POLITICS
Toongabbie Bridge funding to improve
traffic flow in Prospect with Hugh McDermott MP
The NSW Labor Government has committed $ 2 million to investigating potential improvements to Toongabbie Bridge , to help ease queuing and traffic delays on the rail overpass and local road networks adjacent to Toongabbie Station , particularly during peak periods .
The State Minister for Transport , the Hon . John Graham joined Dr Hugh McDermott , Member for Prospect , local residents and officials from Transport for NSW , for a site inspection of the Toongabbie Bridge in March , as part of the Minns Labor government ’ s funding to improve traffic flow in the Electorate of Prospect .
Toongabbie Bridge is a key connecting corridor in the local Prospect Electorate and is a link to the major arterials between Seven Hills Road and the Cumberland Highway . Residents have rightly been calling out for upgrades to the bridge after years of inaction from the previous government .
Minister Graham said that the NSW Government , “ has committed to ensuring that we are building and improving the local roads in our communities that we use every day , and improving Toongabbie Bridge is key .”
The project had originally been identified as a Transport for NSW bridge project . However , the outcomes from the Toongabbie Improvement Works Strategic Business Case identified that solutions are dependent on local road upgrades . Subsequently , the project was updated in scope to be led by the City of Parramatta and Cumberland City Council , relating to recommended local road and intersection upgrade projects .
Traffic modelling , design development ,
Hugh McDermott MP with Minister Graham and Councillor Sameer Pandey
council consultation and cost analysis has now been completed , with the project handed over to City of Parramatta and Cumberland City Councils in November 2023 . These councils will continue their planning of identified local road and intersection hot spot solutions .
Dr McDermott said that , “ Continuing this work will ultimately support the local community by easing congestion , improving traffic flow and travel times across Toongabbie Bridge and around Toongabbie Station .”
“ My thanks go to Parramatta Council and Cumberland Council as well as Transport for NSW for looking at the future of Toongabbie Bridge , so that we can get the plan right for the future .”
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