Bangor Bypass

The Bangor Bypass is a road in New South Wales, Australia, between New Illawarra Road and River Road, bypassing Bangor and Menai. Completed in February 2005, it replaced Menai Road as the main road between A6 and River Road, alleviating traffic on Menai Road and increasing travel speed through Bangor and Menai. It also acts as a western extension of River Road and Woronora Bridge, which was completed four years earlier in 2001. A section of New Illawarra Road north of the bypass was also completed as part of the project, linking the bypass directly to Alfords Point Road.[1]

Bangor Bypass

New South Wales
Road sign at the eastern end of Bangor Bypass
Bangor Bypass is located in Sydney
Western end
Western end
Eastern end
Eastern end
Coordinates
General information
TypeRoad
Length2.8 km (1.7 mi)
OpenedFebruary 2005
Major junctions
Western end New Illawarra Road
Menai, Sydney
 
  • Old Illawarra Road
  • Akuna Avenue
Eastern endRiver Road
Bangor, Sydney
Location(s)
LGA(s)Sutherland Shire
Major suburbsBangor

Stage 2 of the bypass project, commenced in 2009 and completed in early 2011, extended the Stage 1 New Illawarra Road southwards and joined it with the rest of New Illawarra Road at Barden Ridge, allowing the then Metroad 6 (now A6) to bypass Old Illawarra Road.[2]

History

The bypass project had been planned many years earlier. During the years of planning a misunderstanding by residential developers led to new roads and housing being constructed on Roads & Traffic Authority land at the end of Anzac Road in Bangor. This caused the proposed position of the bypass to shift slightly north

Preparations for the Bangor Bypass included changing traffic flow between Bangor, Woronora and Sutherland. This was largely due to a stretch of road known as the "Woronora bends", a collection of steep hairpin bends along Menai Road. In June 1990, a changeover from the bends shifted traffic from Menai Road onto a small stretch of Akuna Avenue and a new road called River Road. In 2001, traffic was shifted onto an extended River Road via the new Woronora River Bridge, replacing Menai Road via the older Woronora Bridge. Construction on stage 1 of the Bangor Bypass was commenced by Abigroup in June 2003 with it opening in February 2005.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Bangor Bypass". Roads & Traffic Authority. Archived from the original on 15 June 2006. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
    - "Bangor Bypass Stage 1 and 2" (PDF). Roads & Traffic Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. "Sydney South". Roads & Maritime Services. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. Annual report for year ended 30 June 2005 Roads & Traffic Authority

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.