Background

Camden Valley Way is a major arterial road linking the Hume Highway, M7 and M5 interchange at Prestons, near Liverpool, with the historic town of Camden. It passes through several precincts that are to be developed within the new South West Growth Centre.

The majority of the 17.6 kilometre route, between M7 and M5 interchange at Prestons, and Narellan Road, Narellan, currently has only two lanes, one lane in each direction.  Camden Valley Way is proposed to be progressively upgraded to a 4 lane divided road.

In December 2005 upgrade of Camden Valley Way to four lanes between the M7 interchange and Bernera Road, Prestons was completed.

In July 2011 upgrade of Camden Valley Way to four lanes between Bernera Road, Prestons and Cowpasture Road, Horningsea Park was completed.

In August 2010 construction from Narellan Road to Cobbitty Road section commenced and is expected to be completed in mid 2012.

The final section is more than 10 kilometres long runs between Cowpasture Road, Horningsea Park and Cobbitty Road, Harrington Park.

The commitment to complete the upgrade in 2016 comes with the call for tenders for the first stage of the final section, between south of Denham Court Road and south of Raby Road at Catherine Field. Tenders are invited from pre-qualified contractors to upgrade this 4.4 kilometre length.

The two remaining stages of Camden Valley Way to be upgraded to four lanes are to the south and north of the stage being tendered and have a total length of 6.2 kilometres. Tenders to build these stages are expected to be called in 2013 and 2014 respectively. 
The Camden Valley Way upgrade would provide additional road capacity to meet the needs of a growing urban population, as well as a safer road environment for all road users.