The NSW Government has provided $500,000 funding for planning this proposed intersection upgrade to improve safety for road users.
Roads and Maritime Services is seeking your feedback on a proposed safety upgrade at the Maitland Road and Duffie Drive intersection at Cessnock which involves installation of a roundabout to improve safety and traffic flow for road users.
In the five years between January 2011 and December 2015 there were 16 crashes within 50 metres of the Maitland Road and Duffie Drive intersection, including 12 injury crashes. The majority of crashes involved vehicles turning right out of Duffie Drive towards Neath.
We have included a map to help better explain the proposal. The work will include:
- Installing a single lane roundabout
- Widening the road to retain separate left turn and through lanes on Maitland Road for motorists travelling west
- Improving street lighting at the intersection
- Relocating utilities to accommodate the new intersection.
The proposed upgrade will not impact existing vegetation north of Maitland Road with all road widening activities to be carried out on the southern side of the intersection.
Have your say?
We encourage you to send us your comments by Friday 4 November to:
Mail: Paul Galvin, Roads and Maritime Services, Locked Bag 2030, Newcastle NSW 2300
Email: paul.galvin@rms.nsw.gov.au
We will carefully consider your feedback and continue to keep you updated as planning progresses.
Contact
If you have any questions, please call our Project Manager Paul Galvin on 02 4924 0235 or email paul.galvin@rms.nsw.gov.au. For more information on our projects, visit rms.nsw.gov.au.
I am all in favor of a roundabout at the end of Duffy Dr. Should have been done years ago
Another intersection that needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency – is the cross roads at Gingers Lane, Sawyers Gully Road and Heart Road, hopefully something will be in place before the new bridge in Frame Drive opens, – just like Duffie Drive, it’s a bad intersection….
I think the road going East from Cessnock to Kurri Kurri needs to continue as one lane and a short lane should come off the roundabout and merge over into the existing lane going straight. Very similar to the roundabout located at the end of lake road and Leggets drive at Elrington. this would keep traffic flowing better.
Great idea.
And how about doing something at the intersection at maccas…their entry causes alot of problems being so close to the intersection. You come around there in busy times n im surprised i haven’t seen more cars rear ended while they’re waiting to get into maccas.
Also when will frame drive be open again. Or alternatively 21 bends tarred n widened, where possible, the whole way. It’s quite ridiculous having to drive further just to go to rutherford.
It should be done sooner than later i use that intersection nearly every day and it is a nightmare to get out onto maitland road