Overview

The Gregadoo Road Corridor Strategy identifies the road upgrades required to meet future traffic demands related to city growth to the south of Wagga Wagga. The strategy (endorsed at the February 24 2025 Council

meeting) aims to improve safety and travel efficiency for all users of the road corridor.

Enacting this strategy requires an amendment to the Gregadoo Road Corridor project (TT7) detailed in the Wagga Wagga Local Infrastructure Contributions Plan (LICP) 2019-2034. The proposed change will see funding identified in the LICP, redirected from the intersection of Gregadoo Road and Plumpton Road to the intersection of Gregadoo Road and Plunkett Drive.

This change is in acknowledgement of - and is designed to address - the poorer levels of service and safety experienced at the Gregadoo Road/Plunkett Drive intersection, particularly during morning and afternoon school drop-off and pick-up times, compared to the Gregadoo/Plumpton intersection.

There is currently a planning proposal to rezone land to the west of Gregadoo Road (between Plumpton and Holbrook Roads), which is being assessed by Council.

Given that this new development area will trigger the need for an intersection upgrade at Gregadoo and Plumpton Roads, it is then appropriate that Section 7.11 contributions are collected from this area, in order to fund such a future upgrade.

The intersection upgrade of Gregadoo and Plumpton Roads will be considered as part of the Plumpton Road project.

The changes required to the LICP, with regard to Gregadoo Road Corridor Project TT7, are shown below.

Current TT7 Project in LICPProposed Change to TT7 Project in draft Addendum
  1. Road Improvements from Plumpton Road to Plunkett Drive $1,065,000*
  2. Gregadoo/Plumpton Intersection Upgrade $375,000*
  3. Gregadoo/Plumpton Intersection $1,685,000*
  4. Lakehaven Drive, Tallowood Crescent, Main St, Redbank Road, Angela Ave intersection upgrades $1,343,000*
  1. Road Improvements from Plumpton Road to Plunkett Drive $1,440,000
  2. Gregadoo/Plunkett Intersection $1,685,000
  3. Lakehaven Drive, Tallowood Crescent, Main St, Redbank Road, Angela Ave intersection upgrades $1,343,000

* Figures are from LICP

The draft Addendum inclusive of these proposed changes, was on public exhibition from Friday 21 March 2025 until Friday 18 April 2025 with submissions accepted until Friday 2 May 2025.

Submissions are now closed and a report was presented to Council. The Addendum was endorsed at the 26 May 2025 Council Meeting.