Transport for NSW Community Update Improving safety on the Kamilaroi Highway
Road widening on the Kamilaroi Highway between Baan Baa and Turrawan The NSW Government is funding $26.4 million to boost safety on the Kamilaroi Highway between Baan Baa and Turrawan as part of the Saving Lives on Country Roads program.
Saving Lives on Country Roads while rumble strips (also known as audio tactile line marking), will alert drivers who deviate from their path. The NSW Government is undertaking safety improvements on a 17km stretch of the Kamilaroi highway between Baan The installation of these and other safety measures Baa and Turrawan. Between July 2012 and October 2019, is expected to dramatically reduce crashes on this there were 18 crashes recorded within this extent; resulting section of road, thereby saving lives on country roads. in four fatal crashes, seven serious injury and four moderate injury crashes. A high proportion of these crashes (7) involved vehicles crossing the centre line of the road; recorded Safety Treatments as either run off road to the right or head-on crashes. These alarming numbers triggered significant investment Key features of the project include: under the Saving Lives on Country Roads program to • Wide centreline and flexible centre wire rope implement treatments that will reduce the incidence and barrier to reduce risk of head on collision severity of cross centreline crashes in this location. • Designated school bus drop off zone near As the name implies, the program aims to reduce the the Turrawan Road intersection number of fatalities and serious injuries on country roads • Addition of dual overtaking lanes by increasing the separation of oncoming vehicles, alerting • 2.5m wide sealed shoulder providing more drivers when they leave a lane and providing a more room for vehicles to recover whilst remaining forgiving road environment for when people make mistakes. on a sealed surface The crash history for this section of highway between Baan • Rumble strips on centre and outside line marking Baa to Turrawan features a high incidence of cross centre line and run off road into an object crashes, which is why the • Widened clear zone to reduce run off road NSW Government has funded this important safety project. into an object crashes and improve visibility
The installation of a flexible centre wire rope barrier • Raised retroflective markers on the road has been proven to dramatically reduce the number of to alert drivers when they leave a lane head on crashes resulting in serious injury or fatalities,
August 2020 Baan Baa to Turrawan safety upgrades project area Project update – where are we up to? After an extensive community consultation process, continuity of traffic flow. This will be the first set of the first stage of a four year safety upgrade project is overtaking lanes installed between Gunnedah and nearing completion on the Kamilaroi Highway south-east Narrabri. These much welcome upgrades will be rolled of Turrawan Road. out during section two in June 2022.
This consultation process included meetings with various emergency services representatives, transport companies, A safer Turrawan Road intersection bus companies and mines in addition to individual meetings To alleviate this risk of children crossing the busy highway with directly impacted residents. Where possible, feedback for pick up and drop off, a designated bus stop, turning received has been incorporated into the project design. bay and parking area have been incorporated on the Removal of roadside hazards is now complete and corner of Turrawan Road. This area will also provide drainage improvements have been made to allow parents a safe place to park while waiting for their construction of the widened shoulders to commence. most valuable cargo. The flexible centre wire rope barrier will be installed Further safety enhancements are being provided at the once pavement widening works are complete, which is Turrawan Road intersection. There will be a designated scheduled for September 2020. Rumble strips will then be right turn lane onto Turrawan Road and acceleration installed once the final seal is undertaken on the pavement. lane for vehicles turning left out of Turrawan Road towards Gunnedah. This will simplify traffic interaction You spoke, we listened at this intersection which is known as a more direct to route to and from Narrabri. As a result of community feedback, dual overtaking lanes have been incorporated into the design to ensure
The Kamilaroi Highway is a common thoroughfare for OSOM vehicles Over Size Over Mass (OSOM) Following consultation with the freight industry it was noted that this section of the Kamilaroi Highway is a common thoroughfare for Over Size Over Mass (OSOM) vehicles. Because of this, we have incorporated a 2.5m sealed shoulder into the design to allow vehicles carrying wide and heavy loads to pull over which will be constructed as part of this project. Next steps
CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SECTION 4 AT THE BAAN BAA END
WE ARE UNDERTAKE EARLY WORKS IN SECTION 3 WHERE HERE THE OVERTAKING LANES WILL BE INSTALLED
INSTALL CENTER WIRE ROPE BARRIER AND EDGE BARRIERS IN SECTION 1 Rumble strips will be installed as part of Section 4
Removal of roadside hazards is now complete allowing Road widening works will occur to provide wider shoulders construction of the widened shoulders to commence and accommodate the installation of centre wire ropes
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