Weeks after being asked to comment on three route options for the Nelson Bay Road duplication and new plans being released for the M1 Motorway extension link at Raymond Terrace, the NSW Government has released design concepts for the Fingal Bay Link Road, marking progress in all three of the Port's major road projects.

Paul Toole, the Minister for Regional Transport and Roads, said Transport for NSW is carrying out planning for the link road and "investigating its feasibility" after the Liberal Party made a $188 million commitment to deliver the Fingal bypass at the 2019 state election.

"Access to Fingal Bay is currently through Nelson Bay and Shoal Bay, which creates congestion within Nelson Bay during peak holiday periods," Mr Toole said.

"We are committed to improving access to and from Fingal Bay, and the community is already telling us that there are many ways we can do that, with varying impacts on property, the Tomaree National Park and Indigenous heritage.

"That's why we're going out with a shorter connection to Austral Street and a road upgrade package for the existing network, alongside the original proposed route through Tomaree National Park. We want to get the right option for the community."

The call for community feedback on the Fingal Bay Link Road route options will come as a relief for Port residents who have long called for a road directly linking Nelson Bay to Fingal Bay, which would ease congestion between the towns and Shoal Bay during peak visitor periods.

The release of concept plans also shows progress is being made on the project, following the Liberal Party's double backflip on its commitment to building the road post-election.

Five days after the election result Liberal MLC Catherine Cusack, the parliamentary secretary to the Hunter, announced that the Fingal bypass would not proceed because Labor MP Kate Washington, who won the state seat of Port Stephens, had campaigned against the project.

The backflip drew wide criticism from voters and politicians and within 24 hours NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian had intervened, overruling the Liberal MLC by declaring that "all of our election commitments will be honoured".

Speaking about the release of the three route options, Ms Cusack said community feedback was being sought in the early planning phase so the government could "nderstand local concerns and preferences for a link road".

"With forecast population growth and increased tourist activity, it's important that we push ahead with a solution to improve traffic flow and safety for all road users, so we continue to make Nelson Bay and the Tomaree Peninsula an even better place to live, work and visit," she said.

To see the route options go to nswroads.work/fingalbay.

Comments and feedback on the proposed routes can be sent to the project team until 5pm on Friday, December 11 by email at fingalbay@transport.nsw.gov.au or by post to: Fingal Bay project team, Transport for NSW, Locked Bag 2030, Newcastle NSW 2300.