Epping Bridge Project

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The Australian and NSW governments are investing $220 million in funding to replace Epping Bridge with a new, wider bridge to ease congestion, reduce travel times and improve road safety.

To enable main work construction early work will be carried out between May 2025 and mid 2026. This is in addition to early work completed at High Street, Epping in December 2024. Main work construction is expected to commence in 2026.

Epping Bridge Project drone view Bridge St

 

Check out our portal to find out more about the Epping Bridge Project, how Transport proposes replacing the existing bridge with a new, wider, safer and more efficient bridge and how the new bridge will benefit the community.

 

Latest news

August 2025 – No impacts to the Langston Place Opal bike shed, ‘Kiss and Ride’ and taxi stand during August 2025 early work activities

In July, we advised the community that during our August 2025 early work activities we would need to access the rail corridor via Langston Place. We advised that this work could temporarily impact the Langston Place Opal bike shed, ‘Kiss and Ride’ and taxi stand parking spaces adjacent to Epping Station. 

While we still plan to undertake work near Langston Place this work will no longer impact the Opal bike shed, ‘Kiss and Ride’ or taxi stand parking spaces. 

An updated work area map for our August 2025 early work activities is as below. 

There will still be temporary parking and traffic impacts to High Street as advised in the July notification. 

Updated work areas between Brigg Road and Carlingford Road, Epping

For further information on August 2025 work activities and work schedule please view the July 2025 community notification (PDF, 395.56 KB). 

July 2025 – early work activities continuing from Friday 1 August 2025

Early works will continue to be carried out within the road and rail corridors between Friday 1 August and Saturday 30 August 2025.

Activities to be carried out include investigation works, installation of rail services, cable routes and pits. The work will be carried out within the road and rail corridor between Brigg Road and Carlingford Road, Epping.

Our day work schedule will be between Monday and Friday, 7am to 6pm and Saturday, 8am to 1pm.

Our night work schedule will be between Monday and Friday, 6pm to 7am for up to four nights during this period. We will not work more than two nights each week.

Additional out of hours work will also be carried out during planned Sydney Trains weekend trackwork, between Friday 22 August, 6pm and Monday 25 August, 6am. 

Temporary traffic and parking changes on High Street and Langston Place

We will access the rail corridor via High Street and Langston Place. Temporary traffic changes on High Street and Langston Place will be required to make sure the work zone is safe. Traffic control and reduced speed limits may affect travel times.

Traffic controllers will be on site to assist motorists, pedestrians and cyclists as required. Please keep to speed limits and follow the direction of traffic controllers and signs.

We may also need to temporarily use some parking spaces on High Street between Friday 22 August, 6am and Monday 25 August, 6pm.

Parking changes to Langston Place may also temporarily impact the Opal bike shed and Kiss and Ride and taxi stand parking spaces adjacent to Epping Station.

Traffic controllers will be on site to assist train commuters, pedestrians and cyclists wishing to access the parking area where required.

Additional investigation works 

Additional investigation works may also be carried out, in the same work areas, between Monday 1 September and Tuesday 30 September 2025. We will notify the community again before we commence any additional investigation works.

For further information on this work, including a map of the work area, work schedule, and how the work will impact the community, please view the July 2025 community notification (PDF, 395.56 KB). 

June 2025 - Early work activities continuing from Monday 7 July 2025

Early works will continue to be carried out within the road and rail corridors between Monday 7 July and Thursday 31 July 2025.

Activities to be carried out include investigation works and installation of rail services and cable routes. The work will be carried out in the road and rail corridors between Brigg Road and Carlingford Road, Epping.

Our day work schedule will be between Monday and Friday, 7am to 6pm and Saturday, 8am to 1pm.

Our night work schedule will be between Monday and Friday, 6pm to 7am for up to four nights during this period. We will not work more than two nights each week.

Additional out of hours work will also be carried out during planned Sydney Trains maintenance trackwork, between Tuesday 22 July, 6pm and Thursday 24 July, 6am.  

Temporary traffic changes

We will access the rail corridor via High Street. Temporary traffic changes on High Street will be required to make sure the work zone is safe.

Traffic control and reduced speed limits may affect travel times. Traffic controllers will be on site to assist motorists, please keep to speed limits and follow the direction of traffic controllers and signs.

Temporary pedestrian and cyclist changes

There may be minor impacts to pedestrians and cyclists at the Epping Road, Blaxland Road and Langston Place intersection and at Forest Park while we are carrying out work at these locations. Pedestrians and cyclists may need to wait for a short period while we make the work site safe for them to be escorted through.

Footpaths will remain open during all works and traffic controllers will be on site to assist pedestrians and bike riders where needed.

Additional investigation works 

Additional investigation works may also be carried out, in the same work areas, between Friday 1 August and Saturday 30 August 2025. We will notify the community before any additional works commence.

For further information on this work, including a map of the work area, work schedule, and how the work will impact the community, please view the June 2025 community notification (PDF, 335.83 KB).

June 2025 - Close of community consultation on the Review of Environmental Factors

Transport for NSW would like to thank everyone who took the time to review the Review of Environmental Factors and provide feedback and suggestions.
During the 13 September – 7 October 2024 consultation period we received 999 submissions from community members and stakeholders, including City of Parramatta Council, active transport groups and local community organisations.

Key issues raised in submissions included:

  • project cost safety
  • environmental and amenity impacts
  • active transport consideration
  • traffic management
  • design
  • community impacts. 

Community feedback has been summarised and responded to in the REF Determination Report which is now available for the public to view. To supplement the Determination Report, a community focused summary (PDF, 1.21 MB) has also been prepared. This summary highlights how we engaged with the community, what we heard and how we responded.

During the consultation period we also received community feedback on the proposal’s modelled traffic benefits and particularly in relation to:

  • PM peak period traffic benefits
  • future traffic modelling for intersections outside of the project area
  • impacts of anticipated traffic growth in future years and the effect upon the efficiency and safety of the network. 

In response to this feedback a review of the traffic modelling was subsequently carried out, which resulted in refinements to the traffic data and the provision of a more accurate indication of the impacts of the proposal. Further information on this review and refinements to the modelled traffic data can be found in the updated Transport Impact Assessment (May 2025) (PDF, 4.96 MB) and Determination Report (PDF, 3.01 MB).

To close out community engagement on the public display of the REF and concept design a Close of community consultation Review of Environmental Factors community notification (PDF, 323.07 KB) has been distributed to residents, businesses and key stakeholders in Epping, as well as to the wider community in the surrounding suburbs of North Epping, Beecroft, Cheltenham, Carlingford and Marsfield.

The proposal has now received formal approval and Transport will  proceed to engage a contractor to undertake detailed design and delivery of the project.

May 2025 - Early work activities to commence on Friday 16 May 2025

We will be carrying out early works within the road and rail corridors between Friday 16 May and Monday 30 June 2025. Activities to be carried out include geotechnical, survey and utility investigations, rail service relocation and signal replacement works. 

The work will be carried out in the road and rail corridors between Chesterfield Road and Cambridge Street, Epping during both day and night shifts.

Our day work schedule will be between Monday and Friday, 7am to 6pm and Saturday, 8am to 1pm, weather permitting.

Our night work schedule will be between Monday and Friday, 6pm to 7am for up to six nights during this period. We will not work more than two nights each week.

Additional out of hours work will also be carried out during planned Sydney Trains weekend trackwork, between Friday 16 May, 6pm and Monday 19 May, 2am. 

We will not work on the Monday 9 June 2025 public holiday.

High Street traffic and parking changes

We will access the rail corridor via High Street. Temporary traffic changes on High Street will be required to make sure the work zone is safe. 

Traffic control and reduced speed limits may affect travel times. Traffic controllers will be on site to assist motorists, residents and pedestrians as required. 

Please keep to speed limits and follow the direction of traffic controllers and signs.

We may also need to temporarily use some parking spaces on High Street between Friday 16 May, 6pm and Sunday 18 May 2025, 6pm.

Additional investigation works 

We may carry out additional investigation works between Tuesday 1 July and Saturday 30 August 2025. We will notify the community again before we commence any additional investigation works.

For further information on this work, including a map of the work area, work schedule, and how the work will impact the community, please view the May 2025 community notification (PDF, 280.48 KB).

January 2025 - Upcoming investigation work in February 2025

We will be carrying out underground service and geotechnical investigations within the rail corridor between Friday 7 February and Monday 10 February 2025. This work will be within the rail corridor between Chester Street and Maida Road, Epping.

Our work hours will be during the day on Friday 7 February and Monday 10 February 2025 between 7am to 6pm each day and on Saturday 8 February 2025 between 8am to 1pm.

Additional out of hours work may also need to be carried out during planned Sydney Trains weekend trackwork:

  • Saturday 8 February and Sunday 9 February 2025, between 6am and 6pm each day. 

This work will include surveying, soil sampling and utility location investigations.

High Street parking changes

There will be a temporary loss of up to 10 parking spaces on High Street while the work is being carried out. These parking spaces will be required between Friday 7 February, 4pm and Sunday 9 February 2025, 6pm.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause the community.

For further information on this work, including a map of the work area, work schedule, and how the work will impact the community, please view the January 2025 community notification (PDF, 279.98 KB).

December 2024 - Early Works completed on High Street Epping

Early works to relocate the chiller unit attached to the Sydney Metro South Service Building (South Service Building) on High Street, Epping has now been completed. 

Relocating the chiller unit, from the northern end of the South Service Building to the southern end of the building, was required to be completed as early works ahead of main works commencement to enable construction of the new, wider bridge. 

Finishing activities 

You may notice our workers in the area periodically over January 2025 while we complete finishing work, such as landscaping, on High Street. 

We do not expect the community to be impacted by this work.

Transport for NSW thanks the community for their understanding while we completed this work.

Upcoming investigation work in late December 2024 and January 2025

We will be carrying out investigation works on the corner of Blaxland Road and Epping Road, adjacent to Forest Park between Thursday 19 December and Friday 20 December 2024 and Monday 6 January and Friday 31 January 2025. Our work hours will be between Monday and Friday, 7am to 6pm. We will not work on the Monday 27 January 2025 public holiday.

This work will include surveying using hand held tools, boreholing, drilling and installing a groundwater well.

This work will be carried out within private property and will not affect the road corridor. 

We do not expect the community to be impacted by this work.

For further information on what work has been completed, please view the December 2024 community notification (PDF, 369 KB).

Have a question?

If have any questions or concerns about the Epping Bridge Project, or would like to subscribe to the project email distribution list, please contact the project team via  parramatta@transport.nsw.gov.au or 1800 979 577 (during business hours).

 

October 2024 – Public Display of Concept design and Review of Environmental Factors has now closed

Transport for NSW consulted with the community on the concept design and Review of Environmental Factors for the project between Friday 13 September and Monday 7 October 2024.

We thank the community for their feedback which we are now carefully reviewing.

We are currently reviewing all feedback received.

Project information

Background

Epping Bridge is congested in peak periods, with high levels of traffic delay and queuing down Epping Road. Traffic demand across the bridge will continue to grow as Epping and its town centre continues to develop. Replacing the existing five lane bridge with a new seven lane bridge will unlock vital road capacity for the 63,000 vehicles that cross the bridge each day.

In July 2018, the NSW Government announced the widening of Epping Bridge as the third in a series of road projects in Epping Town Centre to support Epping growth and town centre development.

In May 2022, a joint announcement was made by the Australian and NSW governments committing $220 million in funding for the Epping Bridge Project.

The Epping Bridge Project 

  • enhances connectivity to Epping Town Centre, Epping Station and bus interchange for all modes of transport
  • supports Epping Town Centre development by increasing road capacity to support future growth and renewal
  • builds on major public transport investment in Epping Town Centre with the upgrade of Epping Station in 2013 and opening of Metro North West Line in 2019
  • complements Epping Town Centre road and intersection upgrades completed by Transport for NSW in 2018 as part of the Epping Town Centre Urban Activation Plan
  • aligns with future road and rail plans.

In April 2023, Transport for NSW awarded Mott MacDonald Australia the contract to develop the concept design, prepare the Review of Environmental Factors (REF), manage early investigation work, and provide technical advice for the project. 

Between 13 September and 7 October 2024, the community was invited to provide feedback on the project's concept design (PDF, 159.38 KB) and the Review of Environmental Factors (PDF, 8.11 MB).

Transport carefully considered all feedback received and responded to all submissions in the REF Determination Report (PDF, 3.01 MB) which was published on the project webpage in June 2025. 

Further to community feedback on the proposal’s modelled traffic benefits an updated Transport Impact Assessment (PDF, 4.96 MB) has also been prepared.

Based on the assessments in the REF, consideration of submissions received, and the updated Transport Impact Assessment undertaken, after the public display of the REF, Transport has decided to proceed with the project subject to the updated Environmental Mitigation Measures and Conditions of Approval. 

Further refinements to the Proposal design, as outlined in the Determination Report will be investigated during detailed design.

Main work construction is expected to commence in 2026.  Transport for NSW will look for opportunities to reduce the construction duration during detailed design and with the delivery partner.

To enable commencement of main works, additional early works will be carried out within the road and rail corridor between May 2025 and mid 2026. This is in addition to early works completed on High Street, Epping in December 2024.

Key benefits

Key benefits of the Epping Bridge Project include:

  • increased road capacity, improved traffic flow and travel times
  • improved road safety
  • improved connectivity to Epping Town Centre, Epping Station and bus interchange for all modes of transport
  • enhanced pedestrian and cyclist safety and mobility
  • reduced bridge maintenance and operational costs.

Key features

The project proposes replacing the existing five lane bridge with a new, wider, safer and more efficient seven lane bridge.

The new bridge will include:

  • an additional westbound lane into Beecroft Road
  • an additional right turn lane southbound into Blaxland Road
  • a shared walking and bike riding path on the southern side of the bridge
  • a raised central median
  • bridge safety screens.

Additional road upgrades include:

  • road improvements to Beecroft Road, Blaxland Road, Epping Road, Bridge Street, High Street and Langston Place approaches to the bridge
  • upgrade of the traffic signals at the Epping Road, Blaxland Road and Langston Place intersection
  • a staged pedestrian crossing across Epping Road
  • raised pedestrian (zebra) crossings at High Street and Bridge Street.

Next steps

The proposal has now received formal approval and Transport will proceed to engage a contractor to undertake detailed design and delivery of the project.

Keeping you up to date

We will continue to keep the community informed as the project progresses by community notifications, email and updates to the project webpage.

If you would like to receive project updates by email please contact the project team at parramatta@transport.nsw.gov.au and we will add you to the project’s email distribution list.

Project videos

Epping Bridge Project overview video

Epping Bridge Project features and benefits video

Epping Bridge Project features and benefits video (simplified Chinese)

Community information video

Community information video (simplified Chinese)

Community notifications
Frequently asked questions

Environmental documents

Documents translated into language

Contact us

For further information about this project, please contact the project team by:

Phone: 1800 979 577 (during business hours)

Email: parramatta@transport.nsw.gov.au

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