Corridor projects
It’s no secret that NSW is growing. By 2056 more than 12 million people will call NSW home. The NSW Government is committed to the vision of a 30 minute city – connecting residents to jobs, leisure activities, services and amenities in just 30 minutes. In order to achieve this in the future, we are planning now.
What is corridor preservation?
Corridor preservation is the process to reserve land for future transport links.
The corridor preservation process identifies and secures land needed for future infrastructure, such as roads and rail lines, before competing development comes along in a way that would prevent the land from being available for future transport infrastructure.
Corridor preservation is important when planning for the needs of growing communities and industries, to accommodate commuters, workers, businesses and industries who all rely on different types of transport modes.
Corridor preservation provides certainty for land owners, land use planners and developers. Planning the necessary future transport links now ensures that as NSW grows, communities will have access to transport.
What is a transport link?
A transport link is the future transport infrastructure needed to support transport connections across Greater Sydney and regional NSW.
Transport links will operate within the strip of land known as the transport corridor. These transport corridors are paths for any future option of travel including road and rail, for use by buses, cars, trucks, passenger trains, freight trains, bikes and pedestrians.
In June 2020 the NSW Government confirmed the final corridors for the:
- North South Rail Line
- South West Rail Link Extension and the
- Western Sydney Freight Line.
Read the media release.
Future transport links
There are 7 key corridor projects we are working on, learn more.
Outer Sydney Orbital Stage 1 corridor investigation
An investigation into a north – south motorway and freight rail corridor for Western Sydney, to link the Hills with the Macarthur region.
North South Rail Line and South West Rail Link Extension
Identifying land for the North South Rail Line and South West Rail Link Extension corridors.
Western Sydney Freight Line – Stages 1 and 2
Protecting land for a future freight rail link between the Western Parkland City and Port Botany
East West Rail Link
Protecting land for a future passenger rail link between Greater Parramatta and the Western Sydney Aerotropolis.
Outer Sydney Orbital Stage 2
Transport for NSW are identifying a future transport link between the Hume Motorway and Appin Road, east of Appin village.
Lower Hunter Freight Corridor
Consulting on a recommended corridor providing for a future dedicated freight rail line between Fassifern and Hexham, bypassing Newcastle.
Consulting on a recommended corridor providing for a future dedicated freight rail line between Fassifern and Hexham, bypassing Newcastle.
Corridor Protection and Gazettal
Corridor preservation is the process of reserving land for future transport links. Learn more.
Property Acquisition
Land is required for transport corridors and from time to time this may include property which is owned by private individuals or businesses.
Property acquisition within NSW is governed by the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991.
In NSW, state and local government agencies can acquire property for public projects, learn more.