An artist’s impression of the Lanyon Drive interchange flyover. Work is expected to start this year. Image: Archa Projects.
A new flyover at the Lanyon Drive interchange on the Monaro Highway is a step closer with the awarding of a $70 million contract.
Both the Federal and ACT Governments are funding the Monaro Highway Upgrade Project, designed to make the key arterial road safer, improve travel times and support freight movements.
In a joint statement, they said the contract included a new southbound flyover over Lanyon Drive, including three-metre-wide sealed shoulders, and upgrading of the highway road pavement from David Warren Road through to Sheppard Street.
A new widened bridge on the northbound carriageway over Dog Trap Creek just north of Lanyon Drive will also be constructed.
Another major package of works for the interchange is planned for 2024, subject to approvals.
This will include the removal of traffic lights at the Alexander Maconochie Centre and extension of David Warren Road to Lanyon Drive, with a new roundabout and signalised intersection connecting with a new Monaro Highway off-ramp and Sheppard Street.
The statement said the Lanyon Drive interchange was being designed to minimise the impact on existing native vegetation in the area.
“The landscaping plans will be finalised during the detailed design phase and focus on local and native species, prioritising tree planting, water-sensitive urban design and biodiversity conservation,” it said.
Detailed design will now be finalised, with major construction works expected to start in 2024 and take about three years to complete. Motorists can expect delays when these works start.
Previous works completed on the Monaro Highway Upgrade include safety improvements and new overtaking lanes on the rural section of the Monaro Highway between Old Cooma Road and Williamsdale Road in the ACT.
Extensive utility works, which started in January 2022, have also been completed near Lanyon Drive in preparation for the flyover, including relocation and protection of major water mains and telecommunication networks.
The relocation of two gas mains, which is necessary before main construction works get underway on the new Lanyon interchange, is expected to be completed in the coming months.
ACT Minister for Transport and City Services Chris Steel said these types of projects supported the ACT’s growing population, improved safety and the efficient movement of people and freight.
“The Lanyon Drive flyover is part of a program of works to improve safety on the Monaro Highway by removing dangerous at-grade intersections and separating traffic turning across the highway, in and out of the Hume industrial precinct and NSW,” he said.
Federal Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Minister Catherine King said the project would provide a major economic stimulus to the Canberra and Monaro region, including an estimated 700 jobs to be created during the detailed design and construction phases.
“Projects like this are important to not only keep local people employed and businesses running, but also to provide the region’s community with better infrastructure and safer roads into the future,” she said.
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