Memorial Avenue Upgrade, Kellyville - complete

Work has been completed on the upgrade to Memorial Avenue from a two-lane road to a four-lane road to meet the future transport needs of Sydney's north west.

View the December project completion notice (PDF, 4.29 MB) for more information.

Transport for NSW announced construction funding for the Memorial Avenue upgrade in Kellyville on 10 January 2019.

The upgrade to Memorial Avenue, Kellyville will help to manage current traffic as well as allow for the expected increases in traffic due to residential and commercial development in the area.

Memorial Avenue is about 2.2 kilometres long and connects Old Windsor Road in the west with Windsor Road in the east. It intersects the new Balmoral Road development and provides access to Blacktown, Glenwood, Stanhope Gardens, Parklea, Baulkham Hills, Castle Hill and Kellyville.

The Memorial Avenue upgrade will improve road safety, reduce travel times and congestion for motorists.

The project was completed in November 2024.

• Project completed and opened to traffic: November 2024
• Preliminary electrical works contract: Ausconnex, July 2019
• Main contract award: Daracon, October 2020
• Project cost: $224 million.

Early works

Early works have now been completed. This included moving overhead electrical cables underground and removing poles that are no longer required. This essential work was delivered to help reduce the length of time for major construction throughout the project.

Main works

The main work for the Memorial Avenue upgrade is being delivered in two stages.

Stage 1

Stage 1 has now been completed. In stage 1, the new road was built on the southern side of the existing Memorial Avenue between Old Windsor Road and Hector Court, and on the northern side between Hector Court and Windsor Road.

The first of the twin bridges over Strangers Creek was also built during stage 1, and traffic was aligned onto the eastbound bridge and new road to allow construction of Stage 2.

Stage 2

Under stage 2, the new road was built opposite stage 1, and the second part of Strangers Creek bridge was completed. The wide central median was landscaped, and traffic realigned to provide two lanes in both directions.

The Memorial Avenue project was completed in November 2024. 

The key benefits to the community include:

• increasing road capacity to cater for traffic growth
• improving safety for motorists through the installation of traffic lights and a central median to separate traffic travelling in opposing directions
• improving safety for cyclists and pedestrians by providing off-road shared paths
• improving travel times between Blacktown and Castle Hill
• improving access and travel times for road freight
• improving bus accessibility at traffic lights
• improved street lighting and landscaping
• facilitating the development of the Balmoral Road release area precinct.

• upgrading Memorial Avenue from a two lane to a four-lane divided road with a central median
• introducing a speed limit of 80km/h
• providing a wide central median to allow for widening to six lanes, when required in the future
• providing landscaping in the median
• constructing pedestrian/cyclist path on both sides of Memorial Avenue
• installing bus priority capability at traffic lights and indented bus bays at Arnold Avenue and Severn Vale Drive intersections
• providing designated turning lanes and bicycle lanes at intersections with traffic lights.

Key activities included:

• relocating utilities and services, and electrical work for the new street lighting
• installing girders (concrete beams) for the bridge over Strangers Creek. Girders are the beams that support the bridge surface
• building the retaining wall on the southern side of Memorial Avenue between Elizabeth Macarthur Creek and the T-Way
• re-aligning Memorial Avenue.

• September 2023 community update (PDF, 1.17 MB)
  
  Memorial Avenue upgrade, Kellyville
• May 2023 community update (PDF, 850.01 KB)
  
  Traffic and bus changes notification May 2023
• March 2023 temporary closure of Burns Road update (PDF, 312.72 KB)
  
  Burns Road will reopen end of May 2023. 
• December 2022 community update

  Memorial Avenue upgrade, Kellyville.

• June 2022 community update
  
  Memorial Avenue upgrade, Kellyville.

• October 2020 community update
  
  Community update.

• March 2020 community update
  
  The Memorial Avenue upgrade is progressing along and we are coming to our next stage of the project.

• June 2015 community update
  
  Planning approval obtained for the upgrade of Memorial Avenue between Old Windsor Road and Windsor Road.

• November 2014 community update
  
  Old Windsor Road to Windsor Road, Kellyville.

• August 2014 community update
  
  Letter to householder/business operator - community consultation report available for the proposed Memorial Avenue Upgrade, Kellyville.

• December 2013 community update
  
  Old Windsor Road to Windsor Road – have your say.

The Review of Environmental Factors for this proposal was displayed for community comment in November and December 2014 at The Hills Shire Council and Castle Hill Library. Transport for NSW also hosted two community information sessions in November 2014. We would like to thank everyone who took the time to review the documents and provide feedback.

We received 44 submissions and overall there was general support for the upgrade. Community feedback included comments on traffic congestion, local traffic access and public transport in the area. Comments on environmental factors included noise and the relevant mitigation measures. We have considered the community’s feedback, prepared a Submissions Report in response to the feedback and obtained planning approval for the project.

Please view or download the Submissions Report (PDF, 5.41Mb). We will continue to engage the community throughout delivery of the project.

For more information about upcoming work please see work notifications.