$25M to ease congestion on Toongabbie Bridge

The Federal Government has invested $25 million to upgrade Wentworth Avenue and reduce congestion on Toongabbie Bridge in New South Wales.

Works will focus on easing congestion on the bridge by increasing and improving traffic flow along Wentworth Avenue. The upgrades are expected to include intersection upgrades and lane widening

Toongabbie Bridge is a critical connection road for residents of Western Sydney, impacting traffic flow between Parramatta and Seven Hills, as well as access to Westmead Hospital.

It is also one of the few connections across the rail line, and the only local crossing linking to the major arterials, including Seven Hills Road, Prospect Highway and the Cumberland and Great Western Highways.

With a single lane in each direction, the 70-year-old bridge is a known pinch-point which experiences severe congested, especially during peak periods.

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With significant population and economic growth predicted within Cumberland, Blacktown and Parramatta Local Government Areas, further pressure on the local transport network surrounding Toongabbie is anticipated.

Recent planning and analysis of traffic around the bridge showed that notwithstanding the constraining nature of the bridge itself, significant congestion was due to intersections on Wentworth Avenue, either side of the bridge.

Ola Hamed, Mayor for Cumberland City Council said the funding will place the council in a strong position to take the design work from concept to reality.

“The Cumberland community has been voicing concerns over the traffic congestion in this area for many years so this funding will be welcome news to so many who have borne the inconvenience of this bottleneck for so long,” said Hamed.

“The council is appreciative of the Federal Government’s allocation of this money to build the much-needed infrastructure for our community, and we look forward to seeing the project come to life, complementing our planned public domain upgrades to the Toongabbie town centre”.

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