Media release from the office of Minister for the Illawarra and the South Coast Ryan Park: 22 September 2025

Consultation is now open and Transport for NSW is seeking feedback from road users and the community on their experiences travelling along and accessing the M1 Princes Motorway between Picton Road and the base of Mount Ousley.

The Albanese and Minns governments have jointly committed $10 million towards planning for options to improve the safety and reliability of this five-kilometre section of the M1 Princes Motorway.

Site investigations will be carried out in coming months and will be used in conjunction with community feedback to inform planning and development of upgrade options.

Early investigations may include Aboriginal heritage and cultural investigations, biodiversity and environmental studies, traffic studies, surveys, and utility and geotechnical investigations.

Transport for NSW will use data gathered from early investigations and feedback received from the community to develop a number of options.

Transport will continue to keep the community informed as updates on the project are available. Transport will collate and consider the feedback received during the have your say consultation period and prepare a summary outlining what we heard by early 2026.

Feedback can be provided up until 11.59pm on Monday 20 October 2025 by visiting www.transport.nsw.gov.au/mtousleysri