Fast tracking the completion of the Albion Park Rail bypass and reducing financial backlogs on maintaining council roads are among the big issues identified in the state's largest ever transport survey.
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NRMA's inaugural Rate Your Roads survey was timed to identify congestion and safety concerns prior to the NSW election. But with 23,400 responses it will now be conducted annually.
With 525 people voting in Wollongong and 214 in Shellharbour there were 720 votes alone for the Princes Hwy which attracted the second highest in the state.
The Pacific Hwy attracted 1092 votes and rated 49 out of 100 slightly lower than the Princes Hwy on 50.
More than 100 votes particularly related to the Albion Park Rail section of the Princes Highway where most concern was about congestion.
"We know from almost 740 responses in the Illawarra community that the Princes Hwy is a road that attracts a lot of attention," NRMA spokeserson Peter Khoury said.
"We know there are sections of the Princes Hwy performing very well but when you look at the whole length of the highway what you see is congestion in parts and safety is an issue down the South Coast".
Mr Khoury said the amount of congestion was an ongoing issue in the Albion Park Rail area which is why the NRMA campaigned hard to make the bypass a reality.
"We welcome the government's announcement that they will build it and we look forward to it being opened in the next three or four years," he said.
With the NSW election this Saturday Mr Khoury called on both sides of state politics and the new government to push for its completion as soon as possible.
He also emphasised the importance of reducing the $80 million backlog Wollongong City Council has for maintenance work on suburban roads and streets.
Reducing council backlogs was identified in an NRMA report across the state earlier this year.
Mr Khoury said funding was needed to help local governments do the work.
Memorial Drive was the highest rated road in the Wollongong area rating 59 out of 100.
Lawrence Hargrave Drive rated 50 out of 100.
The inaugural survey was launched in January so the results could be finalised in time for the state election. It will now be done every year so more people can provided feedback and voice their concerns.
On Wednesday the NRMA will release the findings of its road survey in the Central Coast area where twice as many people voted.
Mr Khoury said the results of a public transport component of the survey will be released next week.
Roads that attracted the highest number of votes in NSW.
Pacific Hwy - 1092 - rating 50/100
Princes Hwy - 720 - rating 49/100
Parramatta Rd - 668 - rating 45/100
M5 Motorway - 527 - rating 50/100
Pennant Hills Rd - 518 - rating 46/100