Medowie Road, Campvale

Project overview

As part of Port Stephens Council's commitment to delivering better infrastructure, we're making a significant investment in our local road network, supported by the Special Rate Variation for our ratepayers. A key focus of this funding is on vital road re-sealing and rehabilitation projects.

One of the essential upgrades we're undertaking is on Medowie Road in Campvale. This road serves as a crucial link for residents of Medowie and surrounding suburbs, and for travelers heading to Newcastle Airport, Williamtown RAAF Base, and Kooragang Island/Newcastle from the Pacific Highway.

Medowie Road has experienced numerous pavement failures in the past, leading to extensive patching and ongoing stress on the surface. As a public and school bus route, and a road heavily used by freight and other vehicles, these issues impact daily commutes and safety. Our work here aims to address these long-standing problems, providing a smoother, safer, and more durable road for everyone.

What we're doing:

Our work on Medowie Road will include:

Wider lanes and shoulders
New line marking
Minor alignment changes

Traffic closures during construction

For the duration of works the northbound lane of Medowie Road between Nelson Bay Rd and Richardson Road will be closed to all traffic from 7am Monday 21 July 2025, as shown on the map below. All northbound traffic will detour around via Paul’s Corner Salt Ash. All southbound traffic will continue to travel through Medowie Road, with speed reductions in place. The detour allows the works to be completed in the most efficient way and will save motorists time by reducing the need for traffic control queues.

The work is expected to take up to 3 months, weather permitting.

Where we are up to:

Despite some challenging weather conditions which have caused some delays to works, we have been able to

keep to our construction schedule, and have completed the following to date:

Road pavement reconstruction and primer seal for a length of 1.8km for the northbound lane
Road pavement reconstruction underway for the southbound lane

What still needs doing:

Road pavement reconstruction completion for a length of 1.8km for the southbound lane
Primer seal for the southbound lane, currently planned for Tuesday 23rd September
Temporary line marking of the centre line until the final seal is applied
Two lanes reopening at a temporary reduced speed limit on Friday 26th September, weather permitting
Final seal planned for around November 2025, which is also when the final line marking plan will also be implemented, and speed reductions removed

Andrew Campbell
Project Manager

Budget $2.6M

Funding source: Roads Acceleration Program – SRV funds

Key Dates

July 2025 to September 2025

Project commencement and completion

Live Traffic

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Latest Updates

Minor road works are required to be undertaken on Friday 7 November, weather pending. Medowie Road will be open in both directions and these works will be undertaken with traffic control in place. Over the weekend of 8 and 9 November, the work site will have a reduced speed and changed traffic conditions in place with two way travel on Medowie Road. On Monday 10 November, weather pending, Medowie Road will be open in both directions with traffic control in place, to allow works to be undertaken. Please follow direction of traffic control onsite for road user and worker safety.

Once the above works have been completed, the second coat seal and final line marking will be scheduled.

As part of recent routine inspections, we noticed some settling on the southbound lane (towards the RAAF base).

Settling means the ground under the road has shifted, making the surface dip a little. This is a minor issue; however, we will continue to monitor and step in if it becomes unsafe.

Repairs are planned for mid to late October, after the school holiday traffic has cleared. The final seal and removal of speed reductions is planned for November 2025, weather permitting.

Please drive to the conditions and take extra care.

Medowie Road is now open in both directions from Nelson Bay Road to Richardson Road, with a reduced speed limit of 60km/h, as the sealed surface is new. Once this seal hardens, a second coat of sealant is applied, and the final line marking is installed. The road is then proposed to have the speed restriction removed.

This speed restriction will remain in place until the weather warms up during the summer period.

Final trim has been completed on the southbound lane pavement and it’s first spray seal coat applied earlier this week. Temporary linemarking is being applied and Medowie Rd will reopen to traffic in both directions by the end of the week. The final 10mm spray seal will be applied before the end of December.

Pavement insitu stabilisation and final trimming has progressed on the southbound lane with its 1st spray seal coat scheduled for early next week. The existing detour remains in place.

Earthworks and preparation of insitu stabilisation has been progressing this week on the southbound lane. The detour remains in place and is working well with southbound traffic now driving on the new northbound lane.

A significant milestone has been achieved with the newly constructed northbound lane being sealed earlier this week. No change to the detour, however the Southbound Traffic is now driving on the new works, allowing reconstruction to commence on the southbound lane.

Pavement stabilisation works have recommenced this week with the welcomed sunshine. Weather permitting the northbound lane will be sealed early next week with traffic switched to the new lane and works will continue on the remaining lane.

With a favourable forecast next week, the project will continue pavement stabilisation works. A reminder that whilst Medowie Road northbound lane is closed at the location of the project works site, Medowie Road is still open off Nelson Bay Road for access ONLY to the RAAF Base and Fighter World and My Three Beans Café.

Pavement stabilizing works have commenced this week whilst working around the weather.

Preparations are being made for stabilizing next week weather permitting.

Pavement works had been progressing well prior to the arrival of wet weather. Traffic detours remain in place with signage and control measures being adapted to meet the needs of motorists and businesses.

Spot the road closure? In case you missed it, Medowie Rd is closed northbound between Nelson Bay Rd and Richardson Rd while we undertake a highly desired road rehabilitation of 1.8km of Medowie Rd. Our construction team have wasted no time on progressing well this week.

The 1.8km rehabilitation of Medowie Rd between Richardson Rd roundabout and the RAAF Base north gate will commence on Monday. The project will include widening of travel lane and shoulders, a new sealed surface and linemarking. It is expected to take 11 weeks to construct and during this time the northbound lane will be closed to all through traffic with a detour in place via Nelson Bay Rd and Richardson Rd. Access to Fighter World and the RAAF Base from Nelson Bay Road will be available.

Medowie Road, Campvale and Williamtown – pavement rehabilitation

Project overview