Maddox Road and Champion Road, Newport

We’re building rail bridges over Maddox Road and closing Champion Road at the rail line. To keep locals moving, we’re extending Akuna Drive to connect Champion Road to Maddox Road.

This new link road will make it safer and easier for drivers to travel through Newport and Williamstown and will open before Champion Road closes in 2026.

As part of the project, we’ll also build a new pedestrian and cycling bridge over the rail line at Champion Road to keep the community connected.

We’ll make it safer for people to cross the rail line at Maddox Road and upgrade local walking and cycling connections.

Planned timeline

Works are now underway and Newport will be level crossing free in 2026.

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