Stacey St Bankstown works make life easier for motorists
There is some relief for long-suffering motorists with an upgraded section of Stacey St and Fairford Rd at Bankstown between Stanley St and Macauley Ave now open.
There is some relief for long-suffering motorists with an upgraded section of Stacey St and Fairford Rd at Bankstown between Stanley St and Macauley Ave now open.
Work began in June 2018 to widen the southbound lanes to provide an additional lane and extend the dual right turn bay on Stacey St for motorists turning right onto Macauley Ave. This work, along with new street lights, guard rails and pram ramps, is now complete.
A Roads and Maritime Services spokesman said the NSW Government had delivered the improvements as part of its program to reduce congestion and improve travel times on Sydney’s busiest road corridors.
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“Around 59,000 vehicles use this section of Stacey Street and Fairford Road each day to access Bankstown and surrounding suburbs, so it was important to ensure motorists could enjoy more efficient and safer trips,” the spokesman said.
A 2017 Aust-roads report into congestion found Stacey St was the seventh slowest in Australia and New Zealand at an average speed of 18.3km/h.
Work on the second stage of improvements is set to take place later this year.
It includes building a new northbound lane between Macauley Ave and Stanley St and reconfiguring the intersection with Macauley Ave.
“While the next stage of work is exciting news, some changes have been made to the design which will retain open space along Stanley St,” the RMS spokesman said
He said after consulting closely with the community and stakeholders about the loss of open space and removal of trees at Stevens Reserve, the RMS would not be going ahead with the proposed road widening on Stanley St.
“While an additional right turn lane won’t be provided on Stanley Street, motorists will still reap the benefits of two extra lanes along Stacey Street and Fairford Road for years to come.
“Once complete, the improvements will reduce congestion on one of Sydney’s key arterial roads by providing additional northbound and southbound lanes on Stacey Street, providing thousands of motorists with a smoother, safer and more efficient journey.”
Canterbury Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour, who led the campaign to protect Stevens Reserve and thanked the community for its support.
“This is a win for local residents and the city,” Mayor Asfour said.
“This has been a long battle but Roads and Maritime Services have finally
listened and backflipped on their intentions.”
“Commonsense has prevailed. I couldn’t believe that on one hand the Greater Sydney Commission and Department of Planning were calling for councils to expand open space areas and, on the other, RMS was taking away open space.”
He said the fight would continue to save critically endangered ecological trees at Wiley Park.
“RMS still intends to chop down 22 trees and take a portion of Wiley Park for a
similar project, at the intersection of Canterbury Road and King Georges Road
“Once again, this is unacceptable, and we won’t stand for it.”
For more information on the Stacey St project go to rms.nsw.gov.au/sfb
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