Road Photos & Information: New South Wales
Picton Road (B88)
Statistics:
- Length:
- 27 km
- Termini:
- Eastern: Princes Mwy (Mt Ousley Rd) (M1), Mt Keira
- Western: Hume Mwy (M31) and Picton Road (unnumbered), Wilton
- Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
- Wilton, Cordeaux and Mt Keira
Route Numbering:
- Current: B88
- Former: 88
- Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
- MR95
General Information:
B88 is a significant route connecting Wollongong and Port Kembla with the Hume Highway. It consists of a mix of single and divided sections. Some sections have overtaking lanes.
The eastern section of the corridor across the Illawarra escarpment has an undulating road environment with numerous curves. In contrast, beyond the escarpment, the middle and western sections of the corridor are mostly in bushland and a water catchment, with agriculture in the west. This terrain is relatively flat and the road alignment largely straight. A large number of heavy vehicles use Picton Road to access commercial and industrial areas within the Illawarra region. 2
History:
- 1940s: Picton Road construction between Wilton and Mt Ousley Road as part of the national defence works construction program. 3
- 1990s: Wilton Bypassed.
- 2010: Safety works commence to divide traffic along route and to provide more overtaking opportunities.
- 2013: Decommissioning of State Route 88, replaced by B88 between Hume Mwy (M31) and Mt Ousley Rd (A1).
Mount Keira to Wilton
Reassurance Directional Sign:
Distance sign at Mt Keira, near Princes Mwy (M1) interchange, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Mt Keira approaching Mt Keira Rd, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Mount Keira Road:
Corner of Picton Rd (B88) and Mt Keira Rd at Mt Keira, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Distance Sign:
RD sign at Mt Keira, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Cordeaux approaching Cordeaux Dam Rd, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Cordeaux Dam Road:
Corner of Picton Rd (B88) and Cordeaux Dam Rd at Cordeaux, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Distance Sign:
Reassurance directional sign at Cordeaux, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign approaching Macarthur Dr (former Picton Rd alignment) at Wilton, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Services sign:
Services sign approaching Macarther Dr in Wilton, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Macarthur Drive:
Corner of Picton Rd (B88) and Macarthur Dr, Wilton, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Distance Sign:
Reassurance directional sign at Wilton, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Almond Street:
Corner of Picton Rd (B88) and Almond St, Wilton, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:
Supplemental AD sign at Wilton approaching Hume Mwy (M31) interchange, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign at Wilton approaching Hume Mwy (M31) interchange, November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Hume Motorway Interchange:
Hume Mwy (M31) interchange at Wilton, this is the western terminus of B88. November 2013.
Image © Paul Rands
Wilton to Mount Keira
NEW Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Picton Rd (B88), Wilton, approaching Pembroke Pde and Greenway Pde, January 2024.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Advance Directional Sign:
AD sign on Pembroke Pde, Wilton, approaching Picton Rd (B88) and Greenway Pde, January 2024.
Image © Paul Rands
NEW Intersection Directional Sign:
ID sign assembly facing Pembroke Pde, Wilton, at the junction with Picton Rd (B88) and Greenway Pde, January 2024.
Image © Paul Rands
2 NSW Government, Roads and Traffic Authority, Projects, Picton Road Corridor Strategy, April 2011.
3 NSW Government, Department of Main Roads, The Roadmakers, A History of Main Roads in New South Wales, ISBN 0 7240 0439 4.