A meeting is scheduled at the Upper Hunter Shire Council chambers, in Liverpool Street, on Wednesday, November 27, from 6pm.

There will be an opportunity to ask questions directly of the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) Bypass Project team and discover what will happen during December and early 2020.

There is no need to RSVP - just come along on the evening.

Some of the works completed in the past few months have included:

* Increased truck movements to deliver and place road pavement;

* Construction of cross-girders and deck concrete placement continuing on all three bridges at the Northern Rail Line, Parsons Gully and Kelly Street loop bridge;

* Planning for a temporary shift of traffic onto the realigned Kelly Street at the northern intersection near Makybe Diva Street to allow work to progress with joining the bypass alignment to the New England Highway;

* Landscaping at the southern interchange has started and other areas will be progressively carried out as ground work is completed;

* Most of the earthworks have been completed, with a total of 250,000m3 of fill material delivered to site.

Work is expected to be completed by late 2020, weather permitting.

The RMS team will continue to keep stakeholders and the community informed as the project progresses.

The Australian and NSW governments have committed a total of $137 million for construction of this major upgrade.