East Nowra Sub Arterial (ENSA) Road Project

• Project StatusPlanning
• Where East Nowra, Nowra 2541
• Last reviewed 19 December 2024

The latest

ENSA has been provided $12m from the NSW Government to complete the next phase of the project, consisting of project management, site investigations, design and early construction works.
A Consultant has been formally engaged, survey is currently underway, with design and other investigation works happening in the coming months.

About the project

ENSA is a proposed sub-arterial road that would provide a much-needed alternative connection between the Princes Highway and Greenwell Point Rd and become a primary route for traffic that travels between the highway and Worrigee and the coastal villages to the east. ENSA would significantly reduce congestion at the Princes Highway/Kalandar Street intersection and reduce congestion on the Princes Highway through the Nowra CBD.

ENSA was initiated through Shoalhaven City Council as early as 2004, with concept designs, geotechnical and surveying work completed. The proposed sub-arterial road is identified in the Nowra Key Road Projects Strategic Overview.

Council has strategically acquired much of the land on which the proposed road alignment sits to minimise barriers for future delivery of the project and facilitate investigations.

In recent years, Council has completed more detailed geotechnical investigations along the proposed alignment to better understand the likely construction costs. The most recent cost estimate for the project is $75 million for the construction of the road and intersections, with a further $25 million estimated in associated works to optimise integration and connectivity with surrounding streets.

The ENSA fly-through video depicts a concept layout for the alignment of the road, indicative intersections with Princes Highway/North Street and Greenwell Point Road, and possible connections to the Nowra High precinct and Stocklands. The intersection options are for illustrative purposes only and would require significant consultation and design investigations to develop preferred options.

Progress

ENSA has been provided $12 million from the NSW Government to complete the next phase of the project, consisting of project management, site investigations, design and early construction works.  

The much-needed alternative connection between the Nowra CBD and the suburbs and villages east of Nowra is a step closer following the appointment of Leckring Pty Ltd T/A MIEngineers (partnering with Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Ltd) to undertake project management, investigation, and design services for the East Nowra Sub Arterial (ENSA) Road project. 

The contract includes services such as: 

• Project management through the funded investigations, design and early construction works stages. 

• Site investigations including but not limited to survey, services, traffic, flood, environmental, and geotechnical. 

• Preparation of designs ready for construction of the road and early work packages. 

Council resolved to proceed with the contract at the Ordinary Meeting on 12 November 2024.