Old Surrey Road and Massy-Greene Drive Upgrades
About the project
The Old Surrey Road/Massy-Greene Upgrade project comprised 14 distinct project elements, including a road exchange with the Burnie City Council, that would see Mount Street being returned to local community ownership, and the Massy-Greene truck route being handed over to the department. Additional project elements included bridge strengthening, construction of a truck rest area, new intersection treatments and upgrades, and resurfacing of various local roads.
The project funding was to be collaborative, with the Australian Government offering $16 million and the Tasmanian Government committing $4 million.
On 16 November 2023, the Australian Government released the findings of a nationwide infrastructure project review.
Unfortunately, as a result of this review, the Australian Government funding was withdrawn from the Old Surrey Road/Massy-Greene Drive Upgrade project.
The Tasmanian Government has allocated some of the remaining State funding to complete the designs for four project elements, being:
* Emu Bay Bridge strengthening
* Massy-Greene Truck Rest area
* Old Surrey Road Rail Bridge strengthening
* Bridge Barrier upgrades on Old Surrey Road Rail bridge.
These four were selected due to their increased likelihood of securing future funding for construction. The department and Burnie City Council will also discuss the road swap further, to see whether it can be facilitated.
Given the state election, we will continue to work on this project. However, we are unable to make any further decisions in relation to the project until government is formed.
Consultation to date
We consulted with key stakeholders and property owners who could be affected by this project to discuss the scope of the project and produce early concept designs.
We sent notification letters to our stakeholders, as well as holding meetings with the Burnie City Council and local schools, to start conversations about the project and collect their initial feedback.
Property owners and occupants near to the planned intersection upgrades were invited to individual meetings where they could explore preliminary ideas and address potential impacts.
We also held two drop-in sessions in November 2023 for the community to view the proposals and speak with members of the project team.
People were also invited to view and comment on our interactive map: https://stategrowthtas.mysocialpinpoint.com/old-surrey-road-and-massy-greene-drive-upgrades/map#/
The Tasmanian Government would like to assure you that the feedback provided in the consultation process will be preserved for consideration in future decision-making.
Accessibility
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Contact
For further information about the project, please contact our Stakeholder Engagement Specialist Holly Wilson on 03 8668 3061 or oldsurreymassygreene@stategrowth.tas.gov.au