Heathcote Road upgrade

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The NSW Government is upgrading the 2.2 kilometre section of Heathcote Road between Infantry Parade, Holsworthy and The Avenue, Voyager Point.

The Heathcote Road upgrade is an important project that will help reduce congestion, improve road safety and provide more reliable journeys for all road users.

Latest news

Apr 2023 – Continuation of work on Heathcote Road

Work is continuing on the Heathcote Road Upgrade. Our work over the following 6 weeks includes:

  • utility adjustment works including potholing, trenching and relocations between Infantry Parade and The Avenue. This will include road crossing works at Macarthur Drive and Heathcote Road to enable potable water relocation for upgraded watermains. There will be some disruptions from time to time to enable cutovers from existing services to new services. Affected customers will be notified of any planned outages by utility providers.
  • removing existing asphalt, concrete pavement, medians, islands and kerbs between Infantry Parade and The Avenue, including enabling works to allow the upcoming removal of Macarthur Drive Roundabout in preparation for the intersection upgrade.
  • constructing temporary pavements and linemarking at various locations over the 2.2 km of Heathcote Road
  • excavation and embankment support, pile foundation, bridge construction, and other works associated with the road bridge over the T8 Airport and South Line
  • piling works associated with Williams Creek bridge, including installation of sheet piles and construction of piling platforms
  • piling works associated with Harris Creek Eastbound bridge, including installation of sheet piles and construction of piling platforms
  • barrier relocation, barrier installation, construction of retaining walls and asphalting between Infantry Parade and The Avenue
  • installation of stormwater drainage, with expected lane closures during out of hours
  • general earthworks.

Night work is required between Monday 3 April and Friday 12 May 2023, weather permitting.

Read the April 2023 project notification (PDF, 532.71 KB).

March 2023 - Continuation of work on Heathcote Road

Read the March 2023 notification (PDF, 519.02 KB)

Feb 2023 – Night work

Continuation of work on Heathcote Road Night work is required between Wednesday 1 February and Tuesday 28 February 2023, weather permitting.

Work will include utility and barrier relocation, line marking, drainage, and asphalting between Infantry Parade and The Avenue.

Embankment works and installation of sheet piles at the road bridge over the T8 Airport and South Line will be done during Sydney Trains planned trackwork period between Saturday 18 February to Sunday 19 February 2023.

Read the February 2023 notification (PDF, 282Kb).

Dec 2022 – Continuation of work on Heathcote Road

In December and January we will continue weekend and night works.

As part of our work, Night work is required between Thursday 1 December 2022 and Tuesday 31 January 2023, weather permitting. This includes work within the rail corridor between Wednesday 28 December to Friday 30 December 2022. No work will take place on public holidays.

There will be no out of hours work between Friday 16 December 2022 and Tuesday 3 January 2023.

Read the December 2022 - January 2023 project notification (PDF, 248Kb).

View or download the map diagram (PDF, 4.29 MB).

Project information

Background

Heathcote Road is a major arterial road that runs between Liverpool and Heathcote, connecting Sydney’s southern suburbs to the motorway network in the south-west including the M5 and M7 motorways. It is also a key link for commuters who drive, walk or cycle to Holsworthy Train Station and the Holsworthy Army Barracks.

The existing road between Infantry Parade and The Avenue is generally a two lane road and contains three bridges across Williams Creek, the T8 Airport railway line and Harris Creek. Congestion is often experienced along these sections of the road, particularly near the Macarthur Drive roundabout.

The total allocated project cost is $188 million with contributions from both the NSW State Government and Federal Government.

Benefits

  • Reduced traffic congestion
  • Increased road capacity catering for current and predicted traffic volumes.
  • Improved road safety.
  • More reliable travel times.
  • Improved pedestrian and cyclist connectivity to Holsworthy Train Station and Hammondville Park.
  • Improved freight access and efficiency.

Features

The key features of the proposal include:

  • Widen and upgrade Heathcote Road between Infantry Parade and The Avenue to a four-lane divided road
  • Upgrade the roundabout at Heathcote Road and Macarthur Drive to a four-way intersection with traffic lights.
  • Install traffic lights at the intersection of Heathcote Road and The Avenue.
  • Replace and duplicate the existing bridges at Harris Creek and Williams Creek.
  • Duplicate the bridge at the T8 Airport railway line.
  • Provide a shared path for pedestrians and cyclists along Heathcote Road, connecting Voyager Point to Holsworthy Train Station and towards Hammondville.
  • Relocate utilities and build new stormwater infrastructure.
  • Install street lighting, additional road signage, new landscaping, safety barriers and communications infrastructure.

View or download the map diagram (PDF, 4.29 MB).

Community engagement

We sought feedback from the community during September and October 2016 on the Review of Environmental Factors (REF) for the proposed road upgrade to help guide future decision making and design.

Following a review of the submissions, we prepared a Submissions Report, which includes the feedback and our responses. View or download a copy of the Submissions Report (PDF, 11.1Mb).

An addendum to the REF was prepared in September 2019 to provide detail on changes to the project to improve functionality, reduce environmental impact and improve management of utilities to assist construction. View or download a copy on our projects documents page.

What happens next?

We have already:

  • installed temporary traffic lights at the intersection of Heathcote Road and The Avenue
  • built two new noise walls near Infantry Parade and Macarthur Drive and Harris Creek.

From March we will start Stage 2 of major work for the upgrade, including:

  • removing trees, shrubs and other vegetation along Heathcote Road between Infantry Parade, Holsworthy and The Avenue, Voyager Point
  • installing traffic controls such as barriers, signs and line-marking
  • survey and utility investigations
  • setting up the site compound and ancillary facilities.

We will continue to update the community as the work progresses on this project.

Enquiries and complaints

If you have an enquiry or complaint about this project please contact us by phone or email.

Phone: 1800 749 119

Email: heathcoteroadupgrade@ertech.com.au

Our phone line operates between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday and when out of hours work is occurring. If no one is available to take your call, please leave a message with your name and phone number and let us know if you are making a complaint or enquiry, so that we can return your call.

We monitor our email inbox between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

Making a complaint

During business hours

During business hours you can make a complaint by calling or emailing us. We will acknowledge your complaint within two hours. If your complaint is about noise or vibration we will also begin investigating the complaint within 2 hours.

We will aim to investigate and respond to your complaints as soon as possible. If we cannot provide a response to your complaint within 24 hours we will let you know.

Outside of business hours, when work is occurring on our project:

Please call us if you need to make a complaint about our work outside of business hours (before 9am and after 5pm Monday to Friday and on weekends and public holidays). Our phone line operates outside of business hours when work is occurring. If no one is available to take your call, please leave a message with your name and phone number and some information about your complaint, so that we can return your call. We will return your call and acknowledge your complaint within 2 hours. If your complaint is about noise or vibration we will also begin investigating the complaint within 2 hours.

Please note, we only monitor our emails during business hours. Complaints made by email outside of business hours will be acknowledged and investigated on the next business day.

Collecting personal information

When you contact us to make an enquiry or complaint we record some personal information such as your name, phone number, email address, property address and details about your complaint or enquiry. We record this information in our database. We use this information to: help us resolve your complaints or enquiries. Transport may also use your contact details to contact you with information about this project or other transport projects in your area. Some of your personal information may be provided to the EPA so that they can monitor our compliance with our Environment Protection Licence. If you do not want us to record your personal information, please let us know.

Project documents

Some documents on this page may not comply with accessibility requirements (WCAG).

If you are having trouble accessing information in these documents, please contact us.

 

Community information

Frequently asked questions

Community updates

Project notifications

  • November 2021 project notification
    Day and night work for Heathcote Road Upgrade between Infantry Parade, Holsworthy and the Avenue, Voyager Point from Monday 22 November 2021.
  • June 2021 project notification
    Stage 1 work on Heathcote Road upgrade between Infantry Parade, Holsworthy and The Avenue, Voyager Point from Thursday 24 June.

Project updates

Media releases

Reports

Submissions report

Environment Protection Licence (EPL)

  • EPL
    EPL has been transferred to our contractor for upgrade work.

Addendum Review of Environmental Factors

Review of Environmental Factors

Contact us

For further information about this project, please contact:

Phone: 1800 749 119

Email: heathcoteroadupgrade@ertech.com.au

 

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