Roadworks will continue to cause disruptions in Kiama to make the area safer in the long term.

Sydney Trains has been replacing the collision protection beams on Terralong Street and extra work on the underbridge is being carried out until Friday 27 June on weekdays only.

The work has included piling and plant movement within the rail corridor and along Terralong Street.

Meanwhile, motorists will soon experience safer journeys on the Princes Highway at Kiama Bends with the installation and upgrade of safety and motorcycle barriers.

Work will be carried out at night for the next month on Sunday to Thursday from 8pm-4am, weather permitting.

Changed traffic conditions including single lane closures, traffic control and a reduced speed limit of 40 km/h will be in place for the safety of workers and motorists.

Motorists are advised to drive to the conditions and follow the directions of signs and traffic control.

A Transport for NSW spokesperson said due to a poor crash history, three kilometres of barriers will be upgraded, and additional ground level barriers installed along the 80 km/h section of Kiama Bends.

“We are making these changes to improve safety to this stretch of road that has seen 26 crashes, seven involving motorcycles, in the five years to June 2022,” the spokesperson said.

“As part of this work we are adding ground level safety barriers specifically to reduce the impact and severity for motorcyclists when impacting a standard guardrail barrier.

“Known as a motorcycle underrun, the ground level safety barriers are most commonly installed on tight curves, and roads that carry significant numbers of motorcyclists.”

The spokesperson said research by Transport found the inclusion of motorcycle underrun as an addition to roadside barriers would result in a 20 per cent reduction in the severity of a single vehicle off-carriageway motorcycle crash.

This work is being delivered as part of the Australian and NSW Governments’ Road Safety Program which aims to improve road safety by minimising the occurrence of severe injuries and fatalities, with a focus on vulnerable road users like pedestrians and cyclists.