A construction contract has been awarded for works that form part of an $85 million package to upgrade Wakehurst Parkway, in New South Wales.

With detailed design now complete, Ertech has been awarded the contract for construction, which is expected to get underway mid-year. Site establishment will commence in the coming months.

Wakehurst Parkway is a key arterial route in the Northern Beaches region, connecting Pittwater Road at North Narrabeen with Warringah Road at Frenchs Forest.

The Parkway currently experiences peak period congestion and flood-related disruptions that affect travel reliability for local communities.

The upgrades to Wakehurst Parkway will deliver targeted upgrades along Wakehurst Parkway to enhance network efficiency and traffic flow, improve safety by reducing crashes in key cluster areas, increase capacity for future traffic growth and support better access for walking, cycling and public transport.

These upgrades will include flood-improvement work between Dreadnought Road and Oxford Falls Road, marking the first step in improving flood resilience on the Wakehurst Parkway.

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The State Government has also started consultation on the ‘Northern Beaches Network Review’, a network-wide analysis of the key road corridors moving people and goods across Sydney’s Lower North Shore and Northern Beaches.

This review aims to identify short and medium-term opportunities to improve travel reliability, reduce congestion, and enhance safety to and from the Northern Beaches and Lower North Shore.

Just some examples of potential solutions are improvements to bus reliability, upgrading busy intersections, improving traffic flow on key corridors and targeting safety hot spots.

Community feedback is also being sought. Member for Wakehurst, Michael Regan is encouraging members of the community to share their thoughts.

“With no rail, metro or light rail, roads are absolutely critical to the functioning of our daily lives – for both private vehicle use and mass public transport. I want to see every step possible taken to make our road and public transport network work better for Northern Beaches residents.,” Regan said.

“This is an important opportunity to tell the NSW Government what we want and expect to see – please have your say.”