Macquarie Park Bus Depot
Project overview
Transport for NSW (Transport) is building a new battery electric bus depot at Macquarie Park. The Macquarie Park Bus Depot will accommodate around 150 battery electric buses, supporting public transport services to the lower North Shore and Northwest suburbs of Sydney, stretching to Chatswood and Parramatta.
Macquarie Park Bus Depot will be the first purpose-built battery electric bus depot delivered as part of the Zero Emission Buses Program, a NSW Government initiative to transition the State’s 8,000 plus diesel and natural gas public transport buses, to zero emissions technology by 2047.
Project information
Key features
Key features of the project include:
- around 150 bus bays to accommodate a mixture of standard and extra-long (articulated) battery electric buses
- battery charging infrastructure, bus maintenance bays and a wash bay
- staff car parking providing around 150 spaces. Access to the staff carpark will be via Talavera Road
- a multistorey staff and security building
- widening and upgrading Pittwater Road to enable bus access to and from the depot
- retention or re-alignment of the existing bike path linking the M2 Hills Motorway to Talavera Road (subject to further investigation during detailed design)
- new lighting, fencing, security booths and fire safety equipment.
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Notice of planning approval
Planning approval has been granted for the Macquarie Park Bus Depot, an infrastructure project jointly funded by the Australian and NSW Governments and delivered by Transport as part of the Zero Emission Buses Program.
This decision follows the public display of the Review of Environmental Factors (REF) and preparation of a Submissions Report.
We received 64 submissions during the public display period. Each submission has been considered and responded to anonymously in the Submissions Report.
The Decision Statement and Submissions Report are available to view or download under the Reports section of this webpage.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond and provide feedback on the project.
Next steps
Fulton Hogan Construction Pty Ltd has been awarded the design and construct contract to build the purpose-built battery electric depot which will feature both standard (75kW) and fast (150kW) plug-in chargers to suit operational requirements.
Subject to further investigation during detailed design, construction is expected to start in 2026 and be completed by 2028.
We will notify the community as the project progresses and in advance of any construction activities commencing.
Project documents
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Project updates
Reports
- Decision statement – Planning approval – September 2024 (PDF, 242.15 KB)
- Submissions Report – September 2024 (PDF, 1.97 MB)
- Review of Environmental Factors – May 2024 (PDF, 12.61 MB)
- Biodiversity Assessment Report – April 2024 (PDF, 7.22 MB)
- Aboriginal Heritage Report – December 2023 (PDF, 1.03 MB)
- Traffic and Transport Assessment – April 2024 (PDF, 15.58 MB)
- Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment – April 2024 (PDF, 25.71 MB)
- Socio-economic Assessment – April 2024 (PDF, 3.42 MB)
- Arboricultural Impact Assessment – April 2024 (PDF, 20.67 MB)
Media releases
Contact us
For more information about this project, please contact:
Email: projects@transport.nsw.gov.au
Phone: 1800 684 490