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03 April 2018
Blacktown City Council has begun a $33 million upgrade to widen Hambledon Road between Stanhope Parkway and Schofields Road, Schofields.
Mayor of Blacktown City Stephen Bali MP said the upgrade is a representation of how Council is focused on ensuring our roads will cater to our growing community.
“Hambledon Road will be upgraded by Blacktown City Council from a two-lane rural road to a four-lane major urban road,” Mayor Bali said.
“Hambledon Road is a high capacity urban road and its reconstruction and widening is essential to improving access within the Alex Avenue Precinct to Schofields Railway Station, Schofields Road and local schools.”
“Once completed the new road will act as a regional road network helping to move people through our roads, cater to future growth, improve traffic conditions and unlock land for housing development.”
The upgrade was made possible after Blacktown City Council successfully lobbied the NSW Government for a $58.5 million grant to upgrade Hambledon Road and widen Boundary Road and McCulloch Street, between Schofields Road and Riverstone Road, Riverstone.
“I’m pleased the Government’s Restart NSW Fund agreed with our proposal to improve our infrastructure and cater to our growing population in the City’s northwest,” Mayor Bali said.
The Hambledon Road project is expected to be completed by the end of 2019.
Upgrades to the Boundary Road/McCulloch Street project is scheduled to begin in May 2018 with a completion date expected by December 2020.
Construction begins on Hambledon Road. Junior Director Christopher Carey, Project Engineer Thet Swe, Councillor Chris Quilkey, Mayor of Blacktown City Stephen Bali MP, Senior Contract Engineer Stephen Painter, Councillor Moninder Singh, Senior Supervisor Bart Martinovic.
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