Garfield Road - North West Growth Area

Garfield Road is already a busy state road catering to thousands of vehicles each day. The expected increase in population and development in the area is expected to result in a substantial increase in the number of vehicles on the road.

The NSW Government is planning for the future with an upgrade proposal for Garfield Road in Riverstone to improve safety, traffic flow, and access for pedestrians, cyclists, and public transport users. The upgrade aims to address current and future traffic demands, reduce travel times and congestion, and provide better connections to key destinations in the area.

The overall Garfield Road corridor is 7.4 kilometres long. Transport has split the corridor into three distinct sections:

• Garfield Road East extends 3.4 kilometres between Piccadilly Street, Riverstone and Windsor Road, Box Hill
• Garfield Road Central extends 800 metres between Piccadilly Street and Denmark Road, Riverstone
• Garfield Road West extends 3.2 kilometres between Richmond Road, Marsden Park and Denmark Road, Riverstone.

• Improving road capacity to meet future traffic growth.
• Remove the at grade rail crossing.
• Supporting residential and employment growth.
• Enable alternative modes of transportation.
• Promote public transport use.
• Improving freight productivity.
• Improving road safety.
• Improving connectivity between Richmond Road and Windsor Road.

Key features of the upgrades include:

• upgrading the existing two lane road to a four lane divided road, with capacity to widen to six lanes in future, if required
• traffic signals would be installed at key intersections
• providing facilities for pedestrians and cyclists
• providing bus priority at the new intersections
• improving the flood resilience
• upgrading and realigning the existing road to improve road safety
• providing a new bridge over First Ponds Creek (Garfield Road East) and Eastern Creek (Garfield Road West)

Transport for NSW has held various consultation activities with the community and stakeholders to gather feedback and input on the proposed Garfield Road upgrade in Riverstone since 2013.

More recently in late 2020, Transport for NSW prepared environmental assessments, for Garfield Road East and Garfield Road West proposals. More information can be found in Reports, Community Updates and Project Notifications tabs on this page.

• November 2020 community update
  Garfield Road East and West – Have your say on the Review of Environmental Factors (REF).
• August 2020 community update
  Garfield Road West upgrade - Planning Underway.
• July 2019 community update
  Garfield Road East and West Upgrades – Planning Underway.
• July 2015 community update
  Road Network Strategy for the North West Growth Centre confirmed.
• November 2014 community update
  Proposed road network strategy for the North West Growth Centre.
• August 2014 community update
  Riverstone railway level crossing removal.
• November 2013 community update
  Riverstone railway level crossing removal.

• January 2021 project notification
  Transport for NSW will continue to carry out investigation work on Garfield Road West and East, Riverstone.
• December 2020 project notification
  Investigation work continuing on Garfield Road, Riverstone from Monday 18 January 2021.
• July 2020 project notification
  Investigation work on Garfield Road, Riverstone from Wednesday 1 July 2020.
• November 2019 project notification
  Investigation work on Garfield Road, Riverstone from Tuesday 26 November 2019.
• April 2016 project notification
  Start of work on new traffic lights at the Westminster Street and Railway Terrace intersection, Schofields from Tuesday 12 April 2016.
• July 2015 project notification
  Have youur say on new traffic lights at the intersectionn of Westminster Street and Railway Terrace, Schofields.
• March 2015 project notification
  Night work on Westminster Street and Railway Terrace, Schofields from Monday 16 March 2015.

• January 2016 community consultation report
  Westminster Street and Railway Terrace intersection upgrade, Schofields North West Growth Centre Short-term Traffic Improvement Projects.

• November 2014 summary report
  North West Growth Centre and Riverstone Corridor Traffic Study.

• August 2014 community consultation report
  Riverstone railway crossing.

• November 2013 community consultation report
  Removal of the railway level crossing at Riverstone.
• REF East Main Report plus Appendices A, B & C
• REF East Appendices D & E
• REF East Appendix F
• REF East Appendix G - Part 1
• REF East Appendix G - Part 2
• REF East Appendix G - Part 3
• REF East Appendices H to K
• REF East Appendices L to N
• REF East Appendix O
• REF West Main Report
• REF West Appendices A to E
• REF West Appendices F to H
• REF West Appendices I to M

• 3 August 2020
  Garfield Road West planning is under way.