About the project

The Australian Government and NSW Government have committed $500 million for traffic improvements including a new bridge over the Hawkesbury River between Richmond and North Richmond. The Australian Government funding of $400 million is being provided via the Infrastructure Investment Program.

Existing view from out front of North Richmond hotel
View 1: Bells Line of Road in North Richmond looking east towards the new bridge
Proposed view looking towards the new bridge from Hanna ParkProposed view looking towards the new bridge from Hanna Park
View 2: looking south towards the new bridge from Hanna Park
Existing view from verge of Kurrajong Road towards new intersection
View 3: Kurrajong Road looking east towards new intersection with Old Kurrajong Road and proposed bypass
View 4: Inalls Lane looking west towards proposed bypass
View 5: Existing Richmond Bridge looking towards new bridge

Project information

Background
The bridge between Richmond and North Richmond provides a vital crossing of the Hawkesbury River, and carries an average of 31,000 vehicles per day with a single lane in each direction. In 2013, Transport for NSW prepared the Richmond Bridge and approaches congestion study: Preferred short-term and long-term options report. The study identified the need for additional bridge capacity and three intersection upgrades to improve travel times and journey time reliability and provide for future growth. So far we have:

  • upgraded the intersection of Kurrajong Road and Old Kurrajong Road
  • upgraded the intersection of Bells Line of Road and Grose Vale Road
  • made significant progress on the upgrade of the intersection of March Street and Bosworth Street.

What are we trying to achieve?
The key objective of this project is to reduce congestion between Richmond and North Richmond and build for future growth. We also aim to improve:

  • journey time reliability
  • connectivity between Bells Line of Road and the main road network
  • flood resilience
  • amenity and support economic development in the town centres of Richmond and North Richmond
  • safety along the road corridor between Richmond and North Richmond
  • public and active transport connections.

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