Westmead Bridge Road Upgrade

The project includes:

• an upgraded bridge with three traffic lanes, one northbound and two southbound lanes to ease morning peak hour traffic
• a new shared path on the eastern side and an upgraded footpath on the western side of the bridge.  

The project will take about three and a half years to complete.

Key benefits

Benefits to the community will include:

• easing congestion
• improving traffic flow
• reducing travel times for road users using the bridge and surrounding road network
• increasing safety for all road users.

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Artist’s impression of upgrade at Bridge Road, Westmead

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Project Status

Enabling work and site investigations started in July 2022 within the rail corridor. Main construction work will start in January 2024.

Work will involve constructing a new bridge next to the existing bridge, traffic will be transferred over to the new bridge. We will then demolish and replace the existing bridge and combine the two bridges to form one wider bridge.

Standard construction hours are from 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays.

Additional work may need to be carried out at night and on weekends to minimise disruptions to road users. Sydney Trains will also carry out rail possession work as per usual which may have different noise impacts. 

Please see the latest community notification for further information and upcoming impacts.

Traffic and parking

There will be temporary changes to vehicle and pedestrian access to the bridge and the roundabout at Alexandra Avenue during the work. 

Construction of the bridge will take place in stages to reduce congestion to road users and residents. 

We will notify road users and nearby residents in advance of any access changes and alternative routes.

Location of work area

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Westmead Bridge Road Upgrade - Location of work area

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