Heathcote Road upgrade

Read the October 2023 community notification (PDF, 375.91 KB).

Read the October 2023 community notification (PDF, 346.06 KB).

Read the September 2023 community notification. (PDF, 273.29 KB)

Night work is required between Tuesday 1 August and Thursday 31 July 2023, weather permitting.

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

Read the August 2023 project notification (PDF, 216.54 KB)

Night work is required between Saturday 1 July and Monday 31 July 2023, weather permitting.

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

Read the July 2023 project notification (PDF, 426.05 KB).

Night work is required between Thursday 1 June and Friday 30 June 2023, weather permitting.

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

Read the June 2023 project notification (PDF, 220.36 KB).

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.

• 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.

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).

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, 11.09 MB).

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.

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.

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.

• October 2016 frequently asked questions
  Heathcote Road upgrade proposal.

• October 2023 community update (PDF, 375.91 KB)
  Heathcote Road Upgrade at the intersection of Heathcote Road and MacArthur Drive.
• June 2021 community update
  Heathcote Road upgrade between Infantry Parade, Holsworthy and The Avenue, Voyager Point.
• March 2018 community update
  Heathcote Road upgrade between Infantry Parade, Holsworthy and The Avenue, Voyager Point.
• October 2016 community update
  Heathcote Road upgrade between Infantry Parade, Holsworthy and The Avenue, Voyager Point.

• October 2023 project notification (PDF, 346.06 KB)
  Continuation of work on Heathcote Road.
• September 2023 project notification  (PDF, 273.29 KB)
  Continuation of work on Heathcote Road.
• August 2023 project notification (PDF, 216.54 KB)
  Continuation of work on Heathcote Road.
• July 2023 project notification (PDF, 426.05 KB)
  Continuation of work on Heathcote Road.
• June 2023 project notification (PDF, 220.36 KB)
  Continuation of work on Heathcote Road.
• May 2023 project notification (PDF, 270.43 KB)
  Continuation of work on Heathcote Road.
• April 2023 project notification (PDF, 532.71 KB)
  Continuation of work on Heathcote Road.
• March 2023 project notification (PDF, 519.02 KB)
  Continuation of work on Heathcote Road.
• February 2023 project notification
  Continuation of work on Heathcote Road.

• December 2022 project notification
  Continuation of work on Heathcote Road.

• November 2022 project notification
  Continuation of work on Heathcote Road.

• October 2022 project notification
  Continuation of work on Heathcote Road.

• September 2022 project notification
  Continuation of work on Heathcote Road.

• August 2022 project notification
  Works continuing along Heathcote Road.

• June 2022 project notification
  Works continuing along Heathcote Road.

• May 2022 project notification
  Weekend and night work on Heathcote Road.

• March 2022 project notification
  Pedestrian detour and night work.

• March 2022 project notification
  Start of work on the Heathcote Road upgrade from Tuesday 8 March 2022.

• December 2021 project notification
  Traffic changes at the intersection of Heathcote Road and The Avenue, Voyager Point from 18 December 2021.

• 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.

• July 2021 project notification
  Noise wall work for Heathcote Road upgrade from Thursday 15 July.

• June 2021 project notification
  Stage 1 work on Heathcote Road upgrade between Infantry Parade, Holsworthy and The Avenue, Voyager Point from Thursday 24 June.

• February 2019 project notification
  Early work on Heathcote Road, Holsworthy from Monday 4 March 2019.

• November 2018 project notification
  Investigation work on Heathcote Road, Holsworthy from Monday 19 November 2018.

• September 2018 project notification
  Investigation work near Heathcote Road, Holsworthy.

• May 2018 project notification
  Investigation work near Heathcote Road, Holsworthy, from Friday 8 June until Friday 6 July 2018.
• February 2018 project notification
  Investigation work near Heathcote Road, Holsworthy, from Saturday 17 February 2018.

• January 2016 project update
  Heathcote Road Upgrade between Infantry Parade, Holsworthy and The Avenue, Voyager Point.

• Installation of Temporary Traffic Lights Brings Heathcote Road Upgrade a Step Closer - 11 November 2021

• January 2017 submissions report
  Heathcote Road Upgrade Infantry Parade to The Avenue.

• Traffic Control Signals – Out of Hours Work Community Agreement Outcomes Report
  Heathcote Road upgrade.

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

• November 2021 Addendum Review of Environmental Factors report
  Main report

• September 2019 Addendum review of environmental factors report
  Main report.

• September 2019 Addendum review of environmental factors report
  Appendices A - C.

• September 2019 Addendum review of environmental factors report
  Appendix D.

• September 2019 Addendum review of environmental factors report
  Appendix E.

• September 2019 Addendum review of environmental factors report
  Appendix F.

• September 2019 Addendum review of environmental factors report
  Appendix G.

• September 2019 Addendum review of environmental factors report
  Appendix H.

• October 2016 review of environmental factors report
  Main report.

• October 2016 review of environmental factors report
  Appendices.