Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan Explained

Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan (WSIP) is an A$4.1 billion 10-year road investment program in Western Sydney, New South Wales, jointly funded by the federal government ($3.3 billion) and the New South Wales state government.[1] [2] [3] Originally introduced in April 2014 as a $3.5 billion program consisting of key road upgrade projects in Western Sydney, particularly in the south west surrounding the future Western Sydney Airport, the program scope was later expanded and funding was increased to $4.1 billion.[4] The funding is now split among:[3]

The plan was to take place over 10 years, starting with the Bringelly Road upgrade which commenced construction in January 2015.[5], the only remaining component that is yet to be completed is the M12 Motorway, which is under construction and set to be completed prior to the completion of the new airport in 2026.[6]

Projects

The Northern Road upgrade

$1.6 billion of the infrastructure plan was used to fund the upgrade of 351NaN1 of The Northern Road between The Old Northern Road at Narellan and Jamison Road at South Penrith, including road widening to a minimum of four lanes. Originally made up of four stages, the project was delivered in six stages, numbered by chronological order of construction commencement.[7]

StageSectionConstruction datesNotes
StartEnd
Stage 1data-sort-value="1" between The Old Northern Road at Narellan and Peter Brock Drive at Oran Parkdata-sort-value="20160200" February 2016data-sort-value="20180400" April 2018[8]
Stage 2data-sort-value="2" between Peter Brock Drive and Mersey Road at Bringellydata-sort-value="20170700" mid 2017[9] data-sort-value="20201200" December 2020[10] Includes realignment of The Northern Road and an underpass interchange at Bringelly Road
New alignment and Bringelly Road interchange opened on 16 July 2020[11]
Stage 3data-sort-value="6" between Glenmore Parkway at Glenmore Park and Jamison Road at South Penrithdata-sort-value="20170700" mid 2017[12] data-sort-value="20210500" May 2021[13] [14]
Stage 4data-sort-value="3" between Mersey Road and Eaton Road at Luddenhamdata-sort-value="20181100" November 2018[15] data-sort-value="20200911" 11 September 2020[16] Involves realignment of The Northern Road around the airport site
New alignment between Mersey Road and Eaton Road opened to traffic on 24 April 2020, with one lane per direction.[17] [18]
Stage 5data-sort-value="5" between Littlefields Road at Luddenham and Glenmore Parkwaydata-sort-value="20190200" February 2019data-sort-value="20211200" December 2021Completed ahead of schedule (expected completion 2022)[19]
Stage 6data-sort-value="4" between Eaton Road and Littlefields Road at Luddenhamdata-sort-value="20190700" mid 2019[20] data-sort-value="20210300" March 2021Involves realignment of The Northern Road to bypass the Luddenham town centre
New alignment between Elizabeth Drive and Eaton Road including the Luddenham bypass opened to traffic on 13 December 2020[21]

The stages arranged from north to south are stages 3, 5, 6, 4, 2 and 1. Some sections of Stages 4 to 6 that were critical to the delivery of the Western Sydney Airport were opened in stages from 2020.[3] [6]

Bringelly Road upgrade

$509 million of the plan was used on the upgrade of the 101NaN1 Bringelly Road, which was delivered in two stages between Camden Valley Way at Leppington and The Northern Road at Bringelly. The upgrade works included widening of the road with a central median, and implementing a speed limit of 80 km/h along the road.[22] A new underpass with The Northern Road was also constructed as part of The Northern Road upgrade, opened in July 2020.[11]

The first stage between Camden Valley Way and King Street at Rossmore, commenced construction in January 2015 and opened to traffic in December 2018.[5] [23] [24] The second stage between King Street and The Northern Road was completed in December 2020.[10]

M12 Motorway

The plan includes the 161NaN1 M12 Motorway, which will provide direct access between the Western Sydney Airport and Sydney's motorway network at M7 motorway. The federal government has committed $1.4 billion towards the delivery of the $1.75 billion motorway. Construction commenced in August 2022 and completed in 2026 prior to the opening of the airport.[3] [6]

Werrington Arterial Road

The Werrington Arterial Road was the first major project of the infrastructure plan to be completed, involving the upgrade of Gipps Street between Great Western Highway and M4 Western Motorway in Werrington. Upgrade works including road widening, new entry and exit ramps to the M4, and intersection upgrades. The federal government contributed 50 per cent of the cost of the $52 million upgrade.[3] Construction commenced in March 2015 and was completed in May 2017.[25] [5]

Glenbrook Intersection at Ross Street

The intersection of Great Western Highway and Ross Street at Glenbrook was upgraded and completed in October 2018.[2] Works include new traffic lights at the intersection with pedestrian crossings, and closing access to the Great Western Highway from Hare Street (south), but maintaining access for emergency vehicles.[26] The federal government funded $2.5 million towards the $5.6 million project.[3]

Local Roads Package

The federal government is investing $200 million in a Local Roads Package, a competitive rounds-based program which allows Western Sydney councils to deliver improved road connections that support the infrastructure plan.[2], round 1 projects are complete and round 2 projects underway or complete, and project proposals for Round 3 projects are currently under assessment.[3] Eligible councils include Liverpool, Camden, Wollondilly, Campbelltown, Penrith, Fairfield and Blacktown councils.[27] An example of the projects was the intersection upgrade of Cumberland Highway at Hamilton Road, St Johns Road and John Street, which was completed under the Local Roads Package after Fairfield Council was granted $5.8 million over two years.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delivering the Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan. (Federal) Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development. 16 April 2014. 16 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140416174400/http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/infrastructure/western_sydney/infrastructure_plan.aspx. 16 April 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan. Transport for NSW - Roads and Maritime. 10 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418044852/https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/infrastructure-plan/index.html. 18 April 2020. live.
  3. Web site: Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan. (Federal) Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development. 24 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20171010035311/https://investment.infrastructure.gov.au/key_projects/road_and_rail_delivery/western_sydney_infrastructure_plan.aspx. 10 October 2017. live.
  4. Web site: Milestones - Western Sydney's infrastructure plan. Roads and Maritime Services. 30 May 2014. 25 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20150403012736/http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/about/news-events/news/ministerial/2014/140530-western-infrastructure.html. 3 April 2015. live.
  5. Web site: Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan Report Card - January to March 2015. Australian and New South Wales governments. Roads and Maritime Services. 10 June 2015. 25 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20150625033949/https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/projects/sydney-west/infrastructure-plan/wsip-report-card-2015-jan-mar.pdf. 25 June 2015. live.
  6. Web site: Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan Report Card - 1 July 2017 – 30 June 2018. Australian and New South Wales governments. Roads and Maritime Services. June 2018. 25 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190619233055/https://rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/projects/sydney-west/infrastructure-plan/western-sydney-infrastructure-plan-report-card-july-2017-to-june-2018.pdf. 19 June 2019. live.
  7. Web site: The Northern Road upgrade. Transport for NSW - Roads and Maritime. 10 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418044328/https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/the-northern-road/index.html. 18 April 2020. live.
  8. Web site: The Northern Road upgrade, The Old Northern Road to Peter Brock Drive. Transport for NSW - Roads and Maritime. 10 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418044357/https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/the-northern-road/stage-1/index.html. 18 April 2020. live.
  9. Web site: The Northern Road and Bringelly Road upgrades. Transport for NSW - Roads and Maritime. 13 January 2021.
  10. Web site: The Northern Road and Bringelly Road upgrade stage 2 – project nearing completion. December 2020. Transport for NSW - Roads and Maritime. 13 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210113030620/https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/01documents/the-northern-road/tnr-stage-2-opening-to-traffic-notification-dec-2020.pdf. 13 January 2021. live.
  11. Web site: Opening of the Bringelly Road interchange and new section of The Northern Road between Belmore Road and Thames Road, Bringelly from Thursday 16 July 2020. Transport for NSW - Roads and Maritime. July 2020. 22 July 2020.
  12. Web site: The Northern Road upgrade, Glenmore Parkway to Jamison Road. Transport for NSW - Roads and Maritime. 13 January 2021.
  13. Web site: $1.6 billion Northern Road Upgrade in Western Sydney Complete. Transport for NSW. 30 November 2021. 6 December 2021.
  14. Web site: The Northern Road upgrade – completed 2021. Transport for NSW - Roads and Waterways. Transport for NSW. December 2021. 6 December 2021.
  15. Web site: Work on The Northern Road upgrade drives ahead. Roads and Maritime Services. https://web.archive.org/web/20190411144234/https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/about/news-events/news/ministerial/2018/181119-work-on-the-northern-road-upgrade-drives-ahead.html. 11 April 2019. live.
  16. Web site: The Northern Road upgrade - Mersey Road to Eaton Road. Transport for NSW - Roads and Maritime. 11 September 2020. 13 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210113043008/https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/01documents/the-northern-road/stage-4/tnr-postcard-09-2020.pdf. 13 January 2021. live.
  17. Web site: New The Northern Road opening between Mersey Road and Eaton Road, Luddenham. Transport for NSW - Roads and Maritime. April 2020. 10 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200610054407/https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/01documents/the-northern-road/stage-4/tnr4-notification-new-road-opening-2020-04.pdf. 10 June 2020. live.
  18. Web site: Drivers get moving on new section of Northern Road. Transport for NSW - Roads and Maritime. 24 April 2020. 10 June 2020.
  19. Web site: The Northern Road upgrade - Between Mersey Road, Bringelly and Glenmore Parkway, Glenmore Park - Project update. Roads and Maritime Services. August 2019. 13 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210113051304/https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/01documents/the-northern-road/the-northern-road-stage-4-project-update-aug-2019.pdf. 13 January 2021. live.
  20. Web site: The Northern Road upgrade. Roads and Maritime Services. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328011057/https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/sydney-west/the-northern-road/index.html. 28 March 2019. dead.
  21. Web site: The Northern Road upgrade - Eaton Road to Elizabeth Drive (bypass of Luddenham town centre). 13 December 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210113043047/https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/01documents/the-northern-road/stage-4/the-northern-road-4-postcard-2020-12.pdf. 13 January 2021. 16 December 2020. Transport for NSW - Roads and Maritime.
  22. Web site: Bringelly Road upgrade. Transport for NSW - Roads and Maritime. 10 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200610062211/https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/bringelly-road-upgrade/. 10 June 2020. live.
  23. Web site: First stage of Bringelly Road Upgrade Now Open. (Federal) Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure. 19 December 2018. 24 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190924065538/https://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/tudge/media-release/first-stage-bringelly-road-upgrade-now-open. 24 September 2019. live.
  24. Web site: Bringelly Road upgrade stage 1 – complete - Community update. Roads and Maritime Services. November 2019. 9 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200309020242/https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/01documents/bringelly-road-upgrade/bringelly-rd-stage-1-community-update-nov-2019.pdf. 9 March 2020. live.
  25. Web site: Werrington Arterial Road - complete. Roads and Maritime Services. 24 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190617165853/https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/sydney-west/werrington-arterial-road-stage-1/index.html. 17 June 2019. dead.
  26. Web site: Glenbrook intersection upgrade. Roads and Maritime Services. 24 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190617150254/https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/sydney-west/glenbrook-intersection-upgrade/index.html. 17 June 2019. dead.
  27. Web site: Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan – Local Roads Package. Roads and Maritime Services. 24 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190617154046/https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/sydney-west/local-roads-package/index.html. 17 June 2019. dead.

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