Wagga Council’s director of infrastructure services Henry Pavitt at the new Pine Gully Road-Cootamundra Boulevard-Avocet Drive intersection, which opened last Friday. Photo: Wagga Council.
The new roundabout at the intersection of Pine Gully Road, Cootamundra Boulevard and Avocet Drive in North Wagga, near Charles Sturt University, is now open to traffic.
Last week, Wagga Wagga City Council crews removed the safety fencing and barriers around the site after construction was completed.
The opening was followed by the closure of the temporary access road linking Coppabella Drive to Pine Gully Road. The council has asked road users to comply with this closure.
The council built the temporary access road in November and December 2025 for use during the roundabout’s construction. Following its closure, the road surface will be removed, and the Active Travel Plan shared path and road verge will be reinstated.
Some residents have suggested this should have remained open until the Jumbuck Drive connection is complete.
“It removes so much traffic from North Gobba having to drive all the way down Coppabella Drive just to get to Pine Gully Road when it’s just there. Adds about 5 minutes to a round trip just to get out and back, and extra fuel,” one commuter commented on social media.
Nevertheless, the council’s director of infrastructure services Henry Pavitt is pleased the roundabout has been delivered on time.
“We would like to thank everyone for their patience and cooperation over the past 14 weeks while the Pine Gully Road-Cootamundra Boulevard intersection was closed for the construction works,” Mr Pavitt said.
“We acknowledge the detours impacted residents in the surrounding suburbs, as well as the broader community and visitors accessing businesses and educational facilities in the area.
“However, the closure enabled the contractors to minimise the duration of the construction phase and deliver the intersection treatment works to schedule.”
The intersection treatment works, which began on 27 January, are Stage 2 of the Pine Gully Road corridor upgrade project. They include the construction of a new roundabout, traffic islands, kerb and guttering, and drainage improvements at the intersection.
“We are now asking residents and motorists to be mindful of the changes to traffic flow which will result from the roundabout’s opening, and the closure of the temporary access road,” Mr Pavitt said.
“Remember, there will now be traffic flowing north-south along the length of Pine Gully Road, which will have implications particularly for those exiting Gobbagombalin via the Muttama Parade intersection.”
The Pine Gully Road corridor upgrade, funded by Wagga Council, involves several linked stages designed to improve safety, access and connectivity across the northern growth area.
The planning process continues for the next stage of the project, a new intersection at Estella Road linking to the northern part of Estella Rise via Jumbuck Drive.
