Transport for NSW defends plan to remove Albury roundabout
Transport NSW plans to replace the Borella Road roundabout with a left-turn-only median strip to improve highway flow.
Transport for NSW is defending its proposal to remove the roundabout at Borella Road and Schubach Street after motorists objected in feedback to Albury Council's draft plan. The agency proposes replacing it with a median strip that would allow only left-turn movements.
Residents argue the real bottleneck is the nearby Hume Highway bridge, not the roundabout. Transport NSW says the new design, developed with council, addresses future traffic pressure and improves safety by reducing turning movements.
The department also plans traffic lights at two other nearby intersections.
- Borella Road and Schubach Street
- Intersection
- Sam White, more than 30 years
- Resident tenure
- Left-in left-out median strip
- New design type
Why it mattersThe change affects how traffic moves through a busy regional intersection and reflects competing views on whether removing roundabouts helps or hinders flow.
AustraliaThe decision by Monday will shape how thousands of daily commuters navigate East Albury and the Hume Highway corridor.
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