Hastings River Drive Upgrade including demolition of two(2) dwellings

• Widening and upgrading a 600 m section of Hastings River Drive between Boundary Street and Hughes Place:
o Provision of two lanes each direction on Hastings River Drive with a 60 km/hr posted speed limit, separated by a raised concrete median island
o New pavement along the extent of the proposal
• Upgrading the intersection of Hibbard Drive/ Hastings River Drive from a T-intersection to a roundabout with two lanes:
o Provision of two lanes in each direction on Hastings River Drive on both the eastern and western extent of the roundabout
o Provision of one lane in each direction from Hibbard Drive
o Provision of one lane in each direction from Hamilton Green
• Construction at Hamilton Green of a new access road at Hastings River Drive and internal layout upgrade including internal roads (both with a posted speed of 10 km/hr), and provide formalised car parking spaces at Hamilton Green
• Removal of the existing pedestrian bridge across the open swale in Hamilton Green (located between Hastings River Drive and the Port Macquarie Hastings Bridge Association building) and removal of the pedestrian crossing provided on the southern side of the vehicular crossing of the swale
• Drainage works:
o Upgrade the existing under capacity pit and pipe network where possible along Hastings River Drive
o Formalise existing swale on northern side of Hastings River Drive (40 m east of the proposed roundabout) into a kerb and gutter with pit and pipe network
o Retain the existing triple-pipe culvert crossing Hastings River Drive (at location of proposed roundabout) and extend the culvert to drain towards existing open channel (through Hamilton Green)
• Provision of a 2.4 m parking lane on both sides of Hastings River Drive
• Retain the existing bus stop eastbound on Hastings River Drive just west of Hibbard Drive (temporarily relocate during works in this area)
• Provision of a 2.5 m wide shared path along the northern and southern sides of Hastings River Drive between Boundary Street and Hughes Place to connect to existing footpaths east and west of the proposal
• Provision of pedestrian refuges at each of the four legs of the roundabout at Hibbard Drive, as well as an additional mid‐block pedestrian refuge adjacent to the Port Home Zone access
• Utility adjustments, property acquisitions and associated residential demolition of up to two houses along the extent of works on both sides of Hastings River Drive.