Singleton Bypass

The Australian and NNSW Government’s have invested a total of $700 million to build the Singleton Bypass.

The project will improve traffic flow, travel times and safety through the Singleton town centre by reducing traffic, including heavy freight, and bypassing five sets of traffic lights.

Works on the Singleton Bypass have now started. The project is being managed by Transport for NSW and is being constructed by Acciona.

Contact

For construction information and complaints phone T 1800 991 254 (24 hrs) or email E SBP-community@acciona.com

For project information email E singleton.bypass@transport.nsw.gov.au or visit the TfNSW website W transport.nsw.gov.au/projects

For traffic updates, visit W livetraffic.com or download the Live Traffic App.

Interpreter Service: For languages other than English, phone T 131 450

About the project

The $700 million joint funded project will remove one of the Hunter region’s most notorious bottlenecks. 

The eight-kilometre project will bypass five sets of traffic lights in the Singleton CBD and is the largest road infrastructure investment in Singleton's history.

The Australian Government has committed $560 million and the NSW Government $140 million to the project.

In November 2023, the State Government awarded the contract for design and construction of the Singleton Bypass to Acciona Construction Pty Ltd to deliver the Singleton Bypass.

On Thursday 5 September 2024, the Singleton Bypass project reached a significant milestone with the first sod turned, marking the start of major construction. 

Work on the project will be carried out between 7am and 6pm on Monday to Friday and between 8am and 1pm on Saturday. 

The project is expected to open to traffic in late 2026, weather permitting.

Project Design

In response to the NSW Government’s Environmental Impact Statement in 2020, Council’s submission called for a number of changes to the proposed design, including dual carriageway and a full interchange at Putty Road.

On 16 April 2021, the NSW Government announced it would build a full interchange for the bypass with Putty Road.

In the media release, the Government committed that both the Muswellbrook and Singleton bypasses will begin in 2022.  

Ahead of major work starting in September 2024, ACCIONA finalised the design of the project. View the design here. 

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