Roads and Maritime Services in regional NSW Contents Introduction 2 Message from the Hon. Melinda Pavey, MP Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight 2 Message from Roy Wakelin-King Executive Director Regional and Freight 3 Roads and Maritime Services: Who we are and what we do 4 Our strategic priorities 5 Who we serve 6 Regional and Freight division 7 Who we are and what we do 7 Who we serve 7 Regional and Freight division’s operating model 8 Our network 9 Strategic priorities 10 Increase customer value 10 Get more out of the network 12 Keep safety at the heart 14 Respect our community and the environment 16 Deliver the Government’s program 18 Partner to improve services 22 Enablers 24 Capable people. Great culture. Strong values. 24 Innovation in technology 26 Our projects by region 29 Regional road projects in NSW 30 Southern region 32 South West region 34 Western region 36 Hunter region 38 Northern region 40 Roads and Maritime Services in regional NSW 1 Introduction Message from the Hon. Melinda Pavey, MP Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight This financial year alone, Progress on major highway $7.5 billion is going directly upgrades, such as the Pacific into Roads and Maritime Highway upgrade, now at Services’ program of work to 81 per cent complete, has design, deliver and maintain not only seen immediate the road, waterway, bridge reductions in fatalities and and freight infrastructure serious crashes, but has also needed to keep our State connected communities driving and thriving. through the provision of reliable, comfortable and We’re making changes in reduced travel times. the regions where it matters. We’re sealing the last two We are also investing in our unsealed state highways freight network through fixing in NSW – Cobb and Silver country rail and road initiatives City – by 2023, and further to ensure equality of access We’re delivering for contributing to a jobs boom and to ease pressure for families, communities, that has put more than this critical industry, further workers and visitors in 500,000 people in jobs since encouraging the safe and regional NSW today we first came to office. efficient movement of more than $200 billion worth of in order to pave the Country residents make products throughout the State. way for the people up one-third of the NSW population, yet consistently This Government is boldly of tomorrow. account for more than investing in infrastructure two-thirds of deaths on because it’s what our State country roads. Government needs to continue growing. Over the next four years, initiatives such as Saving We’re delivering for families, the NSW Government is Lives on Country Roads communities, workers and investing a record $24.4 billion (as part of Towards Zero) are visitors in regional NSW today in infrastructure in rural in place to bring to a halt the in order to pave the way and regional NSW, directly risky attitudes and factors for the people of tomorrow and indirectly boosting contributing to the alarming – leaving an infrastructure employment, bringing critical number of deaths and injuries legacy that will ensure services to those in need, currently devastating locals, success and opportunity for easing cost of living pressures families and communities. the generations to come. for a growing and ageing population and connecting Life-saving wire rope barriers, I look forward to continuing communities – all the way audio tactile line markings and on the journey to make from the city to the bush. more highway patrol officers NSW an even safer, more in regional areas are just a prosperous and highly handful of the initiatives being connected transport delivered for NSW roads over ecosystem in which we can the next five years as part all live, work and play. of a record $1.9 billion road safety package – the largest The Hon. Melinda Pavey MP dedicated investment in road Minister for Roads, safety to date. Maritime and Freight 2 Roads and Maritime Services in regional NSW Message from Roy Wakelin-King Executive Director Regional and Freight • Princes Highway – Berry to Regional NSW is an area Bomaderry upgrade, the that requires collaboration Albion Park Rail bypass with community, industry and the Batemans Bay and governments if we are replacement bridge and to meet population and completing the Dignam’s freight demand forecasts Creek realignment in the coming years. We are • Scone bypass, also working with the road New England Highway freight and farming industries through these difficult times • Gunnedah second of drought by enabling faster road over rail bridge, and wider access for heavy Oxley Highway vehicles carrying hay to • Guanna Hill realignment, stricken farming communities. Mitchell Highway We’ll get more out of the We’re ready to safely • Gocup Road upgrade, part network through programs such and successfully deliver of Restart NSW’s Regional as our Delineation Maintenance the Government’s Freight Pinch Point and Program, remarking more than Safety Program $4.2 billion program in 9000 kilometres of lines on • Flood immunity the regional road network. regional NSW in 2018/19. improvements, Oxley Highway We’re also increasing customer value via • Sealing the final With another significant enhancements to the 200 kilometres of the Cobb operational management infrastructure investment and Silver City highways. of $7.5 billion entrusted to of the NSW road network, Roads and Maritime Services Bridges across NSW will be including providing real this financial year – $4.2 billion reconstructed, replaced or time information to enable specifically injected into the repainted to connect regions customers to make informed regions – Regional and Freight with cities, making for faster journey decisions. teams will continue to improve movement of goods and At a time when our State is the lives, travel times and safety improving access such as the seeing immense infrastructure of those using our road, maritime Bridges for the Bush program growth and transport and freight networks in NSW. at Tabulam. enhancements, I’m proud to Our teams are ready to deliver We’ll keep safety at the heart be part of a team delivering the Government’s program by working collaboratively real outcomes for regional in regional NSW in 2018/19 to deliver the Government’s economies and communities. including hundreds of safety safety improvement program Roy Wakelin-King work, intersection upgrades, in regional NSW including Executive Director overtaking lanes and other redesigning dangerous Regional and Freight key projects: curves, widening shoulders Roads and Maritime Services and centre lines, and installing flexible rumble strips and wire rope barriers. Roads and Maritime Services in regional NSW 3 Roads and Maritime Services: Who we are and what we do Roads and Maritime Services, as part of the Transport cluster, exists to make NSW a better place to live. The agency works to enable safe, efficient and reliable journeys on road and maritime networks to connect people to economic opportunities and vibrant, liveable communities while delivering on NSW Government transport system priorities. Roads and Maritime customer groups Regional and freight Sydney Motorway Maritime Regulated road users road users road users network users parties Who we deliver services to Roads and Maritime core services Safe and reliable Access to road and What we deliver road and maritime journeys maritime transport to customers Integration across the Transport cluster Strategic priorities What we will commit to doing over 2018–21 1 2 3 4 5 6 Increase Get more out of Keep safety Respect our Deliver the Partner to customer value the network at the heart community and Government’s improve services the environment program Enablers Technically excellent, ready for the future, diverse, Capable people. Great culture. Strong values. and reflective of the community we serve How we will use supporting capabilities to deliver these priorities Innovation in technology Supporting delivery of business plans 4 Roads and Maritime Services in regional NSW Our strategic priorities Outlined in the 2018–2021 Roads and Maritime Corporate Plan, the following six strategic priorities capture the agency’s commitment to the Government and to the people of NSW over the next four years. Regional and freight Sydney Motorway Maritime Regulated road users road users road users network users parties Safe and reliable Access to road and road and maritime journeys maritime transport Integration across the Transport cluster 1 2 3 4 5 6 Increase Get more out of Keep safety Respect our Deliver the Partner to customer value the network at the heart community and Government’s improve services the environment program Technically excellent, ready for the future, diverse, Capable people. Great culture. Strong values. and reflective of the community we serve Innovation in technology Supporting delivery of business plans Roads and Maritime Customer groups Regional and freight Sydney Motorway Maritime Regulated Who we deliver services to road users road users road users network users parties Roads and Maritime Core Services What we deliver to customers Safe and reliable road and maritime journeys Access to road and maritime transport Integration across the transport cluster Strategic Priorities What we will commit to doing over 2018–21 1 2 3 4 5 6 Increase Get more out of Keep safety Respect our Deliver the Partner to customer value the network at the heart community and Government’s improve services the environment program Capable people. Great culture. Strong values. Technically excellent, ready for the future, diverse, and reflective of the community we serve Enablers How we will use supporting capabilities to deliver these priorities Innovation in technology Supporting delivery of business plans Roads and Maritime Services in regional NSW 5 Who we serve The OneRMS operating model places our customers at the centre of everything we do and ensures we have clear accountabilities and deliver value for every dollar that we spend.