Prospect Highway upgrade

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The Australian and NSW Governments are upgrading 3.6 kilometres of Prospect Highway between Reservoir Road, Prospect and St Martins Crescent, Blacktown.

Latest news

April 2024 - Temporary closure: Lancelot Street and Prospect Highway intersection from 12 April

We will carry out pavement works at the intersection of Lancelot Street and Prospect Highway from 8pm Friday 12 April to 5am Monday 15 April and 8 pm Friday 19 April to 5am Monday 22 April (weather permitting).

Please see our notification (PDF, 690.66 KB) to understand how this work may affect you.

March to May 2024 – Works continuing on Prospect Highway

What have we achieved so far? 

Since our last update, we have: 

  • removed the M4 eastbound roundabout and installed new traffic signals 
  • completed intersection pavement works at Picrite Close and Reservoir Road – Reservoir Road is now back to a two-way traffic arrangement
  • shifted traffic onto the newly constructed southbound pavement between St Martins Crescent and Bungaribee Road
  • completed intersection pavement works at Picrite Close
  • concreted the new pedestrian underpass bridge deck.

From March to May several construction milestones will take place. Please see our notification (PDF, 1.98 MB) to understand how this work may affect you.

March 2024 - Temporary closure: Intersection of Prospect Highway and Blacktown Road from 8 March

We will carry out pavement works at the intersection of Prospect Highway and Blacktown Road from 8pm Friday 8 March to 5am Monday 11 March and from 8pm Friday 15 March to 5am Monday 18 March (weather permitting). Detours will be place.

Please see our February notification (PDF, 681.3 KB) to understand how this work may affect you.

Project information

Background

Transport for NSW will upgrade Prospect Highway between Reservoir Road, Prospect and St Martins Crescent, Blacktown.

Prospect Highway is a major roadway through western Sydney which connects motorists with the M4 Motorway, the Great Western Highway, Old Windsor Road and the M2 Motorway. Around 35,000 vehicles currently use the Prospect Highway each day, including 5000 heavy vehicles.

Prospect Highway between Reservoir Road, Prospect and St Martins Crescent, Blacktown is currently an undivided two lane road (one lane in each direction) which causes congestion and delays for motorists.

Benefits

Benefits of the upgrade include:

  • Improving safety and access for local and through traffic
  • Improving safety for cyclists and pedestrians
  • Improving travel times and reducing congestion on Prospect Highway between Blacktown and the M4 Motorway
  • Supporting public transport with kerbside bus lanes
  • Supporting freight movement.

Features

The key features of Prospect Highway upgrade include:

  • Upgrading to a four lane divided road from an undivided two lane road
  • Duplicating the bridges over M4 Motorway and Great Western Highway
  • A new two way link road between Great Western Highway and Prospect Highway, with traffic lights at each end of the new road
  • New traffic lights at:
    • Stoddart Road
    • M4 Motorway eastbound entry and exit ramps
    • Reservoir Road
  • Changing access arrangements at:
    • Tudor Avenue
    • Roger Place
    • Vesuvius Street
    • Ponds Road
  • Upgrading the existing shared path on the western side of Prospect Highway between M4 Motorway and Blacktown Road
  • Installing a kerbside bus lane in each direction between Lancelot Street and north of St Martins Crescent.
  • Providing a kiss-and-ride facility for Shelly Public School within the school grounds
  • Modifying the intersection at Hadrian Avenue and Keyworth Drive to provide a roundabout
  • Changing the posted speed limit on Prospect Highway between Reservoir Road and Blacktown Road, from 60km/h to 70km/h.

Engagement

Connection to country 

As part of the Prospect Highway upgrade a new bush tucker garden was installed at Shelley Public School. The garden will be used by the school as an additional tool to teach students about the cultural knowledge of Aboriginal people and how to care for Country. 

Aboriginal engagement

On Friday 25 February 2022, Transport for NSW and Fulton Hogan participated in a smoking ceremony to acknowledge and pay respect to the traditional owners of the land, the Darug. The Prospect Highway upgrade between Reservoir Road, Prospect and St Martins Crescent, Blacktown is situated on Darug Country.

The smoking ceremony placed Aboriginal traditions and culture at the forefront of our work activities and was a meaningful way to recognise the history and culture of the land on which the project is located and a channel to reunite with our Indigenous stakeholders.

The ceremony allowed team members to be washed in the smoke to cleanse the mind, body and land. The smoke is believed to have the ability to ward off bad spirits. It also lets the ancestors and spirits know of a gathering on Country, it promotes visitors' protection and well-being to the land and creates a pathway to a brighter future.

Community engagement

We consulted with the community on the Prospect Highway upgrade during 2013 and 2014. A submissions report was release in October 2014 summarising and addressing community feedback

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Project documents

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Community information

Q & A and feedback form

Community updates

Project notifications

Reports

Submissions report

Review of Environmental Factors

Addendum Review of Environmental Factors

Community consultation reports

Environmental Protection Licence

Contact us

For further information about this project, please contact:

Phone: 1300 660 275

Email: prospecthighway@fultonhogan.com.au

 

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