A traffic switch on to a new section of Garfield Road West at Marsden Park is scheduled to take place next week.
State Member for Riverstone, Kevin Conolly advised that the changes will come into affect from Tuesday April 12 as work continues on the $135 million Richmond Road upgrade.
“The NSW Government is pushing ahead with work to upgrade Richmond Road between Townson Road and Elara Boulevard to increase road capacity and improve safety in Sydney’s north-west,” Mr Conolly said.
Motorists will soon benefit from a traffic switch to a new alignment of Garfield Road West, to the north of its current connection to Richmond Road.
In preparation for these traffic changes, night work will be carried out on Friday April 8 and Monday 11 April, from 8pm to 5am, weather permitting.
Access to this new section of road will be via temporary traffic lights at the intersection of Richmond Road and the new alignment of Garfield Road West. The old section of Garfield Road West will be redesigned as a service road.
Work on the new service road is expected to be completed by mid-May and will provide access to Marsden Park Public School, the Rural Fire Service and the service station.
Vehicle access to the school, service station and fire station will be maintained via temporary access roads off the realigned Garfield Road West while this work is under way.
A temporary school drop-off zone will be in place on Garfield Road West and a temporary pedestrian path to the school will provide safe pedestrian access.
Motorists may experience minor delays while the work is under way.
“The NSW Government is delivering this project to improve capacity along this critical north-south corridor as part of a huge program of work to support growth and provide better road connections to and from the region,” Mr Conolly said.
“Once completed the upgrade of Richmond Road will provide significant benefits for new communities including Marsden Park and Riverstone in the North West Priority Growth Area where more than 200,000 people are expected live by 2045..
Motorists and the wider community are being thanked in advance for their patience while this important work is carried being out.
For the latest traffic information, visit www.livetraffic.com, download Live Traffic App or call the Transport Management Centre on 132 701.
