Transport for NSW New Grafton bridge Project update

The first walkers crossing the bridge at the community day on 8 December

February 2020 Bridge opening • Installing the signalised pedestrian crossing on the (Charles Street) The new Grafton bridge opened to traffic on Thursday 12 December. • Completing landscaping • Placing the final road surface on Iolanthe and A smoking ceremony and ribbon-cutting event was Spring streets. held on the bridge prior to the first cars crossing the bridge. The bridge was officially opened by Reopening of Greaves Street the Member for Clarence Chris Gulaptis, with the official ceremony attended by representatives from Greaves Street was reopened to through traffic on , the Clarence Historical 18 February. Part of Greaves Street was temporarily Society, the Grafton Chamber of Commerce closed to through traffic in February 2017 to allow and representatives of the Bundjalung and for relocation of utilities and earthwork. Gumbaynggirr nations. The closed section of Greaves Street was lowered to provide suitable clearance under the new bridge. Community event Thousands of people took up an invitation to walk Roundabout at the intersection of across the new bridge before it opened to traffic. the Pacific and Gwydir highways The event, held on Sunday 8 December, opened with Construction of the roundabout is progressing the Grafton District Services Club pipe band leading well, following another traffic switch in late February. walkers across the bridge from Grafton to South Grafton and was a very active morning including The roundabout is being built in stages and is a smoking ceremony, flyover by the Grafton Aero expected to open to traffic around mid-year, , Club, tree-planting ceremony, vintage car display shortly after Pacific Highway traffic is diverted and an official ceremony to celebrate completion of onto the upgraded bypass of Grafton. Building the the crossing. roundabout is a significant challenge due to the high volumes of traffic at this location, a constrained Upcoming activities project boundary and adverse ground conditions. Key construction activities planned for the next four The traffic switch moved the intersection slightly months include: closer to the former visitor information centre to • Completing the roundabout at the intersection of allow construction of the roundabout to continue the Pacific and Gwydir highways in South Grafton near the vacant service station. The intersection will continue to operate as a T-intersection until the new • Building the central concrete median on Iolanthe roundabout pavement work is complete. Street, including the installation of pedestrian fencing

Aerial view of community members walking across the bridge on 8 December

New Grafton bridge The latest stage also improves the temporary roundabout at the intersection of the Pacific and connection to the existing highway by providing a Gwydir highways following diversion of Pacific left-out from Iolanthe Street to the Pacific Highway. Highway traffic and completion of the roundabout. The northbound left-in from the Pacific Highway to Once work on the median starts right turns for Iolanthe Street remains in place. vehicles entering and exiting businesses in Iolanthe Work will begin on building part of the central Street will no longer be permitted, which is concrete median and installing the pedestrian fence consistent with the final traffic arrangement. on Iolanthe Street in March. The work is expected While we finish building the roundabout, some to be completed by mid-April. The central median motorists may need to use the original bridge will be built from the Through Street roundabout to depending on which business they need to access in just past the BP service station driveway in Iolanthe Iolanthe Street. Street. The central median will be extended to the

Interim changes at intersection of Pacific From early March until the new roundabout opens and Gwydir highways - South Grafton later this year, vehicles coming from North Grafton wishing to access businesses on the west side of Iolanthe Street can use the Old Grafton Bridge and proceed down Bent Street, turn left into either Spring Street Through or Spring streets and then left at Iolanthe. BP

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Ryan Street Work outside of normal construction hours during the coming months will reduce potential impacts on motorists on the Gwydir construction hours and Pacific highways and nearby businesses. The To complete the roundabout at the intersection of work will not be every Saturday afternoon or every the Pacific and Gwydir highways, the project team week night and we are notifying affected residents in is working outside of normal construction hours advance of any work outside of normal construction on some occasions. Working outside of normal hours.

Approved work hours Extended work hours

Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday 6pm to 7am

Saturdays 8am to 1pm Saturdays 1pm to 6pm Project map and key features and improvements (when project is completed in mid-2020) transport.nsw.gov.au

0 100 200 Kilometres Oliver Street Centre of roundabout North Coast railway modified to improve heavy LEGEND vehicle accessibility Road design

Villiers Street Additional parking Kent Street Shared user path Pound Street widened to accommodate two lanes Bacon Street Noise wall of traffic in both directions North Coast TAFE Rail Bromley Street Clarence Street widened to accommodate turning New steel movements and street parking truss bridge New traffic lights Bridge approach road Pound Street Detention basin

Clarence Street Greaves Street lowered to provide suitable clearance beneath the new bridge

Noise wall r ive R ce ren One lane in each Cla direction on new bridge

Existing bridge

New pedestrian and cycle link to the existing bridge’s pedestrian and cycle path

Sugar loading facility

Bridge approach road Through Street

Wharf Street Bent Street

Riverside

Grafton Station Butters Lane

New roundabout

Spring Street North Coast railway ‘T’ intersection for Butters Lane Diversion of existing Pacific Highway

Iolanthe Street Bunnings widened to four lanes Existing Pacific Highway Gwydir Highway New signalised Pedestrian and cycle path on pedestrian crossing existing network from Bent Iolanthe Street Section of road to be closed Street and Crisp Avenue Future pedestrian/cycle connection to New signalised Clarenza (proposed by others) pedestrian crossing New pedestrian and cycle path on existing right of way New roundabout Spring Street Aerial view ofcommunity members walking across thebridge on8December • • months include: Key construction activitiesplannedfor thenext four Upcoming activities the crossing. and anofficial ceremony to celebrateof completion Club, tree-planting ceremony, vintagecardisplay a smokingceremony, flyover by theGrafton Aero Grafton andwas avery active morningincluding walkers across thebridgefrom Grafton to South the Grafton District Services Clubpipebandleading The event, heldonSunday 8December, openedwith across thenew bridgebefore itopenedto traffic. Thousands ofpeopletook upaninvitation to walk Community event Gumbaynggirr nations. and representatives oftheBundjalungand Society, theGrafton ChamberofCommerce Clarence Valley Council, theClarence Historical official ceremony attended by representatives from the Memberfor Clarence ChrisGulaptis,withthe the bridge. The bridgewas officiallyopenedby held onthebridgepriorto thefirst carscrossing A smokingceremony andribbon-cutting event was Thursday 12December. The new Grafton bridgeopenedto trafficon Bridge opening fencing Street, includingtheinstallation ofpedestrian Building thecentral concrete medianonIolanthe the Pacific andGwydir highways inSouthGrafton Completing theroundabout at theintersection of roundabout pavement work iscomplete. continue to operate asaT-intersection untilthenew near thevacant service station. The intersection will allow construction oftheroundabout to continue closer to theformer visitor information centre to The traffic switch moved theintersection slightly project boundaryandadverse ground conditions. high volumes oftraffic atthislocation, a constrained roundabout isasignificantchallengedue to the onto theupgraded bypass ofGrafton. Buildingthe shortly after Pacific Highway traffic is diverted expected to opento traffic around mid-year, , The roundabout isbeingbuiltinstages andis well, following anothertraffic switch in late February. Construction oftheroundabout isprogressing the Pacific andGwydir highways Roundabout at theintersection of provide suitableclearance underthenew bridge. The closedsectionofGreaves Street was lowered to for relocation ofutilitiesandearthwork. closed to through traffic in February 2017 toallow 18 February. Part ofGreaves Street was temporarily Greaves Street was reopened to through trafficon Reopening ofGreaves Street • • • Spring streets. Placing thefinal road surface onIolanthe and Completing landscaping Gwydir Highway (Charles Street) Installing thesignalisedpedestrian crossing onthe New Grafton bridge

Roundabout changes the roundabout to continue along Pound Street or turning right. Further, the left lane has been modified Line-marking changes have been implemented at to a left only turn into Villiers Street. the Pound and Villiers street roundabout in Grafton. Under the previous traffic arrangement, motorists Line-marking changes have also been implemented travelling in the right lane from the new bridge at the Charles and Bent streets roundabout in South towards Villiers Street were required to turn right. Grafton. Westbound motorists in Charles Street are Under the changes, traffic using the right lane now no longer permitted to turn right from the left lane at have the option of either travelling straight through the Bent Street roundabout.

View looking north of the new Grafton bridge at night

Contact For more information, the please contact us: project 1800 918 759 (toll free) team graftonbridgecommunity@ fultonhogan.com.au www.rms.nsw.gov.au/graftonbridge PO Box 546 Grafton, NSW 2460

The Grafton District Services Club pipe band leads the first walkers over the bridge

The new Grafton bridge is transforming road usage

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