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$10 million revised bus priority project for Baulkham Hills

The NSW Government is proceeding with a $10 million revised bus priority project at Baulkham Hills that will minimise bus delays and improve traffic flow.

As a result of input from the community and Baulkham Hills Shire Council during community information displays, the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) has revised its proposal for road changes. The revised project will benefit bus commuters, motorists and residents – and retain parking in front of businesses near Raemont Lane for most of the day.

Scheduled works

  • Narrowing the central median to create a third southbound general traffic lane in Windsor Road from 125 metres north of Cook Street to the M2 on-ramp.
  • Creating a 24-hour southbound bus lane that would operate in most of the section of Old Northern Road extending from just north of Olive Street to Windsor Road.
  • Providing a short section of bus lane that would operate initially in the morning traffic peak Monday to Friday in front of businesses located between Raemont Lane and Windsor Road (outside the morning peak, 10 car parking spaces in front of the businesses would be retained).
  • Re-configuring parking spaces in the car park at the corner of Windsor Road and Railway Street.
  • Providing left turn access into Railway Street from Windsor Road (left turns out of Railway Street  into Windsor Road will no longer be possible for safety reasons).
  • Widening Raemont Lane to improve two-way traffic access to compensate for the partial closure of the southern end of Railway Street.

The RTA will work closely with Baulkham Hills Shire Council and other stakeholders to continue to refine the project.

A traffic control plan will be developed to minimise impacts on businesses in the shopping strip located in Old Northern Road between Raemont Lane and Windsor Road.

A landscape plan is to be developed for George Suttor Park.

Works Scheduled completion
Creating a third southbound traffic lane along Windsor Road from north of Cook Street to the M2 Motorway on-ramp. February 2007
Old Northern Road bus lane. First half of 2009

Further information

For further information, send an e-mail to buspriority@rta.nsw.gov.au or contact the project development manager, Richard Hine, telephone (02) 8849 2548.

Latest concept plans

As a result of input from the community and Baulkham Hills Shire Council, the RTA has refined the proposal to benefit bus commuters, motorists and residents – and retain parking in front of businesses near Raemont Lane for most of the day. 

The attachments below show a concept plan for Old Northern Road bus priority works - January 2007.  This includes a concept plan to create a third southbound general traffic lane in Windsor Road from north of Cook Street to the M2 on-ramp – January 2007.

 

Files

Start of works (July 2007)

Start of works letter and works plan.

Community updates (August 2006)

The RTA informs communities about bus priority proposals through a variety of communications. These include advertising in local newspapers and distributing community updates to directly affected residents and businesses.

Concept plans (January 2007)

Final concept design for third traffic lane in Windsor Road, Baulkham Hills - Cook Street to M2 on-ramp and Old Northern Road bus lane at Baulkham Hills - Olive Street to Windsor Road (January 2007)

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