Next step for $8.3 million Dunns Road upgrade

Tenders have closed for the design and construction of two intersections as part of the Dunns Road upgrade project.

The new intersections at Dunns Road and the Olympic Highway, and Dunns Road and Holbrook Road, will be constructed as part of Stage 2 and Stage 3 of the upgrade project.

Stage 1 of the upgrade is due for completion by December 2022, weather permitting, and involves three phases:

  • Phase 1: Upgrading of the stormwater drainage: COMPLETED
  • Phase 2: Earthworks, including the removal of the existing top layers of the road, to be replaced using GPS graders: IN PROGRESS
  • Phase : Sealing the entire length of Dunns Road: PENDING

The delivery of Stage 1 has been impacted by the ongoing wet weather conditions experienced through autumn into winter.

A pavement seal cannot be applied over a wet surface without risk of catastrophic failure.

Dunns Road is closed to traffic between Kunzea Place and the Olympic Highway. Only residents who live on the closed section of Dunns Road are allowed access.

Motorists are reminded to follow the direction of road signage and drive to the conditions.

Stage 2 of the upgrade will see Council working with Transport for NSW to construct a right-hand turning lane at the Olympic Highway and Dunns Road intersection.

Stage 3 involves the construction of a roundabout at the Holbrook Road and Dunns Road intersection and is subject to receiving black spot funding.