Schofields Commuter Car Park

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Project overview

Transport for NSW has delivered approximately 700 additional commuter parking spaces at Schofields.

The project is part of the NSW Government’s Commuter Car Park Program, providing you with more convenient access to public transport at key interchanges and helping to ease congestion on our roads.

The new car park is now complete and operational.

Key benefits

  • a new ground level commuter car park with approximately 700 additional parking spaces located on vacant land to the north-west of Schofields Station
  • entry and exit to the new car park from Calder Street (off Schofields Road) and Bridge Street 
  • additional accessible parking spaces
  • dedicated motorcycle parking bays
  • dedicated pathways connecting to the existing footpath along Bridge Street
  • Transport Park&Ride infrastructure (Opal operated boom gates)
  • CCTV, lighting, fencing and wayfinding signage for improved safety and security
  • landscaping in and around the car park. 
Planning
In progress
Complete

Project Status

The new car park is now complete and operational.

Transport Park&Ride boom gates will be in operation in November 2022. Transport Park&Ride provides up to 18 hours free parking each day.

All you have to do is complete a public transport journey by tapping on and tapping off using an accepted Opal card or contactless credit/debit card linked to a Transport Connect Account. 

Start of construction smoking ceremony

On Monday 18 October, Transport for NSW and Stephen Edwards Constructions participated in a smoking ceremony to acknowledge and pay respects to the Wandeandegal-Warrawarry clan of the Dharug Nation and mark the start of construction for the new Schofields Commuter Car Park.

The Dharug Nation are the custodians of the land in Schofields on which we are building the new commuter car park. Uncle Greg Simms and his family were in attendance, to give the Welcome to Country and conduct the smoking ceremony. Guests were encouraged to walk through 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 and it promotes visitors' protection and well-being to the land and creates a pathway to a brighter future.

Member for Riverstone, Kevin Conolly was also in attendance and echoed the connection to land between both indigenous peoples and new immigrants who contribute to the growing community of Sydney northwest.

He was supportive of Transport for NSW and Stephen Edwards Constructions start to the project reinforcing this much needed infrastructure in the Schofields area.

The smoking ceremony places Aboriginal traditions and culture at the forefront of our work activities and was an important milestone for Transport for NSW to recognise the history and culture of the land as work begins on the new car park.

Opening smoke ceremony 

The opening event was the culmination of just over 10 months of construction work by Transport for NSW and delivery partner Stephen Edwards Constructions.

Uncle Les Beckett was in attendance to give the Welcome to Country and conduct the smoking ceremony to acknowledge and pay respects to the Warrawarry clan of the Dharug Nation, encouraging guests to walk through the smoke to cleanse the mind, body and land. Uncle Les also played the didgeridoo and took the opportunity to educate guests about the numerous names for the iconic instrument among the Aboriginal peoples.

Artist and Dharug woman Leanne Tobin created a sculpture that forms part of an Acknowledgement of Country at the entrance to the Calder St entrance of the car park. Taking inspiration from the sedimentary red silcrete deposit present in the area, Leanne has abstracted the shape of the spear tips that were traditionally sourced on this part of Dharug Country and traded up and down the coast: 'This installation acknowledges the cultural history of this place and the Dharug families who have lived in harmony here for over 60,000 years and reminds us of the continued connection to country the Dharug people maintain today.'

Transport for NSW pays respects to the local Warrawarry clan of the Dharug people, the Traditional Custodians of this land. We welcome all who visit this place.

Built with the environment in mind 

The project features new landscaping with plants matching those in the Cumberland Plain Woodland Endangered Ecological Community, with additional information screens and sand-blasted artwork in the concrete footpaths that tie in with the landscaping. 

Landscaping also features bioretention systems – also called rain gardens – for the filtration of stormwater. Stormwater is diverted to the bioretention area, where vegetation and soil capture the runoff and filter out pollutants (such as suspended solids, nutrients, metals, hydrocarbons, and bacteria) as the water seeps back into the ground.

Keeping you up to date

We will continue to keep you informed about the project through notifications to customers, local residents and businesses, and frequent updates published here on our website.

If you would like to sign up to receive email updates about the project, please call 1800 684 490 or email projects@transport.nsw.gov.au.

Community notifications

Planning documents 

Project history 

In November 2020 the community was invited to provide feedback on a proposed concept design for the new commuter car park at Schofields. As part of community consultation we held a livestream Q&A event. To view the recording of the livestream event click here. You can view the FAQ (PDF, 261.25 KB) with answers to questions we didn't get time to respond to on the day.  

In March 2021, Transport for NSW sought community feedback on a revised proposal for the new commuter car park. Following community consultation and the development of a Review of Environmental Factors, the official planning document for the proposal, the project received planning approval in May 2021.  

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback. Your feedback helps us understand what is important to customers and the community and is being considered as part of the detailed design phase of the project. 

All feedback received during the consultation period was considered as part of the planning approval process and has been addressed in the Review of Environmental Factors.