JENNY AITCHISON
MINISTER FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORT AND ROADS

MEDIA RELEASE - WORK RAMPING UP TO REBUILD HUME HIGHWAY AT MARULAN

The Minns Labor Government is ramping up work to build a better Hume Highway at Marulan as part of a $35 million investment into rebuilding a key section of highway corridor.

To improve safety and provide a smoother journey for motorists, crews will carry out the next stage of repair work on a 1.1 kilometre stretch of the northbound carriageway from the Marulan South Road intersection.

The work, starting from March 17, will include the use of a high-strength asphalt road pavement to replace 500 damaged concrete slabs on a 600-metre section the highway.

This change from the concrete base to asphalt pavement is expected to mean less disruptions to motorists while repairs are carried out.

Once the work has been completed around mid-April, weather permitting, Transport for NSW will evaluate the impact of the change and determine if the new approach should be rolled out on other sections of the highway.

More details of staged future upgrade work will be announced progressively by Transport for NSW.

Minister for Regional Transport and Roads, Jenny Aitchison said:

“The Hume Highway is the second largest freight route in Australia, linking Sydney and Melbourne and used by more than 37,000 vehicles daily.

“The Marulan bypass was built in 1986 as part of the Hume Highway upgrade program and since that time the large growth in traffic volumes have put extra pressure on the existing road surface.

“We understand motorists are frustrated by the quality of this section of road and that’s why we have invested $35 million in rebuilding and improvement work.

"We thank the community for its ongoing patience while this essential repair work is carried out.”