Pennant Hills Road & North Rocks Road, Carlingford

Transport for NSW will carry out investigation work on Pennant Hills Road, Beecroft and Carlingford between Sunday 4 and Friday 16 February 2024. 

The work will be completed over five night shifts between Sunday 4 and Friday 16 February 2024, weather permitting. Our work hours will be between Monday and Friday, 9pm and 5am. We will not work on the weekend after 5am Saturday.

This work will inform final planning of the Pennant Hills Road and North Rocks Road intersection upgrade project.

For further information please view January 2024 community notification (PDF, 577.52 KB).

Each day nearly 60,000 vehicles travel through the Pennant Hills Road and North Rocks Road intersection. Road users currently experience heavy congestion, slow travel times and delays when travelling through the intersection.

Transport for NSW plans to widen Pennant Hills Road, between Woodstock Avenue and Murray Farm Road, and North Rocks Road to ease congestion, improve travel times and safety at the intersection for all road users.

Planned upgrades include:

• widening Pennant Hills Road between Woodstock Road and Murray Farm Road, to provide an additional through lane in each direction
• widening North Rocks Road to provide a second right turn lane from North Rocks Road into Pennant Hills Road (southbound)
• removing the left turn slip lane from Pennant Hills Road into North Rocks Road (westbound) to provide three northbound lanes
• installing a new left turn slip lane from Pennant Hills Road into North Rocks Road (eastbound)
• adding an additional right turn lane for North Rocks Road (eastbound) traffic turning right into Pennant Hills Road
• installing a raised central median on Pennant Hills Road, between Woodstock Road and Murray Farm Road, and on North Rocks Road on the approach to Pennant Hills Road intersection
• installing a new pedestrian crossing on the southern side of Pennant Hills Road and North Rocks Road intersection
• permanently removing five unmarked car parking spaces on the northern side of North Rocks Road between Roselea Way and the pedestrian crossing near the St Gerard Majella’s Catholic Church
• installing wide footpaths that can be upgraded to shared use paths, in the future, by City of Parramatta Council at:
  • the northern side of North Rocks Road between Roselea Way and Pennant Hills Road
  • the eastern side of Pennant Hills Road between North Rocks Road and the mid-block crossing near Murray Farm Road
  • a section of the southern side of North Rocks Road between Pennant Hills Road and Jenkins Road (approximately 130 metres from the intersection)
• relocating two bus stops on Pennant Hills Road:
  • bus stop ID 211831 to be moved18 metres south 
  • bus stop ID 2118174 to be 150 metres south (closer to Roselea Community Centre)
• resurfacing the road and changing signage
• adjusting utilities, street lighting and drainage.

Transport for NSW has been consulting with the community since December 2019.

Between November and 18 December 2020, the community was consulted on the current proposal with 32 responses received from community members. 

Key areas of interest for community members included proposal justification, property impacts, pedestrian and resident safety along Pennant Hills Road and environmental impacts.

Transport for NSW thanks everyone for considering the proposal and for providing feedback. 

The community consultation report, which details all feedback, and Transport for NSW responses, was published in June 2021. 

View or download the consultation report here.

The project proposes to:

• ease congestion and improve travel times for all road users, particularly during peak periods
• improve traffic flow through the intersection
• improve safety for all road users at the intersection.

The project team is finalising project planning. Transport for NSW will continue to keep the community updated through community notifications and updates to the project webpage.

If you would like to receive project updates please subscribe to our email distribution list by emailing the project team at parramatta@transport.nsw.gov.au.

• January 2024 Pennant Hills Road investigation letter (PDF, 577.52 KB)
  Investigation work on Pennant Hills Road, Beecroft and Carlingford from Sunday 4 February 2024.
• November 2023 community notification (PDF, 252.77 KB)
  Investigation work on North Rocks Road, Carlingford from Monday 27 November 2023.
• June 2021 community notification

  Intersection improvements at Pennant Hills Road and North Rocks Road, Carlingford.

• February 2021 community notification

  Continuing investigation work on Pennant Hills Road and North Rocks Road, Carlingford.

• November 2020 community notification

  Have your say on proposed intersection improvements on Pennant Hills Road at North Rocks Road, Carlingford.

• October 2020 community notification

  Investigation work on Pennant Hills Road and North Rocks Road, Carlingford.

• December 2017 community notification

  Have your say on proposed intersection improvements on Pennant Hills Road at North Rocks Road, Carlingford.

• May 2021 community consultation report

  Intersection improvements at Pennant Hills Road and North Rocks Road, Carlingford.

• April 2018 community consultation report
  Intersection improvements at Pennant Hills Road and North Rocks Road, Carlingford.

• Minor works Addendum REF memo 19 December 2023 (PDF, 22.97 MB)
• Addendum Review of Environmental Factors (PDF, 8.36 MB)
  Main report.
• Appendix C (PDF, 15.19 MB)
  Pennant Hills Road and North Rocks Road, Carlingford Intersection Upgrade Project.
• Appendix D (PDF, 5.47 MB)
  Design drawings (subject to detailed design).
• Appendix E (PDF, 3.89 MB)
  Community consultation report and ISEPP consultation letter.
• Appendix F (PDF, 3.5 MB)
  Noise and vibration Assessment.
• Appendix G (PDF, 3.33 MB)
  Biodiversity Assessment.
• Appendix H (PDF, 2.75 MB)
  Traffic report.
• Appendix I (PDF, 10.34 MB)
  Waste classification assessment.
• Appendix J (PDF, 220.89 KB)
  AHIMS search and PACHCI letter.
• Appendix K (PDF, 5.71 MB)
  Non-Aboriginal heritage search results.

• Review of Environmental Factors (PDF, 15 MB)
  Main report.
• Appendix C (PDF, 15.19 MB)
  Community Consultation Report.
• Appendix D (PDF, 270.26 KB)
  Biodiversity database searches.
• Appendix E (PDF, 2.76 MB)
  Ecology Assessment.
• Appendix F (PDF, 357.68 KB)
  Soil and contamination database searches.
• Appendix G (PDF, 794.5 KB)
  Traffic report.
• Appendix H (PDF, 2.81 MB)
  Operational and construction noise & vibration impact assessment.
• Appendix I (PDF, 344.9 KB)
  AHIMS and PACHCI clearance letter.
• Appendix J (PDF, 8.47 MB)
  Non Aboriginal database searches.