Henry Lawson Drive Upgrade - Georges Hall - Henry Lawson Drive Upgrade
Project overview
The NSW Government is planning to upgrade Henry Lawson Drive to reduce congestion and improve safety and connectivity. The upgrade would be carried out in stages to minimise impact to road users, with Stage 1A spanning from Auld Avenue to just north of Tower Road. The NSW Government is upgrading Henry Lawson Drive to reduce congestion and improve safety and connectivity. The upgrade is being carried out in stages to minimise impact to road users and the surrounding community. The Henry Lawson Drive Upgrade Program includes the Georges Hall Upgrade between Beale Street and Rabaul Road, Georges Hall, Stage 1A between Tower Road, Bankstown Aerodrome and Auld Avenue, Milperra, and Stage 1B between Auld Avenue and the M5 Motorway, Milperra. The NSW Government is upgrading Henry Lawson Drive to reduce congestion and improve safety and connectivity. The upgrade is being carried out in stages to focus on key areas of congestion and to minimise impact to motorists and the community along the corridor. The NSW Government is funding this upgrade as part of its $450 million Urban Roads Pinch Point Program, which aims to reduce congestion and improve travel times on Sydney’s busiest corridors. forestroadstoneycreekroad Between Davies Road, Padstow Heights and King Georges Road, Penshurst.
Latest news
AUG 2022Continuing work on the Henry Lawson Drive Upgrade in Georges
From Thursday 1 September to Wednesday 30 November 2022
More information is in the August 2022 community notification (PDF, 263Kb).
Project information
In November 2021, Transport for NSW started work on a pinch point upgrade along Henry Lawson Drive, Georges Hall.
Georges Hall pinch point upgrade – The upgrade is part of Transport for NSW’s ongoing program to identify congestion hotspots at intersections across Sydney. The southbound lane on Henry Lawson Drive, between Beale Street and Rabaul Road, was identified at contributing to traffic holdups and longer journey times for motorists. The critical stretch of road includes one of only two signalised intersection between Hume Highway and Milperra Road.
About 6,100 vehicles use Henry Lawson Drive through Georges Hall during weekday peak periods alone. Southbound traffic queues during busy periods can stretch back more than three kilometres from Milperra Road. Left unaddressed, wait times for southbound motorists will more than double during the next decade.
The upgrade will help reduce congestion on this busy corridor. The design includes utilising the existing eastern road shoulder between Endeavour Road and Rabaul Road to create a continuous dual southbound lane from Beale Street to Rabaul Road. It also involves prohibiting right turns from Henry Lawson Drive onto Rabaul Road. Despite only a few road users making this turn, it has been identified as adding additional congestion, as it slows or stops northbound through-traffic.
Transport for NSW called for public comment on the upgrade during July and August 2020. A consultation report was published in early-2021.
Investigation work was carried out between 2017 and 2020.
Project documents
Project notifications
| File | Title | Size |
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| August 2022 community update Notification on continuing work on the Henry Lawson Drive Upgrade Georges Hall | 263Kb | |
| June 2022 Rabaul Road closure notification Community notification on the temporary road closure of Rabaul Road | 834Kb | |
| June 2022 community update notification Community notification on continuing work on the upgrade of Henry Lawson Drive | 402Kb | |
| March 2022 community update notification Community notification on continuing work on the upgrade of Henry Lawson Drive | 403Kb | |
| February 2022 no right turn onto Rabaul Road notification Community notification on the permanent right turn ban from Henry Lawson | 508Kb | |
| November 2021 start of work notification Community notification on site compound and start of work on the project | 319Kb | |
| February 2021 project notification Consultation report now online | 460Kb | |
| February 2021 project notification Georges Hall pinch point upgrade - consultation report | 1.81Mb | |
| July 2020 project notification Have Your Say – Georges Hall pinch point upgrade | 8.78Mb | |
| March 2020 - Project notification Investigation work, Georges Hall, April 2020 | 585Kb | |
| February 2020 project notification Investigation work, Georges Hall, February 2020 | 615Kb | |
| May 2018 project notification Investigation work, Georges Hall, May 2018 | 263Kb | |
| March 2018 - Project notification | 195Kb | |
| November 2017 project notification Investigation work, Georges Hall, November 2017 | 310Kb | |
| February 2017 project notification Investigation work, Georges Hall, February 2017 | 369Kb |
Review of Environmental Factors
| File | Title | Size |
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| Intersection upgrades on Henry Lawson Drive, Georges Hall REF main report February 2021 | 29.9Mb | |
| Intersection upgrades on Henry Lawson Drive, Georges Hall REF Appendices February 2021 | 73.2Mb |
Contact us
For more information on our Henry Lawson Drive projects, or if you wish to receive email updates, please contact the Henry Lawson Drive project team:
Email: HenryLawsonDrive@transport.nsw.gov.au
Phone: 1800 684 490