Government cancels plans for Campbelltown commuter car park

THE NSW Government has broken its promise to build extra commuter parking at Campbelltown station.

There will be no extra parking for Campbelltown Station.

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THE NSW Government has broken its promise to build extra commuter parking at Campbelltown Station.

In a letter responding to Campbelltown state Labor MP Greg Warren’s petition to build a multistorey car park at Campbelltown station, NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance said the Government had cancelled the project in August.

An extra 450 parking spaces were promised for Campbelltown station by Premier Gladys Berejiklian when she was transport minister in the lead-up to the 2015 state election.

In the letter, Mr Constance said the decision to cancel the project was made after the Government and Campbelltown Council failed to agree about the location of new parking.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced more parking for Campbelltown Station in 2015 with then- Campbelltown Liberal MP Bryan Doyle and Campbelltown Mayor Paul Lake.

Transport NSW had earmarked council-owned land next to the existing parking facility on Farrow Rd, but council had already planned to use that land for future development and would only agree to release it to the State Government if the current parking land was handed back to council.

“As such, Transport for NSW determined that it would not be cost effective to build a commuter car park at Campbelltown station,” Mr Constance said in the letter to Mr Warren.

“Subsequently, the NSW Government approved the cessation of work on this project on August 31.”

Campbelltown state Labor MP Greg Warren said the decision let down commuters in across the Macarthur region.

“I’m angered as the Member for Campbelltown and outraged as a fellow commuter,” Mr Warren said.

“The entire process has been managed poorly right from the announcement with the Premier and my predecessor in 2015.

Campbelltown MP Greg Warren was angered by the decision.

“This affects the people of Wollondilly and Camden as well ... several thousand people signed my petition for a multistorey car park; we all know it is needed.”

A spokesman for Transport NSW confirmed the department had stopped work on the proposed car park.

“Transport for NSW has stopped work on the proposed commuter car park in Campbelltown following unsuccessful negotiations with Council,” he said.

“The proposal from Council would have resulted in significant additional property acquisition costs, meaning that it is not cost effective to proceed with the project at this time.

“We are continuing to explore the possibility of additional carparking at other sites along the Glenfield to Macarthur rail corridor, including Macarthur, Minto and Ingleburn stations.

“Any potential site is subject to assessment of its feasibility and value for money.”

A Campbelltown Council spokeswoman said the council was prepared to provide its land for short-term parking if the State Government had chosen to develop a multistorey car park on the Langdon Avenue site.

“Council was prepared to consider a short-term lease of 4 Farrow Rd while the State Government’s own land at Langdon Avenue was developed as a multi-level car park,” she said.

“Council already provides 2.3 hectares to the State Government for commuter parking at 6 Farrow Rd.”