Transport plan to map out improvements to get around Sydney's booming south west

The NSW Government is beginning work on road and transport initiatives to support growth and connectivity across Sydney’s South-West.

The Outer South West Integrated Transport Plan will support growing communities across the Camden, Campbelltown and Wollondilly local government areas by prioritising connectivity, increasing transport

options, and reducing congestion on roads.

The plan will also consider how to improve access to the Illawarra, already a popular weekend destination for people living in Sydney’s south west.

Transport for NSW will draw on existing planning work and new community feedback, and will work closely with Government partners, including Councils, to develop the plan.

The new transport plan builds on $95 million already committed by the NSW and Australian Governments to support planning for critical road upgrades in Sydney’s south west, including:

. The Hume Motorway,

. Cowpasture Road,

. Camden Valley Way, and

. Menangle Road.

These upgrades are central to supporting housing growth in the Greater Macarthur Growth Area and the South-West Growth Area.

Initial investigations are underway for the Menangle Road corridor upgrade, with a Strategic Business Case nearing completion. This new funding allocation will allow the development of concept designs and Final Business Case for the priority sections of the future corridor upgrade.

This is in addition to ongoing commitments:

. $15 million (State and Federal funding) to complete the Final Business      Case for Spring Farm Parkway Stage 2

. $327.1 million (State funding) for delivery of new Western Sydney bus      services connecting Penrith, Liverpool, and Campbelltown to the Airport    and new Bradfield city, as well as a new interchange and layover at          Bradfield.

. $100 million (State and Federal funding) for Southwest Sydney Rail          Business Case.