Castle Hill - Showground and Carrington Rd Bus

Transport for NSW would like to sincerely thank road users and the community, particularly the residents and businesses on Showground Road, for their patience while we carried out this essential upgrade.

Showground Road at Carrington Road and De Clambe Drive maintains two lanes in each direction with extra turning lanes into Carrington Road and a new bus lane on Showground Road 60m either side of De Clambe Drive. Carrington Road is now two lanes between Showground Road and Middleton Avenue.

Transport invited feedback in June 2017 on proposed bus infrastructure improvements at the intersection of Showground Road, Castle Hill.

We received responses from 29 community members. Key areas of interest for community members included general project support, stakeholder and community consultation, proposal design and scope, environmental considerations, project justification and cost.

Work on this project began in November 2020 and will be completed in late 2022.

The upgrade at the intersections of Showground Road is part of a $240 million investment by the Australian and NSW Governments to fast-track 11 congestion busting projects as part of the plan to stimulate the economy as it recovers from COVID-19.

• Improve the reliability of bus services and reduce travel times.
• Ease congestion and improve travel times for all road users during peak periods.
• Improve safety along Showground Road and Carrington Road.
• Improve the flow of traffic along Showground Road.
• Cater for future growth in bus services.
• Improve access to the Hills Showground Station.

• widening the north side of Showground Road to provide two eastbound through lanes and an additional right turn lane into Carrington Road
• installing a westbound bus lane along Showground Road about 60 metres either side of intersection with De Clambe Drive
• adding a dedicated westbound left turn lane, buses excepted, on Showground Road into Carrington Road
• widening the west side of Carrington Road at the approach to Showground Road to three lanes to provide two right turn lanes into Showground Road eastbound and a left turn lane into Showground Road westbound
• upgrading the intersection of Showground Road and Carrington Road with new traffic islands and new traffic lights with signalised pedestrian crossing
• upgrading the intersection of Showground Road and De Clambe Drive with new medians on either side of the intersection and new traffic lights with a signalised pedestrian crossing
• providing a 2.5 metre wide concrete footpath along the northern side of Showground Road
• maintaining the 1.5 metre wide footpath along the southern side of Showground Road to the east of Carrington Road and maintaining the existing 2.5 metre existing shared user path on the western side of Carrington Road
• relocating the utility services
• upgrading the existing stormwater drainage system to improve the drainage capacity of the intersection
• resurfacing the road on Showground Road and Carrington Road
• removing the northbound bus stop ID 215447 on Carrington Road
• installing a pedestrian fence on the Showground Road median between De Clambe Drive and Carrington Road and to the east of Carrington Road.

• The northbound bus stop ID 215447 on Carrington Road will be removed.
• Customer can access the alternate bus stop at Showground Road ID 215417 or the bus stop at Middleton Avenue ID 215453.
• These alternative bus stops are within reasonable walking distance.

Transport will start work to upgrade the intersections of Showground Road, Castle Hill, later this year.

We will notify you again before work starts and will continue to update you as the project progresses.

• September 2022 community notification

  Temporary road closures on Carrington Road, Castle Hill from 16 September.

• July 2022 community notification

  Traffic Switch on Showground and Carrington Roads, Castle Hill from 27 July 2022.

• April 2022 community notification

  Temporary road closures on Carrington Road, Castle Hill from 29 April.

• August 2021 community notification

  Continuing work on Carrington Road and Showground Road, Castle Hill from 1 September.

• August 2021 community notification

  Changes to our work hours from Monday 15 August 2021.

• February 2021 community notification

  Changes on Showground Road and Carrington Road, Castle Hill from 8 February 2021.

• April 2018 community notification

  Showground Road, Castle Hill traffic improvements.

• March 2022 project update

  Continuing work on Carrington and Showground Roads at Castle Hill from 1 March.

• December 2021 project update
• November 2021 project update

  Continuing work on Carrington Road and Showground Road, Castle Hill from 1 December.

• May 2021 project update

  Continuing work on Carrington Road and Showground Road, Castle Hill from Tuesday 1 June.

• February 2021 project update

  Continuing work on Carrington Road and Showground Road, Castle Hill from 1 March 2021.

• November 2020 project update

  Work starting on Showground Road and Carrington Road, Castle Hill from 29 November 2020.

• September 2020 project update

  Intersection upgrade at Showground Road and Carrington Road, Castle Hill.

• February 2018 project update

  Intersection upgrade at Showground Road and Carrington Road, Castle Hill.

• February 2018 community consultation report

  Showground Road and Carrington Road, Castle Hill intersection upgrade