Townson Road and Burdekin Road upgrades

The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) granted Special Infrastructure Contribution (SIC) funding for Transport for NSW to develop a proposal for the upgrade of Townson and Burdekin Road. Transport completed this work and further development of this project is ongoing. 

For more information contact 1300 367 561.

In September 2022, Transport for NSW invited feedback from the community on the Review of Environmental Factors (REF) for Townson and Burdekin Road Upgrade, Stage 2.

We have prepared a submissions report (PDF, 2.63 MB), which summarises and responds to the feedback received from the community and stakeholder. The report is now available to view.

For more information see our September 2024 community update (PDF, 477.24 KB).

We are finalising the submissions report following the display of the Review of Environmental Factors (REF) Stage 2 and concept design.  

Benefits of the upgrade would include, improving road capacity to meet future traffic growth, supporting residential and employment growth, improving road safety, improving connectivity to the West Schofields precinct and encouraging active transport along the corridor.

Transport for NSW is seeking feedback on the environmental impact assessment, called the Review of Environmental Factors (REF) for the Townson and Burdekin Road upgrade, Stage 2.

Transport for NSW held its second and final community session online on Wednesday 21 September to provide the community with an opportunity to ask questions and seek further information.

The video of this session can be viewed below.

The REF is open for comment until Monday 24 October 2022.

Transport for NSW sought community feedback on the Review of Environmental Factors (REF) for Townson and Burdekin Road Upgrade, Stage 2.

For more information, please visit the September 2022 community update (PDF, 5.72Mb) or view our animation video and interactive sliders for an artist's impression of how the project will look.

Thank you to all those who made a submission on the REF we will prepare a report and publish online.

Transport for NSW will continue to provide the community with updates as the project progresses.

Between February 2021 and March 2021, Transport for NSW invited feedback from the community on the Review of Environmental Factors (REF) for Townson and Burdekin Road Upgrade, Stage 1.

We have prepared a submissions report (PDF, 8.51Mb), which summarises and responds to the community’s feedback for this project is available.

Transport for NSW will continue to keep the community updated as the project progresses.

Transport for NSW sought feedback in February and March 2021 on the Review of Environmental Factors (REF) for Townson and Burdekin Road Upgrade, Stage 1. To ensure the health and safety of the community and our staff we replaced face to face community information sessions with online information sessions on the NSW Roads Facebook page.

Thank you to all those who made a submission on the REF we will prepare a report and publish online.

Transport for NSW will continue to provide the community with updates as the project progresses.

Transport for NSW held a number of community sessions in July and August to help inform our future road plans in the North West Growth Area.

We invited feedback until the 16 August 2019 and where applicable we are contacting individual residents to discuss their concerns.

We will keep the community informed as the design progresses.

The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) granted Special Infrastructure Contribution (SIC) funding for Transport for NSW to develop a proposal for the upgrade of Townson and Burdekin Road.

Transport has completed this work and further development of this project is now being managed by DPHI. 

• Improving road capacity to meet future traffic growth.

• A four lane dual carriageway separated by a median, between Richmond Road, Marsden Park and Burdekin Road, Quakers Hill.
• Three new traffic signals intersections at Victory Road, Aerodrome Road, and a future intersection in West Schofields.

• Review of Environmental Factors
  Main report and Appendices A to B.
• Appendix C
  Concept design drawings.
• Appendix D
  Urban design, landscape character and visual impact assessment.
• Appendix E
  Traffic and transport impact assessment.
• Appendix F
  Noise and vibration assessment.
• Appendix G
  Hydrology and flooding.
• Appendix H
  Surface water and groundwater.
• Appendix I
  Contamination assessment.
• Appendix J
  Biodiversity Impact Assessment.
• Appendix K
  Aboriginal cultural heritage assessment.
• Appendix L
  Non-Aboriginal assessment.
• Appendix M
  Socio-economic Impact Assessment.

• Review of Environmental Factors
  Main report and Appendices A to B.
• Appendix C
  Concept design drawings.
• Appendix D
  Urban design.
• Appendix E
  Traffic and transport impact assessment.
• Appendix F
  Noise and vibration impact assessment.
• Appendix H
  Surface water and groundwater impact assessment.
• Appendix I
  Contamination assessment.
• Appendix J
  Biodiversity impact assessment.
• Appendix K
  Aboriginal cultural heritage assessment.
• Appendix L
  Non aboriginal cultural heritage assessment.
• Appendix M
  Socio-economic impact assessment.

• September 2024 community update (PDF, 477.24 KB)
  Townson and Burdekin Road, Stage 2 – Submissions Report Release
• September 2022 community update
  Townson and Burdekin Road, Stage 2 – Have your say on Review of Environmental Factors (REF).
• February 2021 community update
  Townson and Burdekin Road upgrade, Stage 1 - Have your say on the Review of Environmental Factors (REF).
• July 2019 community update
  Townson-Burdekin Road upgrade.

• September 2024 submissions report (PDF, 2.63 MB)
  Townson and Burdekin Road Upgrade Stage 2 - Submissions Report.
• Appendix A Business impact assessment (PDF, 2.11 MB)
  Business impact assessment for submissions report for Townson and Burdekin Road Upgrade Stage 2.
• September 2022 submissions report
  Townson and Burdekin Road upgrade, stage 1 submissions report.