$28m for sport facilities ahead of M6 build

Sporting facilities in Sydney’s south will receive a $28 million upgrade ahead of construction finally starting on the M6 toll road next year.

A slew of new sport and recreation facilities will be opened in Sydney’s south ahead of the start of construction of the long-awaited M6.

Work on upgraded playing fields, new playgrounds and a skate park around the Brighton Le Sans area began on Monday, with the project expected to cost about $28 million and be completed by the end of 2021.

Transport and Roads Minister Andrew Constance said the project would support about 200 jobs and allow local sporting teams to keep their seasons running as construction begins on the new toll road.

The money will be spent on upgrades at Ador Park and McCarthy Reserve at Rockdale as well as the Brighton Memorial Playing Fields at Brighton-LeSands.

“The improvements include new playing fields, open space and more carparking so our local sporting teams can keep their seasons running while the M6 stage 1 is delivered,” Mr Constance said.

A new playgrounds will be a feature of Ador Park. Picture: NSW Government via NCA NewsWire

The Ador Park Precinct and McCarthy Reserve will receive an upgraded full-sized synthetic field and a new mid-sized grass field as well as a new skate park, play area, BBQ area and amenities building. Picture: NSW Government via NCA NewsWire,

The Ador Park Precinct and McCarthy Reserve will receive an upgraded full-sized synthetic field and a new mid-sized grass field as well as a new skate park, play area, BBQ area and amenities building.

A new play area, memorial, lawn area, amenities building and lighting will be installed at Brighton Memorial Playing Fields.

There will also be an upgraded full-sized synthetic field and a new mid-sized grass field, and increased carparking capacity, with safety improved on nearby Sybil Lane.

A pedestrian bridge will be built over Muddy Creek, and the West Botany Street Bridge will be upgraded, with larger carparks to be installed at both sites.

Member for Miranda Eleni Petinos said Monday’s announcement brought locals “one step closer to enjoying quicker travel times to the city”.

How the upgraded full-sized synthetic field and mid-sized grass field will look at Brighton Memorial Playing Fields. Picture: NSW Government via NCA NewsWire,

The M6 will connect President Ave at Kogarah to the recently opened WestConnex M8 at Arncliffe.

The project was expected to be finished by 2024, but its end date was pushed back a year to allow for the creation and improvement of open spaces in the area.

Mr Constance expects the toll road will allow drivers to skip up to 23 sets of lights and take up to 2000 heavy vehicles a day off surface roads when it opens at the end of 2025.

The stage 1 build will create about 5300 jobs, and the road itself is expected to cost $2.6 billion.