Georges River Road and Milton Street, Ashfield

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Project overview

Intersection improvements on Georges River Road and Milton Street, Ashfield

Latest news

Dec 2022 - Continued work for Intersection improvements

Transport for NSW is continuing work on the project and work will be completed by late 2022, however due to wet weather impacts, this may extend to early 2023.

Continued Project work

From December 2022 to February 2023 (if impacted by wet weather), our night work hours will be between 8pm and 5am from Sunday to Thursday. Our day work hours will be between 6am and 6pm, Monday to Friday, and 8am and 1pm on Saturdays. We have changed our start of work time from 7am to 6am to allow crews to complete more work during the day and reduce noisy work at night. We will not be working on public holidays.

Please view or download the December project update (PDF, 512Kb).

Sep 2022 - Continued work for intersection improvements

Transport for NSW is continuing work on the project and work will be completed by late 2022.

Continued project work

From September to November 2022, our night work hours will be between 8pm and 5am from Sunday to Thursday. Our day work hours will be between 6am and 6pm, Monday to Friday, and 8am and 1pm on Saturdays. We have changed our start of work time from 7am to 6am to allow crews to complete more work during the day and reduce noisy work at night. We will not be working on public holidays.

Please view or download the September 2022 project update (PDF, 475Kb).

Project information

Background

The intersection of Georges River Road and Milton Street, Ashfield currently has significant congestion issues, particularly during weekdays. The aim of the works is to decrease queuing and ease congestion by allowing more vehicles to travel through the intersection during each traffic light phase.

Installing a pedestrian crossing on the south side of the intersection and restricting right turn movements from Milton Street into and out of nearby Blackwood Avenue will help improve safety for motorists and pedestrians.

Features

  • Providing an additional dedicated right turn lane on Milton Street for motorists turning into Georges River Road
  • Widening the eastern side of Milton Street to provide a dedicated through lane for southbound motorists on Milton Street
  • Installing a pedestrian crossing on the southern side of the intersection
  • Re-aligning the south-west corner of the intersection from Milton Street to Georges River Road to provide safer access for service vehicles
  • Restricting right turn movements into and out of Blackwood Avenue
  • Extending existing parking restrictions to 13 car spaces on Milton Street and seven spaces on Georges River Road
  • Re-aligning the shared footpath along the eastern side of Milton Street
  • Re-locating the existing sandstone kerb to the new alignment on the eastern side of Milton Street
  • Removal of some mature trees on Milton Street to accommodate the widening
  • Modifying the existing street lighting, utilities, line marking, traffic lights and sign posting to suit the new intersection design.

Next steps

Our schedule

Transport for NSW will continue work on the project.

Our night work hours will be between 8pm and 5am from Sunday to Thursday. Our day work hours are from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays. We will not be working on public holidays.

Traffic changes will be in place when work is underway. For the latest traffic updates, you can call 132 701, visit livetraffic.com or check the Live Traffic NSW App.

What’s happening next

The project work includes:

  • survey work
  • setup and monitor environmental controls
  • install temporary barriers and fencing
  • investigation of utilities
  • property adjustment works
  • utilities relocation works
  • display wayfinding signage for pedestrians.

Georges River Road intersection project map

Community information

Community consultations

We have responded to all community feedback in a consultation report, which is available on our website. We thank everyone for considering the proposal and for the time they spent to give us feedback. Key matters raised by the community included:

  • Restricting the right turn into and out of Blackwood Avenue
  • Extending parking restrictions
  • Environmental impacts because of the proposed work including noise and tree removal
  • Safety for road users.

We have summarised the feedback received and our responses in a community consultation report.

Project documents

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Community updates

Reports

REF documents

Contact us

For further information about this project, please contact:

Phone: 1800 979 793

Email: daraconcommunity@outlook.com.au