New England Highway

The New England Highway connects the Hunter region at its southern end to the Queensland border at its Northern end.

The vision for the New England Highway is to:

• Be an efficient corridor that caters for increasing growth
• Support rural industries by providing greater access for heavy vehicles
• Feature a sustainable maintenance program with heavy duty pavement to support transport needs
• Provide a reliable transport corridor which provides intra-regional, inter-regional and interstate links
• Enhance safety for all road users
• Provide a safe and efficient corridor through urban environments, while maintaining town amenity and safety for vulnerable road user.

Completed, current or proposed improvements on the New England Highway include:

• Belford to the Golden Highway
• Bolivia Hill
• Cessnock Road and Church Street roundabout improvements
• New England Highway and Wyndella Road intersection, Lochinvar - completed
• Fitzgerald Bridge at Aberdeen
• Maitland overpass - completed
• Muswellbrook bypass
• New England Highway draft corridor strategy
• Rutherford upgrade
• Saving Lives on Country Roads - Wallabadah to Armidale safety upgrade
• Scone bypass
• Singleton bypass
• Singleton rail underpass
• Tenterfield heavy vehicle bypass.

• Feb 2022 - Safety upgrades along New England Highway commence
• May 2021 - $1.3M New England Highway Safety project starts north of Guyra
• April 2021 - Safer travel ahead for New England Highway near Muswellbrook
• February 2021 - $1.3 million New England Highway upgrade begins near Glen Innes
• August 2020 - Safer journeys slated for New England Highway
• May 2020 - Stimulus boost for Upper Hunter roadworks
• April 2020 - Speed zone change on New England Highway at Glen Innes
• October 2018 - Changed traffic conditions on New England Highway at Singleton