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Western Sydney Gains Billion Dollar Road Investment

The federal and New South Wales government are committing $1 billion in funding towards Western Sydney roads in an effort to improve freight and traffic links to the new Western Sydney International Airport.

In a joint funding effort by both governments, it will see upgrades from Fifteenth Avenue to create the transit corridor from Liverpool to the airport. An estimated 22,000 vehicles per day travel along the congested two-lane Fifteenth Avenue, with around eight per cent of those being trucks.

Liverpool City Council 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.

“My government wants Western Sydney to be a gateway to the rest of the world,” says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

“We want it to thrive as the engine room for jobs, economic growth and opportunity. This half a billion dollars’ worth of new funding from the federal government is part of our commitment to delivering more resilient infrastructure for all Australians.”

The federal and NSW governments are each committing $500 million to this project, with the federal government investing nearly $18 billion totals towards Western Sydney infrastructure projects.

“We’re connecting Sydney to Western Sydney, and Western Sydney to the world, by investing in infrastructure that will boost jobs, unlock housing, and shape the way we live,” says federal transport minister Catherine King.

“From Liverpool to Parramatta, Bankstown to Cabramatta, we’re not just building roads, we’re building Australia’s future.”

 

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