Woodville Road and Guildford Road intersection upgrades

Transport for NSW will commence safety improvement works at the intersection of Woodville Road and Guildford Road, Guildford from Monday 15 April (delayed from 7 April 2024 due to wet weather) weather permitting.

This work is further to intersection upgrade work completed in 2015.

The work will include:

• installing right turn green arrows for Guildford Road motorists turning right into Woodville Road in both directions
• installing new red arrows to allow pedestrians to cross the intersection safely while holding motorists on red arrows
• trimming back the concrete median on Woodville Road to improve turning movements from Guildford Road.

The work is expected to be completed by Friday 24 May 2024. 

Our standard work hours will be from Sunday to Thursday, 8pm and 5am the next day. 

We will not work on Friday nights, Saturdays or public holidays.

We will work up to five nights a week to complete the work as quickly as possible and to minimise the impact to the community.
 
For further information please view the March 2024 community notification (PDF, 329.46 KB).

In 2015, Transport for NSW upgraded the intersection of Woodville Road and Guildford Road to improve traffic congestion and road safety at the intersection.

Congestion from Guildford Road vehicles waiting to turn left or right at the intersection into Woodville Road had resulted in long traffic queues and travel delays for motorists on both roads. 

Several accidents had also occurred at the intersection due to the minimal sight distance for vehicles turning right out of Guildford Road.

The project benefited the community by:

• increasing travel through the intersection for both Woodville Road and Guildford Road motorists
• reducing travel delays and queue lengths on Woodville Road and Guildford Road
• increasing the safety of right turn movements from Guildford Road into Woodville Road.
• improving pedestrian access and safety at the intersection by providing a fourth pedestrian crossing at the northern approach to the intersection on Woodville Road.

Intersection upgrades included:

• modifying the lane configuration on Guildford Road approaches to the Woodville Road intersection to provide:
  • dedicated left turn lanes
  • dedicated through lanes
  • dedicated 50 (southbound) and 65 metre (northbound) right turn lanes 
• providing a fourth pedestrian crossing across the northern approach to the intersection on Woodville Road
• removing the existing concrete medians on the Guildford Road approaches to the Woodville Road intersection
• resurfacing Guildford Road on either side of the central median
• relocating the light poles, traffic poles and traffic loops
• adjusting kerbs and the pedestrian crossings
• reinstating line and arrow markings.

To allow changes in lane configuration 15 parking spots on Guildford Road between Grassmere Street and Lough Avenue were removed as part of the works.

The project was funded as part of the NSW Government’s $246 million Pinch Point Program, which aims to reduce traffic delays, manage congestion and maintain travel times on Sydney’s major roads particularly during weekday peak periods.

In July 2014, Transport for NSW (formerly Roads and Maritime Services) sought feedback from the community and stakeholders on this proposal. The community consultation report (PDF, 1.35Mb) is available to be viewed. The report identifies the comments and suggestions made by the community and Transport’s response to them.

• March 2024 community notification (PDF, 329.46 KB)
  Safety improvement work commencing at the intersection of Woodville Road and Guildford Road, Guildford from Sunday 7 April 2024.
• March 2024 community notification (PDF, 502.73 KB)
  Safety improvements at the intersection of Woodville Road and Guildford Road, Guildford.
• January 2015 community update
  Night work on Woodville and Guildford Roads, Guildford from Wednesday 21 January for intersection improvements.

• January 2015 community consultation report

  Woodville Road and Guildford Road, Guildford intersection improvements, new traffic lanes and pedestrian crossings.

• August 2014 letter to householder/business operator
  Night investigation work on Guildford Road, Guildford.
• June 2014 letter to householder/business operator
  Have your say on proposal for intersection improvements, Guildford.