The NSW Government has announced additional funding to go towards the Milton Ulladulla bypass to provide safer and more reliable journeys on the South Coast.
The Princes Highway is a critical link between Sydney and the Illawarra Region with the NSW South Coast down to the Victorian border. The Princes Highway connects key east-west road corridors and is a significant route for inter-regional business, tourism and leisure travel.
The proposed Milton Ulladulla bypass aims to substantially reduce travel time and congestion, particularly during holiday periods. It would improve road safety after 111 crashes were recorded in the existing highway corridor through Milton and Ulladulla in a five-year period to 2018.
The $10 funding boost for the project forms part of an additional $52.5 million to continue the transformation of the Princes Highway from Nowra to the Victorian border.
The $52.5 million consists of $10 million towards the Milton Ulladulla bypass, $17.5 million has been committed to creating a better connection at the Jervis Bay Road and Princes Highway intersection, $10 million for Jervis Bay Road to Sussex Inlet Road upgrade and an additional $15 million for planning.
Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway said the project would make daily life better for locals and tourists alike.
“Since 2011, $5.1 billion has been committed to upgrading the Princes Highway from Albion Park to Victoria,” Farraway said. “Travelling through the Illawarra to the South Coast has never been better – it’s safer, less congested and the view is amazing.
The Princes Highway upgrade projects between Jervis Bay Road, south of Nowra, and the Victorian border will boost the local economy by delivering more than 1000 direct and 3000 indirect jobs for the region.
For more information on the project, click here.
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