Good Morning Fellow Residents, Shop Patrons and Petition Supporters
After a delay in this project there is finally some activity starting to happen again. Council has spent a lot of time and money working on plans for a fast transit corridor from the CBD through to Fifteenth Avenue which will have an impact on Business Owners and Resident in the Hoxton Park Area.
This prompted two questions to be asked at the February 2021 council meeting.
1. What has the cost been to the ratepayer, including staff cost, promotional material, study tours?
2. What stage is this project at?
A summary of the response from Liverpool Council is provided below:-
Background
Council’s vision is for the Fast Transit Corridor to be a high-quality public transport link between Liverpool CBD and the Airport/Aerotropolis.
Council’s Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS) identifies the FAST corridor as a project of strategic significance to Council, and other strategic planning documents including the Liverpool City Centre Public Domain Plan identify the corridor.
1. What has the cost been to the ratepayer, including staff cost, promotional material, study tours?
Expenditure Summary
Total project expenditure to date = $2,025,380.34
Grant funding received to date = $2,742,500.00
2. What stage is the project at?
TfNSW and Council have both received funding under the SIC and design investigations for the upgrade of the above-mentioned road sections is underway.
TfNSW upgrade of Hoxton Park Road
TfNSW has completed a strategic concept design which involves road widening to provide two dedicated bus lanes along both sides of the existing four-lane road. The design was placed on public exhibition early last year. TfNSW provided a briefing to Councillors on the project.
The main project feature which attracted community submissions was the arrangement to restrict right turn movements into and out of Dorrigo Avenue. Council also raised a concern that the provision of two dedicated bus lanes as a continuation of the existing Liverpool to Parramatta transit lane would be a better arrangement should an upgrade to a mass transit system such as light rail or trackless tram be required in the future.
Project Advocacy
The advocacy to date has included representations to the Department of Planning, Industry & Environment, Transport for NSW, the Minister for Transport and Roads and meetings with senior DPIE and Transport for NSW representatives. This has enabled Council to highlight the importance of the project to DPIE and TfNSW management and both agencies have agreed to partner with Council to prepare an Integrated Transport Corridor Plan.
You can read the full report on the Liverpool Council February 2021 Minutes via the Link Below
http://liverpool.infocouncil.biz/Open/2021/02/CO_20210224_MIN_431_WEB.htm
I will keep you updated as any further information comes to hand.
Yours Sincerely
Michael Andjelkovic JP
Independent Community Campaigner for Liverpool