Boundary Street, Roseville upgrade

Transport for NSW has now finished the last main stage of improvements at the intersection of Boundary Street with the Pacific Highway and Corona Avenue.

We will need to return to site to complete some finishing work. To complete finishing work, we will be on site for up to ten day and five night shifts between Thursday 14 June and Friday 27 July.

Our day shift hours will continue to be between 7am and 5pm from Monday to Friday and between 8am and 1pm on Saturdays. Our night shift hours will be between 9pm and 5am from Sunday to Friday.

For more information view or download the June 2018 project update (PDF, 422Kb).

Boundary Street, Roseville is a freight corridor with heavy vehicle access for the Northern Beaches industrial areas. It provides a strategic transport link in Sydney's road network. Nearly 37,000 vehicles per day use this route with average travel speeds as low as 13 kilometres per hour in peak periods.

In April 2012, Transport for NSW replaced the rail bridge over Boundary Street which included raising and widening the bridge support structures to allow for future road widening.

Boundary Street was identified for an upgrade because of traffic delays and congestion experienced by road users due to the limited number of traffic lanes. The following issues also contributed to the traffic delays:

• the right turn bay from Boundary Street onto Pacific Highway overflowed and created delays for traffic turning left, particularly in peak periods
• the right turn lane from Boundary Street into Archer Street created delays for eastbound through traffic
• right turns into and out of Hill Street created delays for through traffic on Boundary Street

The benefits of the project include:

• improved traffic flow on Boundary Street between the Pacific Highway, Northern Beaches and Chatswood retail and business hub
• improved safety for cyclists and road users
• improved safety for pedestrians who need to cross on the Pacific Highway and Corona Avenue
• improved bus manoeuvrability
• improved pedestrian and cyclists facilities
• enhanced and improved urban design
• improved traffic flow and reliability for freight vehicles on Boundary Street which is a tertiary freight route between the Pacific Highway and the Northern Beaches.

The project was opened to traffic in October 2017 and included:

• widening Boundary Street on the northern side from the Pacific Highway to Melnotte Avenue
• installing traffic lights on Corona Avenue at the intersection of the Pacific Highway
• providing two dedicated left turn lanes from Boundary Street onto the Pacific Highway
• providing one dedicated right turn lane from Boundary Street onto the Pacific Highway, as well as one shared right turn and through lane from Boundary Street to allow access into Corona Avenue
• providing two dedicated eastbound lanes on Boundary Street between the Pacific Highway and Archer Street
• providing a dedicated right turn lane from Boundary Street into Archer Street
• making the Hill Street intersection left turn in and left turn out only
• providing a shared path on the northern side of Boundary Street between Hill Street and Archer Street
• providing pedestrian crossings at the traffic lights across Boundary Street at Archer Street for pedestrians and cyclists
• providing an embankment or retaining wall on the northern side of Boundary Street
• new landscaping and urban design elements that have been developed in consultation with the Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council and Willoughby City Council
• installing ‘no stopping’ zones on both sides of Corona Avenue for about 40 metres at the intersection of the Pacific Highway. This removed six parking spaces on the northern side of Corona Avenue and two parking spaces on the southern side of Corona Avenue
• providing four one hour car parking spaces along the southern side of Corona Avenue. This included relocating two existing one hour parking spaces further west.

Transport for NSW sought feedback from the community and key stakeholders on the Boundary Street upgrade proposal from November 2012 to February 2013.

Further community consultation was carried out in November 2014 about proposed changes to parking arrangements on Corona Avenue.

A community information session was further held on Tuesday 9 May 2017 to give the community an update on the project’s progress. We worked to address issues raised on a case by case basis.

We would like to thank everyone who took the time to consider this proposal and provide feedback.

Thank you

We understand that this project has included significant delays and disruption for residents, particularly at night.

We thank you for your patience while we delivered this important project.

• April 2016 community update
  Night work on Boundary Street, Roseville from Monday 11 April 2016
• January 2016 community update
  Have your say – Night work on Boundary Street, Roseville from late February 2016
• May 2015 community update
  Boundary Street upgrade between the Pacific Highway and Melnotte Avenue, Roseville – Pinch Point Program
• November 2014 community update
  Boundary Street upgrade between the Pacific Highway and Melnotte Avenue, Roseville – Pinch Point Program

• June 2018 project update
  Intersection improvements completed Boundary Street, Roseville
• January 2018 project update
  Utilities work
• November 2017 project update
  Improvements on Boundary Street Roseville open to traffic
• October 2017 project update
  Boundary Street Roseville open to traffic
• June 2017 project update
  Work continuing on Boundary Street, Roseville (between the Pacific Highway and Melnotte Avenue)
• April 2017 project update
  Community information session – Boundary Street Roseville (between the Pacific Highway and Melnotte Avenue) on Tuesday 9 May 2017

• July 2014 letter to the householder
  Night investigation work on Boundary Street, Roseville – Pinch Point Program
• July 2014 letter to the householder
  Boundary Street upgrade between the Pacific Highway and Melnotte Avenue, Roseville – Pinch Point Program

• February 2014 review of environmental factors
  Main report
• Appendix A
  Concept design
• Appendix B
  Community Issues Report
• Appendix C
  Noise and vibration assessment
• Appendix D
  Non-Aboriginal heritage assessment
• Appendix E
  Visual impact assessment
• Appendix F
  Socio-economic assessment
• Appendix G
  Biodiversity database search results
• Appendix H
  Aboriginal Heritage Information Management System database search results
• Appendix I
  Consideration of clause 228(2) factors and matters of national environmental significance

• April 2016 community consultation report
  Night work on Boundary Street, Roseville
• June 2013 community issues report
  Community issues report
• December 2015 traffic study
  Boundary Street, Roseville – Traffic Study