Council is currently planning upgrade works on Pass Road, Rokeby, between Glebe Hill Road and Connor Place. A budget of $6.1 million was allocated for upgrades at Pass Road in our 2023-24 budget and engineering designs are underway.
It is intended the upgrading work from Winterborne Road to Connor Place be undertaken in 2024-2025, subject to contractor availability, with these works to be followed by the upgrading work from Glebe Hill Road to Winterborne Road.
Council plans to improve and widen the road so that it is more suitable for the increased traffic and type of vehicles using the road. Additionally, a shared path is to be provided on the western side of Pass Road from Glebe Hill Road to Winterborne Road with allowance for a possible future shared path from Winterborne Road to Connor Place.
It has been identified during the design development the existing road and road reserve are very narrow, particularly given the need to provide an adequate road width (including traffic lanes and road shoulders) and for the associated drainage.
Widening the road has meant acquiring some private land in order meet the required width and we have been working with the property owners who are likely to be impacted and working through their concerns. The road widening will also require the relocation of some underground services and overhead power lines and poles and we have been working with TasWater and TasNetworks to facilitate this.
The state government announced back in April 2023 a park and ride facility is being designed for Pass Road.
This is one of the fastest grown areas in Tasmania and Council is working hard with the Tasmanian Government and private developers to ensure this part of Clarence has the services it needs for its growing population.
This page will be updated throughout the project, however for additional information please contact council’s Project Manager Mark Painter on 03 6217 9734 or mpainter@ccc.tas.gov.au.