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While work continues on the John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct project, there’ll soon be plenty of activity taking place just outside the precinct too.

Transport for NSW has started early work and site establishment for the Rankin Park to Jesmond (RP2J) project, which is the fifth section of the Newcastle Inner City Bypass. Major construction work on the RP2J project will start in December.

The bypass will run past the western side of the John Hunter campus. Connectivity for the John Hunter Hospital precinct will be improved with a full interchange on the bypass providing access for the hospital from the north and south. This will help to improve access for staff, patients and visitors travelling to and from the hospital.

We meet monthly with the RP2J team and recently took them on a tour of the John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct development site.

We shared the extent of enabling works completed to date, preparation works for the new internal road networks. We also discussed shared design areas around the new interchange connecting the precinct with the bypass.

The Rankin Park to Jesmond section of the Newcastle Inner City Bypass will provide traffic relief to the surrounding road network, in particular the existing route of Lookout Road, Croudace Street and Newcastle Road, which is currently used by about 40,000 to 60,000 vehicles each day. The new bypass will remove up to 30,000 vehicles each day from this route.

The teams recently presented joint project updates to City of Newcastle councillors who took great interest in the projects.

It’s anticipated that the bypass and the precinct’s Acute Services Building will both open in 2025.

Learn more about this stage of the Newcastle Inner City Bypass on Transport for NSW’s project site.

JHHIP and Transport for NSW teams take a tour of the development site.
The JHHIP and Transport for NSW teams take a tour of the development site. 
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