The Draft Road Corridor Strategy

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This consultation has now concluded. Thank you to all who have contributed to this project with feedback. 

At the Council meeting held 19 May 2022, Councillors resolved to place the Draft Road Corridor Strategy on exhibition for a period of 28 days.

What is the Strategy about? 

We have prepared a long-term road corridor strategy for Hastings River Drive, Ocean Drive and Kendall Road (MR538 and MR600) to guide future transport planning along these corridors. This 54km road corridor links Port Macquarie to neighbouring local towns and villages along the coast, and then inland to Kew and Kendall.

Review the draft Strategy, Section Improvements, and Frequently Asked Questions in the Document Library.

This strategy will focus on:

  • preserving the corridor
  • setting out a broad design framework for future transport network upgrades for all users, including traffic, walking, cycling, and public transport
  • defining priorities for future road maintenance, operation, and the safety of all road users.
  • How was the strategy developed?

How was the Strategy prepared?

From August 2020 to September 2021, we consulted with the community and key stakeholders by surveys and interactive online workshops. Bitzios consulting consulted with the community, undertook technical investigations and analysed traffic to understand who uses the corridor. The draft Road Corridor Strategy has been developed on the basis of this information.

Next steps

Following public exhibition, community feedback will be reviewed and the final draft strategy will be reported to a future Council meeting, to enable Council to make an informed decision on this project.

At the Council meeting held 19 May 2022, Councillors resolved to place the Draft Road Corridor Strategy on exhibition for a period of 28 days.

What is the Strategy about? 

We have prepared a long-term road corridor strategy for Hastings River Drive, Ocean Drive and Kendall Road (MR538 and MR600) to guide future transport planning along these corridors. This 54km road corridor links Port Macquarie to neighbouring local towns and villages along the coast, and then inland to Kew and Kendall.

Review the draft Strategy, Section Improvements, and Frequently Asked Questions in the Document Library.

This strategy will focus on:

  • preserving the corridor
  • setting out a broad design framework for future transport network upgrades for all users, including traffic, walking, cycling, and public transport
  • defining priorities for future road maintenance, operation, and the safety of all road users.
  • How was the strategy developed?

How was the Strategy prepared?

From August 2020 to September 2021, we consulted with the community and key stakeholders by surveys and interactive online workshops. Bitzios consulting consulted with the community, undertook technical investigations and analysed traffic to understand who uses the corridor. The draft Road Corridor Strategy has been developed on the basis of this information.

Next steps

Following public exhibition, community feedback will be reviewed and the final draft strategy will be reported to a future Council meeting, to enable Council to make an informed decision on this project.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Register below to attend an online session

    Please register for one of the upcoming online "Zoom" Road Corridor Strategy information sessions. The session will be designed to capture community feedback on the strategies for each of the 10 corridor sections.

    Due to COVID restrictions, we will be running the engagement online from 5pm - 7pm. 

    • Lake Cathie on Tuesday 20 July
    • Port Macquarie on Thursday 22 July
    • Laurieton / Camden Haven / Kew & Kendall on Monday 26 July
    • Bonny Hills on Wednesday 28 July

      Privacy - we will be re-recording this meeting for record-keeping purposes but not sharing it publically. 

    This consultation has now concluded. Thank you to all who have contributed to this project with feedback. 
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    Proposed section improvements survey

    Please review these instructions before completing this survey...

    • The survey covers the 10 proposed road corridor section improvements. You can provide feedback on each of the proposed section improvements, just one or a few.
    • Provide feedback on the sections that are applicable to you - skip a section of the survey by scrolling to the bottom of the page and clicking "Save & continue". 
    • Please refer to the the Section Improvements and Actions documents for each section below


    The corridor has been divided into 10 separate sections based on road form, transport modes, function and surrounding land uses. Each section was determined at locations where a clear transition occurred in road profile and land use (e.g. where there was a transition from a rural area to an urban area).

    Port Macquarie (sections 1-3)

    • Section 1 Pacific Highway to Tuffins Lane 
    • Section 2 Port Macquarie: Hastings River Drive (Tuffins Lane to Oxley Hwy) 
    • Section 3 Port Macquarie: Ocean Drive (Oxley Hwy to south of Elkhorn Grove)

    Lake Cathie (sections 4-5)

    • Section 4 Port Macquarie to Lake Cathie 
    • Section 5 Lake Cathie 

    Bonny Hills (sections 6-7)

    • Section 6 Bonny Hills 
    • Section 7 Bonny Hills to North Haven 

    Laurieton Camden Haven (sections 8-9)

    • Section 8 North Haven to Laurieton 
    • Section 9 Laurieton to Kew 

    Kew and Kendall (section 10)

    • Section 10 Kew to Kendall

    This consultation has now concluded. Thank you to all who have contributed to this project with feedback. 
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    Make a submission

    Please review the proposed Improvement Sections Strategies and provide any general thoughts, ideas or concerns you may have relating to the proposed corridor improvements. 

    In your written feedback please be clear and concise, so it is clear which section and elements (e.g. visions, improvements and actions) of the road corridor you are referring to.

    Other ways you can provide feedback include:

    • Email: council@pmhc.nsw.gov.au
    • Post: The Chief Executive Officer, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, PO Box 84, Port Macquarie NSW 2444.

    This consultation has now concluded. Thank you to all who have contributed to this project with feedback. 
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