Elizabeth Drive upgrade

Transport for NSW will continue site investigations, and safety and maintenance work along Elizabeth Drive between Badgerys Creek Road and Duff Road from 1 July 2025.

For more information view the June 2025 project notification (PDF, 388.43 KB).

Transport for NSW will continue site investigations, and safety and maintenance work along Elizabeth Drive between Badgerys Creek Road and Duff Road from 6 January 2025.

For more information view the December 2024 project notification (PDF, 379.25 KB).

Transport for NSW publicly displayed the Review of Environmental Factors (REF) for community and stakeholder feedback between 21 September and 31 October 2023.

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback during the consultation.

The key issues raised during consultation were about:

• proposal design and construction
• property acquisition
• socio-economic impacts
• consultation process. 

For more detailed information, you can view the November community update (PDF, 1.58 MB).

We have prepared a detailed Submissions Report which summarises comments and questions received during the public display and our responses. You can access these reports:

• Elizabeth Drive Upgrade East - October 2024 (PDF, 6.15 MB)
• Elizabeth Drive Upgrade West - October 2024 (PDF, 3.78 MB).

Transport for NSW will do investigation, safety and maintenance work along Elizabeth Drive between Badgerys Creek and Duff Road. This work is scheduled to start from Wednesday 14 August 2024.

For more information view the August 2024 project notification (PDF, 337.92 KB).

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.

While we continue development work for the full upgrade between M12 Motorway and Devonshire Road, we will make some improvements at some key busy areas to improve safety and reduce congestion. The safety work has been divided into two sections:

1. Elizabeth Drive and Western Road intersection – widening the road to add a right turn lane and a safe waiting space.
2. Elizabeth Drive between Clifton Avenue and Devonshire Road – installing a shared median turning lane and pedestrian safety measures.

You can find more details in the November Community Update (PDF, 1.58 MB).

We will now progress with the design development and any further environmental considerations.

We will continue to consult with the community and stakeholders prior to and during the construction phase. If you have any questions, please contact the project team on 1800 865 303 during business hours or email elizabethdrive@transport.nsw.gov.au.

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.

• June 2025 project notification (PDF, 388.43 KB)
  
  Site investigations and safety and maintenance work along Elizabeth Drive between Badgerys Creek Road and Duff Road from 1 July 2025.
• December 2024 project notification (PDF, 379.25 KB)
  
  Site investigations, and safety and maintenance work continue along Elizabeth Drive between Badgerys Creek Road and Duff Road from 6 January 2025.
• August 2024 project notification (PDF, 337.92 KB)
  
  Investigation work and safety improvements on Elizabeth Drive from 14 August 2024.

• November 2024 community update (PDF, 1.58 MB)
• September 2023 community update (PDF, 4.63 MB)
• March 2020 community update (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• October 2019 project notification
• June 2019 community update

15 November 2024 - Major road upgrades to support western Sydney's growth

• Elizabeth Drive Upgrade East - October 2024 (PDF, 6.15 MB)
• Elizabeth Drive upgrade West - October 2024 (PDF, 3.78 MB)

• 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