Transport for New South Wales has announced the successful tenderer for detailed design works on the Henry Lawson Drive Section 1B project, in south-western Sydney.
The design works, awarded to WSP, will aim to improve the efficiency of the corridor by delivering shorter travel times, while increasing safety for both motorists and pedestrians. Stage 1B will provide two lanes in each direction between Auld Avenue and the M5 Motorway.
It will also improve traffic flow and connectivity to Bankstown Airport, industrial and residential areas in Milperra, and the wider road network in south-western Sydney.
The $200 million upgrade has already seen a number of changes inspired by community feedback. Requests were made by locals for a number of changes following the display of the Review of Environmental Factors.
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As a result, one of the proposed changes is to modify the shared path to minimise tree removal, while two shared path crossings at Auld Avenue and Keys Parade have been changed to pedestrian and cyclist priority crossings to further improve safety.
The revised proposal also improves traffic flow by including lane widening on Keys Parade and Raleigh Road near the planned roundabout connecting the two roads.
This work builds on the improvements made in the Georges Hall section of the upgrade that was completed last year, along with the progress being made on the Section 1A upgrade at the intersection with Henry Lawson Drive and Milperra Road.