Horrocks Highway Upgrades
The Horrocks Highway Corridor Upgrade delivered infrastructure upgrades along the 245km road section between Wilmington and Gawler, improving safety, connectivity and freight efficiency, whilst importantly creating jobs.
Works included shoulder sealing, pavement rehabilitation, lane widening, sealing of local road approaches, new overtaking lanes and overtaking lane extensions, bridge upgrades, safety barrier, Audio Tactile Line Marking (ATLM) on edge-lines and centreline and improvements to the Gladstone rail corridor and level crossing.
Improvements to the Horrocks Highway were jointly funded by the Australian and South Australian governments (80:20).
The funding programs included:
- Horrocks Highway Corridor program, which forms part of the South Australian Rural Roads (SARR) Package;
- Road Safety Package (Stimulus 2);
- Bridges Renewal Program; and
- Regional Road Infrastructure Safety Package
View the Completed Works
Location | Scope | Completion Date |
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Between Clare and Templers | Installation of Audio Tactile Line Marking. | March 2024 |
Between Melrose and Wirrabara, between Goyder Highway and Yacka and between RM Williams Way and Clare. | Installation of Audio Tactile Line Marking. | March 2024 |
Horrocks Highway and Stockport Road junction, Tarlee | Junction upgrade | March 2024 |
Geddes Bridge (South of Wirrabara) | Bridge upgrade - strengthening to improve safety and reliability for freight vehicles. | November 2023 |
Little Spring Creek, Spring Creek, south of Wilmington, Hutt River north of Clare | Bridge upgrades – to remove constraints preventing the use of freight vehicles. | August 2023 |
Undalya to Giles Corner | Approximately 18km of shoulder sealing | June 2023 |
Stockport (Between Tarlee and Templers) | Construction of new northbound and southbound overtaking lanes | May 2023 |
Auburn (between Auburn and Clare) | Construction of a new northbound overtaking lane | May 2023 |
Rhynie (between Tarlee and Rhynie) | Construction of southbound overtaking lane extension | May 2023 |
Rhynie (between Tarlee and Rhynie) | Construction of a new northbound overtaking lane | May 2023 |
Tarlee to Linwood | Approximately 6.6km of pavement rehabilitation and shoulder sealing | May 2023 |
Morn Hill | Approximately 1km of pavement rehabilitation and shoulder sealing | May 2023 |
Between Wilmington and Templers | Shoulder sealing, pavement rehabilitation, safety barrier upgrades, directional signage replacements, centreline treatments | May 2023 |
Gladstone Level Crossing | Upgrades to the Gladstone rail corridor and level crossing to address extended periods of flashing rail signals whilst rail movements occur near the Horrocks Highway level crossing. | February 2023 |
Stone Cutter Road junction to Bungaree Road junction (near Rochester) | Approximately 9km of pavement rehabilitation and shoulder sealing. | July 2022 |
Tarlee Township. Owen Road and Templers Road intersection, Templers | Improved Road Lighting. | March 2022 |
Between Gladstone and Goyder Highway, and between Murray Town and Wirrabara | Installation of safety barrier at various locations. | June 2021 |
RM Williams Way junction to Clare | Approximately 8km of shoulder sealing and pavement rehabilitation. | February 2022 |
Melrose to Murray Town | Approximately 8km of pavement rehabilitation | June 2021 |
Clare to Undalya (south of Auburn) | Approximately 27km of shoulder sealing and pavement rehabilitation. | December 2021 |
Between Wilmington and Yacka | Approximately 59km of shoulder sealing and pavement rehabilitation. | May 2022 |
Between Templers and Roseworthy | Sealing of local road approaches. | April 2021 |
Between Wirrabara and Yacka | Approximately 28km of shoulder sealing. | May 2022 |
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Further Information
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