Joint funding from the New South Wales and Federal governments will support the delivery of an upgrade to Fifteenth Avenue, to create a critical transit corridor from Liverpool to the new Western Sydney International Airport.
Over 22,000 vehicles per day travel along the congested two-lane Fifteenth Avenue, with around eight per cent of those being trucks.
The Western Sydney Airport will open in late 2026 and is expected to service 10 million passengers annually. The airport will be connected to Sydney’s motorway network by the M12 Motorway. It will also be connected to the Sydney Metro by a rail link from St Marys to the Western Sydney Aerotropolis.
Fifteenth Avenue will connect the new Bradfield city centre, the new Metro, and the airport, enabling multi-modal travel including fast and easy public transport along the route.
Liverpool City Council also predicts a significant increase in housing in the areas immediately around Fifteenth Avenue, which could see as many as 63,000 additional people living there by 2041.
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The project is expected to also unlock jobs and housing in key growth areas and provide better access to education and opportunities for Sydney’s growing west.
Both governments are committing $500 million towards the project.
Premier of NSW Chris Minns said he was proud to be delivering the project with the Federal Government.
“The Aerotropolis has the opportunity to transform Western Sydney and this road link is critical to delivering the jobs of the future in Australia’s fastest growing region,” Minns said.
“Without this critical road we couldn’t deliver the growth and jobs the Aerotropolis has the potential to deliver.”