road access to and through Wyong Town Centre
A road environment that maintains the town’s identity while providing opportunities for future revitalisation and growth
The Pacific Highway connects Wyong’s growing residential, commercial and industrial precincts and has experienced a large increase in traffic volumes due to sustained urban growth across the Central Coast.
Wyong town centre is an important place for people to be able to move around easily, to spend time in and access public transport. There are a range of retail, commercial and community facilities that people and freight need to be able to easily access, and it is home to thousands of people.
The current function of the road does not support the needs of the community. There are limited crossing points and missing poor quality facilities for people walking, cycling and accessing public transport.
The Pacific Highway is highly congested at peak times. This makes the environment feel traffic dominated as well as resulting in unreliable journey times and difficulties for people to safely enter or exit the highway.
The upgrade will improve traffic flow, travel times and safety for all road users as well as provide for future improvements to the public transport network
Transport has been progressing activities to plan for delivery of the project. This has included:
traffic counts and analysis to better understand current traffic volumes, pedestrian and cyclist movements in the project area
extensive geotechnical and contamination investigations, including in the Wyong commuter car park and rail corridor
meeting with key stakeholders including council, bus and rail operators, local businesses, Aboriginal stakeholders and select community members
reviewing key elements of the project design, including environmental impacts, construction staging and utility impacts
A number of detailed technical investigations were undertaken in 2015 in a Review of Environmental Factors (REF) to identify safeguards and management measures to mitigate any environmental impacts. You can view the document here.
An Addendum REF will be published later in 2024. It will incorporate any feedback received from the community in relation to an updated concept design, and assess the changes made as part of the refined concept design.
Commuter car parking will be relocated to the eastern side of the railway line, located on Rose Street. The existing carpark at this location will be expanded to provide a suitable number of parking spaces to meet current and future demand. The car park has been designed to be compatible for future expansion as a multi-storey car park.
A Traffic Management Plan would be prepared to ensure effective traffic management during construction, including ensuring access is maintained to properties and businesses.
The traffic management plan will include measures to minimise delays, such as completing work with more significant impacts at night. Traffic staging plans will also be developed to manage how traffic flows through the work area and ensure traffic keeps moving.
As the project progresses, Transport will provide more information including notifications and traffic alerts to ensure the community is kept up to date.
Transport has acquired several properties that are impacted by the project. No further property acquisitions are expected however there may be individual property adjustments required, for example to driveway accesses. Transport will liaise directly with any affected property owners.
Transport has engaged an arborist to assess the feasibility of relocating the existing mature palm trees, in line with the commitments in the Review of Environmental Factors. The outcomes of the arborist report are being finalised, and the Addendum REF which will be published later in 2024 will provide details of this assessment.
If relocation of the mature palm trees is not possible, suitable alternative planting will be identified by Transport in consultation with Central Coast Council.
A detailed construction schedule will be developed once a delivery partner is engaged by Transport, and will confirm the expected construction staging and duration.