Appin Road Upgrade and Appin Road Safety Improvements

Appin Road is a busy state road which caters to thousands of vehicles each day, including many trucks carrying freight between Wollongong and Sydney’s south-western suburbs. This road extends across three Local Government Areas including Campbelltown City Council, Wollondilly Shire Council and Wollongong City Council. Appin Road is predominantly one lane in each direction through environmentally sensitive areas, with some two-lane sections providing overtaking opportunities.

Location

New South Wales, Australia

Client

Transport for NSW

Project Value

$140 M

Project Status

In progress

Catering for Community Growth Safely & Sustainably

Transport for NSW (TfNSW) has proposed an upgrade to Appin Road to reduce congestion, improve the safety, provide road connection for new homes and provide additional capacity for future land releases in the area.

The project is being delivered in two parts – an upgrade between Rosemeadow and Mt Gilead and safety improvements between Mt Gilead and Appin Village.

Appin Road Upgrade between Rosemeadow and Mt Gilead

The project is approximately 5.4km in length and involves:

The upgrade of three existing intersections at Copperfield Drive and Kellerman Drive, Fitzgibbon Lane and Kellerman Drive
Improvements to the intersection with St Johns Road
Two new intersections to provide access to the new Figtree Hill development (former Mt Gilead development).

Lendlease Communities engaged us to provide concept design, review of environmental factors and detailed design professional services. The project is a collaboration between the NSW Government – Housing Association Fund (HAF), TfNSW and Lendlease Communities.

Appin Road Safety Improvements between Mt Gilead and Appin Village

This project involves the upgrade of 5.2km of roadway improving safety for residents, motorists and freight operators and unlocking housing. It will widen roadway to provide additional overtaking lanes, widen and modify shoulders and clearing to achieve improved clear zones.

In the five-year period between 2012 and 2016 there were 27 recorded crashes at Appin Road from Brian Road to Mount Gilead. These included one fatal, 14 injury crashes and 12 non-casualty crashes. These were predominantly run-off-road crashes with rear end, striking an animal and head-on accidents also accounting for crashes in the area.
The project has been funded by the Australian Government and is being delivered by TfNSW, who engaged us to provide detailed design for the project.

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Appin Road Upgrade Rosemeadow and Mt Gilead before

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Appin Road Upgrade Rosemeadow and Mt Gilead after

Environmental Conservation and Protection

WSP in collaboration with Lendlease Communities and TfNSW delivered the Appin Road Upgrade environmental assessment. The Review of Environmental Factors (REF) assessed the potential environmental impact and outlined measures to reduce impacts on biodiversity, such as the large koala population, heritage, noise, property impacts and construction.

In addition, we teamed with TfNSW, Lendlease and NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment to prepare and attend public exhibitions, community consultation and submissions report for consistency across both Appin Road projects, in particular to protect koalas and their habitat. The REF provided mitigation measures and assessments of significance required under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and the (Commonwealth) Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999).

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Appin Road safety improvement mt Gilead and Appin - Right Turn bay and U Turn

Creating Long Lasting Benefits to Shape and Connect Communities

The Appin Road Upgrade and Appin Road Safety Improvements projects are early infrastructure within the south west region to enable the surrounding growth plans that includes Greater Macarthur 2040, Wilton Growth Area and Picton Development. All these NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment plans contribute to additional traffic volumes and movements which are being considered in the design developments. The projects are being designed as Future Ready with a focus on resilience, sustainability and smart technologies. This will be achieved by working collaboratively with the client, stakeholders and community to deliver solutions for today’s transport challenges to help future-proof the growth of the region.