Testing of the NSW Government’s multi-billion dollar New Intercity Fleet is now being undertaken on the Central Coast and Newcastle Line.

Roadwork has concluded and traffic lights are now operating at the intersection of Brisbane Water Drive, Jirrah Avenue and Koolinda Avenue.

The final project in a suite of upgrades to deliver safer and more efficient journeys on the M1 Pacific Motorway is now complete, with the last section between Tuggerah and Doyalson opening to three lanes today at 110 kilometres per hour.

Additional right-turn lanes and an extended guard rail are among the safety upgrades commencing tomorrow at Wilfred Barrett Drive, The Entrance North.

A new wheel lathe has been installed at the NSW Government’s New Intercity Fleet maintenance facility at Kangy Angy with the aid of a 400 tonne crane.

The community is invited to comment on the initial plans to upgrade the Central Coast Highway between Wamberal and Bateau Bay, which will improve travel times and safety for the 26,500 motorists who use this section each day.

Motorists will benefit from 15 minute travel time savings and journeys from Newcastle to Melbourne without any traffic lights, with NorthConnex set to open in a few months’ time.

The final project in a suite of upgrades to the M1 Motorway is forging ahead, with the northbound section between Tuggerah and Doyalson opening to three lanes tomorrow at 80 kilometres per hour.

The second of three major upgrades to the M1 designed to improve journeys on one of Australia’s busiest roads is now complete, with the Kariong to Somersby upgrade opened to traffic today.

A Marshalling Response Team is being deployed to Gosford Station from this afternoon.