New overtaking lanes open along Eyre and Lincoln Highways

Wednesday, 14 September 2022

Road safety and freight productivity have been improved on the main highway corridor between Port Augusta and Whyalla, with four new overtaking lanes on the Eyre and Lincoln highways now open to traffic.

Major construction has been completed on two new overtaking lanes, one northbound and one southbound, on the Lincoln Highway between Whyalla and the Eyre Highway turn-off.

Construction is also complete on a new southbound overtaking lane on the Eyre Highway between Lincoln Gap and Port Augusta.

Meanwhile, the majority of work is complete on a new northbound overtaking lane along the same section of the highway, with a final layer of spray seal due in late 2022.

All four overtaking lanes are now open to traffic, although temporary traffic restrictions will be required again for the northbound Eyre Highway overtaking lane when the final layer of spray seal is completed.

A total of 20 kilometres of shoulder sealing work has also been completed on the Eyre Highway between the Lincoln Highway turnoff and Port Augusta.

This is in addition to the 222 kilometres of shoulder sealing and other road safety upgrades completed earlier this year on the Eyre Highway between Kyancutta and Ceduna.

These works were all funded by the South Australian and Australian governments on an 80:20 basis.

The Eyre Highway overtaking lanes and shoulder sealing works form part of a $297 million commitment across South Australia under the Roads of Strategic Importance initiative.

The Lincoln Highway overtaking lanes form part of the $155 million South Australian Rural Roads Safety Package.