Lawrence Hargrave Drive

MR2SLY · Post by **MR2SLY** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:59 pm

Now that Lawrence Hargrave Drive has been re-opened, it could be worth a drive on the new road.
Anyone interested ????

impis · Post by **impis** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:25 am

What happened to the 'old' drive?

MR2SLY · Post by **MR2SLY** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 10:03 pm

What happened to the 'old' drive?

Lawrence Hargrave Drive, a coastal road north of Wollongong, is one of the most scenic roads in NSW and a major tourist attraction.

The 900-metre section of the road between Clifton and Coalcliff is also the highest slope risk section of road in NSW, with a long history of rock falls and embankment failure.

So to overcome the rockfalls, they built the bridge which can be seen in the above pics, at a cost of $49 million (AUD) and it reopened to traffic on 11 December 2005.

The new road including the bridges, has two 3.5 metre-wide lanes with one metre-wide shoulders. A separate 2.5 metre-wide shared pedestrian/cycle path has been built next to the traffic lanes on the eastern (seaward) side. The two-lane bridge spans the southern amphitheatre and the middle headland.

omak · Post by **omak** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:28 am

I'll be in Sydney this coming weekend, but I doubt I'll have time to go for a fling!

MR2SLY · Post by **MR2SLY** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:53 am

I'll be in Sydney this coming weekend, but I doubt I'll have time to go for a fling!

well, if you find yourself with some free time ........ just give us a holla and will arrange something.