Bass Highway - Christmas Hills Road to Deloraine

About the project

The Bass Highway – Christmas Hills Road to Deloraine project will improve safety and efficiency on the Bass Highway. The project aims to address the high-priority improvement opportunities identified for this location outlined in the Bass Highway Devonport to Launceston Corridor Strategy.

The improvements will include improvements to the Christmas Hills Road and Griffins Road intersections, widening the road, installing median flexible safety barriers and improving signage and line markings, which will:

• increase safety for road users, including a reduced risk of head-on crashes and provide an opportunity for safe overtaking.
• improve efficiency and travel time reliability.

Community consultation

The concept design for this project is now available for viewing online here.

You can also view these plans in person at the Meander Valley Council Chambers and Customer Service Centre, located at 26 Lyall Street, Westbury. This design will be on display from Tuesday 20 May until Tuesday, 1 July 2025.

We are committed to continued engagement with impacted landowners and key stakeholders as our design progresses.

We welcome questions and feedback on the project at any time. Please call or email us to provide feedback or ask questions: Sarah Sutton on 0418 828 896 or email christmashillsroadtodeloraine@stategrowth.tas.gov.au

Timing

This project is now in the preliminary design phase. We expect to have the final detailed design completed by the end of 2025.

Project location

Figure 1 - Project location.

New safety signs

As part of our ongoing commitment to road safety, new signage has recently been installed at the Christmas Hills Road intersection on the Bass Highway.

To improve driver awareness and reduce the risk of incidents, we’ve installed larger ‘Give Way’ signs on Christmas Hills Road and new ‘Watch for Traffic Entering’ signs 300 metres in advance of the intersection in both directions.

These interim measures aim to enhance safety ahead of the planned major upgrade to the highway section, which is currently in design and scheduled for commencement in 2027/2028.

Accessibility

If you would like to find out more information and you have accessibility requirements, please contact the project team below.

You can find out more about Transport Services' commitment to accessibility on our website here: https://www.transport.tas.gov.au/accessibility

Contact

Please call Sarah Sutton on 0418 828 896 or email christmashillsroadtodeloraine@stategrowth.tas.gov.au