Tasman Highway - Great Eastern Drive
We are upgrading the Great Eastern Drive as part of the Road Package to support Tasmania’s Visitor Economy.
This project will improve the driver experience, overall safety, and travel time reliability along sections of the popular Great Eastern Drive, one of Tasmania’s five self-drive touring journeys to encourage visitors and Tasmanians to explore the regional parts of our State.
The project is underway. Some upgrades have been completed, some are being constructed, and some projects are scheduled to start work over the next few years.
Current works on the Great Eastern Drive include the Apsley and Lisdillon packages of works.
Given the state election, we will continue to work on this project, however, we are unable to make any major decisions in relation to these packages of work until government is formed.
The Apsley package covers the section of Tasman Highway from Bicheno to Coles Bay Road turn-off, and a corner improvement north of Glen Gala. The upgrades include widening, the east coast’s first southbound overtaking lane, and realignment of corners that have high crash statistics.
The Lisdillon package of works will look at road realignment and road widening on two sections of the Tasman Highway near Lisdillon, being:
If you have any questions regarding the Apsley package of works, please contact Suzi Watral on 0411 621 170 or apsleypackage@stategrowth.tas.gov.au
If you have any questions regarding the Lisdillon package of works, please contact Lucy Bennett on 0408 074 592, or lisdillonpackage@stategrowth.tas.gov.au
Progress on this project has included a number of treatments over recent years. These include the following:
We have made improvements to the Tasman Highway between Dianas Basin and St Helens.
The works include road widening, improvements to the condition and alignment of the road, and two new dedicated overtaking facilities (one in each direction).
These upgrades will improve safety for all road users, improve travel time reliability and enhance the driver and visitor experience.
The design plans for the section between Dianas Basin and St Helens were on display to the public in August 2020. You can read a summary of the consultation here: Public Consultation Summary Report - Great Eastern Drive, Basin Creek to St Helens
You can also view the plans here: Roll Plan - Tasman Highway, Basin Creek to St Helens Upgrade
We made junction improvement works on the Tasman Highway, just South of Bicheno, near the waste transfer station.
These safety upgrades included widening the road and adding right turn facilities.
The following turn treatment and junction upgrades were among those completed in 2020-2021:
Over three stages, works completed in 2019-20 included:
The first stage of works started in late 2018 and were completed in May 2019.
Works included:
For further information about the Great Eastern Drive road projects, please contact Stakeholder Engagement Consultant, Suzi Watral, on 0411 621 170 or by email at greateasterdrive@stategrowth.tas.gov.au