Bass Highway - Wynyard to Marrawah

In 2020, we developed the Bass Highway – Wynyard to Marrawah Corridor Strategy which focused on current and future road demands, and the current condition of the highway. We consulted with the community and other stakeholders and then prioritised the most important projects.

The proposed projects include new overtaking lanes, junction upgrades, and other improvements to make the road safer, improve travel time, and support growth by providing a quality section of highway.

The top priorities identified include:

• four new overtaking lanes
• 10 sections of road to be realigned
• 15 junction upgrades
• up to 60 km of shoulder widening with 25 km identified as a high priority.

Stage 1 successfully delivered 10 projects.

Stage 2 will include the development of the following projects:

1. Stennings Road Junction, Wynyard - Junction Improvements.
2. Preolenna Road/Ewingtons Road Junction, Flowerdale - Junction Improvements.
3. Port Road/Blackabys Road Junction, Boat Harbour – Junction Improvements.
4. West of Yanns Road, Rocky Cape – Road Alignment Improvements.
5. East of Edgecumbe Beach, Edgecumbe Beach – Overtaking Lanes, Road Alignment and Junction Improvements.
6. Brickmakers Bay to Black River, Little Peggs Beach – Overtaking Lanes, Alignment and Junction Improvements.
7. Back Line Road and Myrtle Grove Road Junctions, Wiltshire – Junction Improvements and Road Widening.
8. Brittons Road & Bacon Factory Road Junctions, Smithton – Junction Improvements.
9. East of Schuurings Road, Christmas Hills – Road Alignment Improvements.
10. Christmas Hills/Dunns Road Junction, Christmas Hills – Junction Improvements,

Stage 2 will deliver sites 2, 3, 4 and 5 first, with site 3, the junction improvements at Port Road and Blackabys Road the first to go to construction in early 2025. Visit the Port Road and Blackabys Road project page to learn more.

Sites 2, 4 and 5 are expected to move to construction by mid-2025, with sites 1, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 to follow pending approval of funds from the Australian Government and confirmation of costings for each of the identified sites.

The next project to start in this strategy will be the Port Road and Blackabys Road Junction Improvements. Construction will begin in early 2025.

Click to view the Roll Plan of the Wynyard to Marrawah projects (PDF 3.0 MB) as a PDF file.

In 2019 we connected with the community to hear their feedback on this section of the Bass Highway.

We received 239 pieces of feedback from the community, including comments on our online interactive map and Facebook page, feedback forms, emails, and phone calls.

We also gathered feedback from representatives of Waratah-Wynyard and Circular Head councils, Cradle Coast Authority, the Tasmanian Transport Association, RACT, and the Department of State Growth.

We completed a report with all the feedback here: Consultation and Feedback Report - Bass Highway Wynyard to Marrawah (PDF 1.3 MB).

The Australian and Tasmanian Governments have committed $100 million to upgrade the Bass Highway between Wynyard and Marrawah.