Community UpdateNOVEMBER 2013

Showground Road widening – between Carrington Road and Old Northern Road, Castle Hill

Roads and Maritime has started the Review of Environmental Factors (REF) for the proposal to widen Showground Road at Castle Hill from a two lane to four lane divided road. The REF is scheduled to be displayed for community and stakeholder comment in the first half of 2014. Following REF approval, the proposed road widening and upgrade work is expected to start in 2015.

A Voluntary Planning Agreement (VPA) for the Showground Road widening was formally executed in September 2013 by Roads and Maritime Services, The Hills Shire Council and the developer of Castle Towers Shopping Centre, Queensland Investment Corporation.

Roads and Maritime is also working closely with the Transport for NSW North West Rail Link project team to ensure both projects are co-ordinated to meet community needs.

Project features include:• Widening Showground Road to four

lanes between Carrington Road and Old Northern Road

• Modifications to the intersection of Showground Road and Pennant Street

• A new set of traffic lights at the intersection of Showground Road, Kentwell Avenue and Cheriton Avenue

• A new set of traffic lights at the intersection of Showground Road and Rowallan Avenue

• Adjustment of line marking to meet the existing four lane section of the road near the Carrington Road intersection

• Adjustment of line marking to meet the existing four lane section of the road near the Old Northern Road intersection

• Bus priority measures at traffic lights in the eastbound direction

• Left-in / left-out restriction at the intersection of Showground Road and Britannia Road

• Provision of off-road walking and cycling facilities along Showground Road

A plan showing the key features of the widening is included overleaf, and is also available to view or download from the project web page.

To know more about the project and to register for future updates, please contact Roads and Maritime project team at ShowgroundRoadUpgrade@rms.nsw.gov.au or phone (02) 8849 2465 during business hours.

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Ausimage aerial photography under licence to Roads and Maritime Services by Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd Mosaic date: Jan-Feb 2011

Intersection modifications with bus priority measures

Left-in / Left-out restriction

New traffic lightswith bus priority measures

Castle Hill High School

Castle Hill Library

Castle Towers

Shopping Centre

Castle Towers Shopping Centre

Expansion

FutureNWRL

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To Sydney

To Kellyville

New traffic lightswith bus priority measures

Off-road shared path Showground Road widened to four lanes between Carrington Road and Old Northern Road

SCALE

200 m

KEY

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Lane markings

Off-road shared path

What happens next?

PREPARE REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS (REF)

AND CONCEPT DESIGN

REF DISPLAY

COMMUNITY COMMENT ON REF AND CONCEPT DESIGN

COLLATION OF COMMENTS AND PREPARATION OF SUBMISSIONS REPORT

PROJECT APPROVAL

DETAILED DESIGN

CONSTRUCTION

WE ARE

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Where to get more informationRoads and Maritime Services Phone: (02) 8849 2465 Email: ShowgroundRoadUpgrade@rms.nsw.gov.au Web: www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roadprojects

and follow the links to projects in Western Sydney

What happens next?Roads and Maritime will provide information and involve the community during the planning of Showground Road, including information sessions, website updates and community update newsletters. Community sessions will be held in the first half of 2014, in conjunction with the display of the REF.

Roads and Maritime Services

Privacy: Roads and Maritime Services (“RMS”) is subject to the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (“PPIP Act”) which requires that we comply with the Information Privacy Principles set out in the PPIP Act.

All information in correspondence is collected for the sole purpose of assisting in the assessment of this proposal. The information received, including names and addresses of respondents, may be published in subsequent documents unless a clear indication is given in the correspondence that all or par t of that information is not to be published. Otherwise RMS will only disclose your personal information, without your consent, if authorised by the law. Your personal information will be held by RMS at 27 Argyle Street, Parramatta NSW 2150. You have the right to access and correct the information if you believe that it is incorrect.

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