$1 billion is being put toward a major NSW upgrade that will connect a congested road with the new Western Sydney Airport
The federal and NSW governments have co-funded a $1 billion project that will upgrade Fifteenth Avenue to create a critical transit corridor from Liverpool to the new Western Sydney International Airport.
Fifteenth Avenue will connect the new Bradfield city centre, the new Metro, and the airport, enabling multiple ways of traveling, including fast and easy public transport along the route.
Over 22,000 vehicles travel along the congested two-lane Fifteenth Avenue per day, with around eight per cent of those being trucks, according to the state government.
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Liverpool City Council is predicting a significant increase in housing in the areas immediately around Fifteenth Avenue, which could see as many as 63,000 additional people living there by 2041.
“We’re connecting Sydney to Western Sydney, and Western Sydney to the world, by investing in infrastructure that will boost jobs, unlock housing, and shape the way we live,” Federal minister for infrastructure, transport, regional development and local government Catherine King says.
“From Liverpool to Parramatta, Bankstown to Cabramatta, we’re not just building roads, we’re building Australia’s future.”
This upgrade will also unlock jobs and housing in key growth areas and provide better access to education and opportunities for Sydney’s growing west, the state government adds.
The federal and NSW governments will each commit $500 million to the project.
“This critical investment is a game changer for Western Sydney that will connect thousands of jobs at Western Sydney Airport and the Aerotropolis with Liverpool,” NSW premier Chris Minns says.
“The Aerotropolis has the opportunity to transform Western Sydney and this road link is critical to delivering the jobs of the future in Australia’s fastest growing region.
“Without this critical road we couldn’t deliver the growth and jobs the Aerotropolis has the potential to deliver.”