Wagga Council’s director of infrastructure services Henry Pavitt (left) and project manager Henry Collie are advising the city’s northern residents to be patient as major roadworks are completed in Pine Gully Road. Photo: Erin Hee.
Roadworks to alleviate congestion in Wagga’s northern suburbs are set to get underway, with a temporary road between Coppabella Drive and Pine Gully Road heading the agenda.
Beginning on Monday, 10 November, a temporary access road will be constructed, extending Turramia Crescent to Pine Gully Road, for use during the next stage of the Pine Gully Road upgrade project.
The work is expected to take about six weeks to complete and will involve lane closures in Coppabella Drive and Pine Gully Road, along with speed reductions in these roads and Turramia Crescent.
The Pine Gully Road-Cootamundra Boulevard intersection will remain open to traffic during this phase.
The council’s director of infrastructure services Henry Pavitt said the new road would play an important role in managing traffic flow in the area once works started on the new roundabout at Pine Gully Road, Cootamundra Boulevard and Avocet Drive in early 2026.
“The installation of the new roundabout in the new year includes traffic islands, kerb and guttering and drainage improvements, which will take time,” Mr Pavitt said.
“To minimise the duration of the construction phase, rather than using staged lane closures, we’ve made the decision to close the intersection itself and sections of Pine Gully Road on either side of the work zone of the site.
“We know this intersection is one of the key access points to Estella Rise and Gobbagombalin and that its closure will have a big impact on local residents and the road users.
“However, the aim of the new temporary access road we’re installing is to provide an alternative access point to the north of Cootamundra Boulevard, easing some of the potential congestion the Pine Gully Road closure would place on the Muttama Parade intersection.
“It will also hopefully help to mitigate the risk of lengthy delays at the Old Narrandera Rd-Olympic Highway intersection during the roundabout construction.
“We ask for your cooperation and understanding as we carry out both stages of this important project.”
Residents in the streets surrounding the temporary access road — Coppabella Road, Turramia Crescent and Paradise Parade — are being advised that there will be heavy machinery around the site and some impact on pedestrian movements during construction works.
The council plans to open the temporary road to traffic as soon as it is completed, and keep it open until the end of the roundabout construction, expected between January and April 2026.
For more information about the project, visit haveyoursay.wagga.nsw.gov.au/pine-gully-road-upgrade.
