Elizabeth Drive upgrade

The feedback period for the Elizabeth Drive upgrade REF is now closed. 

We thank the community and stakeholders for their feedback during this time. A Submissions Report will be published which will summarise the feedback received for the project and our responses. 

While this period of consultation has closed, we will continue to keep the community up-to-date as the project progresses.

We would like to thank the community for attending our online information session on 17 October 2023. The session was recorded and we have uploaded the video for viewing.

17102023 Elizabeth Drive upgrade online information session

We have developed a Review of Environmental Factors (REF) for the proposed Elizabeth Drive upgrade.

The REF outlines the preferred features of the concept design, assesses a range of potential environmental impacts expected when the road is in construction and operation. The REF will include measures on how we plan to minimise these impacts to our customers and the community.

For more information, view the community update (PDF, 4.63 MB) and separate REFs for the Elizabeth Drive East (PDF, 75.69 MB) and West (PDF, 71.08 MB) upgrades.

The Western Sydney International Airport and development of the 11,200-hectare airport precinct that will evolve around it is one of Australia’s largest infrastructure and city-shaping programs. The Western Sydney Airport Precinct will transform into a thriving cultural, social and economic hub underpinned by a safe, reliable and integrated transport network for local communities and industry.

To address this growth and increase in traffic we are planning to upgrade Elizabeth Drive. It will  provide direct access to Western Sydney International Airport, access to employment lands with the Western Sydney Airport Precinct and connect to north-south corridors that are enabling growth of nearby precincts.

Today the road is mostly a two-lane undivided road, with no footpaths, no median and a speed limit of 80km/h.

The proposed Elizabeth Drive upgrade would provide two lanes in each direction together with a median island, landscaping and paths to improve safety and congestion for neighbouring communities.

We have divided this upgrade in to two distinct parts – Elizabeth Drive West and Elizabeth Drive East:

• Elizabeth Drive West upgrade (ED West) is about 3.6km from The Northern Road to near where the future M12 crosses Elizabeth Drive at Badgerys Creek.
• Elizabeth Drive East upgrade (ED East) is about 7.8km in length from near where the future M12 crosses Elizabeth Drive at Badgerys Creek to 600 metres east of Duff Road at Cecil Park.

At the end of the REF display period, we will publish a submissions report on this webpage. The report will include a summary of the community feedback received on the project and our responses.

We will continue to keep the community up-to-date as the project progresses.

For more information on the:

• Department of Planning and Environment's Land Use and Infrastructure Implementation Plan, visit the Western Sydney Aerotropolis page
• M12 Motorway, visit the M12 Motorway page
• Northern Road upgrade, visit The Northern Road upgrade page
• Mamre Road upgrade, visit the Mamre Road upgrade page
• North South Rail Line and South West Rail Extension, visit the Transport for NSW page.

• September 2023 community update (PDF, 4.63 MB)
• March 2020 community update (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• October 2019 project notification
• June 2019 community update

• September 2023 Review of Environmental Factors (East) (PDF, 75.69 MB)
• Appendix E – Noise and Vibration (East) (PDF, 167.87 MB)
• Appendix F – Traffic and Transport (East) (PDF, 18.69 MB)
• Appendix G – Biodiversity Assessment Report (East) (PDF, 32.87 MB)
• Appendix H – Non-Aboriginal Heritage (East) (PDF, 6.45 MB)
• Appendix I – Cultural Heritage Assessment Report (East) (PDF, 5.85 MB)
• Appendix J – Socio-Economic Impact Assessment (East) (PDF, 15.92 MB)
• Appendix K – Urban Design Landscape Character and Visual Impact (East) (PDF, 139.97 MB)
• Appendix L – Surface Water Groundwater (East) (PDF, 28.06 MB)
• Appendix M – Phase 1 Contamination (East) (PDF, 11.88 MB)
• Appendix N – Air Quality Impact Assessment (East) (PDF, 30.6 MB)

• September 2023 Review of Environmental Factors (West) (PDF, 71.08 MB)
• Appendix E – Noise and Vibration (West) (PDF, 104.61 MB)
• Appendix F – Traffic and Transport (West) (PDF, 26.02 MB)
• Appendix G – Biodiversity Assessment Report (West) (PDF, 44.72 MB)
• Appendix H – Non-Aboriginal Heritage (West) (PDF, 5.54 MB)
• Appendix I – Cultural Heritage Assessment Report (West) (PDF, 5.85 MB)
• Appendix J – Socio-Economic Impact Assessment (West) (PDF, 8.59 MB)
• Appendix K – Urban Design Landscape Character and Visual Impact (West) (PDF, 90.39 MB)
• Appendix L – Surface Water Groundwater (West) (PDF, 33.55 MB)
• Appendix M – Phase 1 Contamination (West) (PDF, 42.61 MB)
• Appendix N – Air Quality Impact Assessment (West) (PDF, 17.56 MB)

• March 2020 consultation report