Planning the Airport Precinct’s longer-term transport network is underway. It will be built in stages in line with available funding investment over the next 30 years to keep pace with travel demand, unprecedented growth in the Airport Precinct and Western Sydney surrounds, and to meet community and industry expectations.
We’ve already made progress with the upgrades of The Northern Road and Bringelly Road complete. By the time passenger services start at the Airport in 2026, the M12 Motorway will be open to traffic, and Sydney Metro - Western Sydney Airport will connect St Marys with Bradfield City.
We know these important links alone will not be enough to support the bustling city that the Airport Precinct will become by 2026. That is why we are forward planning now for bus services, freight corridors, upgraded roads and active transport connections to be switched on when and where it matters and because it delivers maximum benefits to communities.
Stay up to date on what’s happening in the Airport Precinct by visiting our Interactive map or completing the Contact us form.
Transport projects in the Airport Precinct are diverse and span all transport modes, sizes and locations. The planning process can vary greatly depending on the type and scale of the project.
Our detailed planning processes can sometimes take many years from identifying the need for a project to starting construction. We require approval at key project phases (or ‘gates’) before we can progress to the next phase and secure funding to continue work. Engagement and consultation with the community and key stakeholders is a critical part of our planning process to ensure our projects achieve the best outcomes for the community and travelling public.
Transport projects and programs go through detailed planning processes spanning early concept design and environmental assessment in consultation with the community, Aboriginal cultural heritage considerations as part of project design, continual budget reviews to ensure value for money and maximum benefit to the community, procurement and construction right through to ‘open to traffic’. We engage with stakeholders and the community regularly to ensure our projects meet community needs and to incorporate their feedback.
In the Airport Precinct, we work with agencies like the Department of Planning and Environment, Sydney Water, Western Sydney International Airport and developers to stage and sequence our projects, minimising disruption where we can and providing the infrastructure and services offering the most benefit for the community.
We are guided by The Department of Planning and Environment and their key planning instruments, like the State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Western Parkland City) 2021 (Aerotropolis SEPP). This important policy document sets out how land is used in the Airport Precinct to support new communities, promote connectivity and unlock development across the initial precincts.
You can contact the Western Sydney Airport Precinct team by completing the Contact us form.
We regularly update our website with important project updates, activities and information for the community, industry and our stakeholders.
If you want to get involved in future activities or keep informed of our plans in the Airport Precinct, please complete the Contact us form and we’ll add you to our database.
Transport is committed to working with developers to ensure that developments in the Airport Precinct deliver jobs, housing and growth as soon as possible. All enquiries from developers can be directed to Transport’s Land Use team by emailing development.Sydney@transport.nsw.gov.au.
You can also watch for updates or information on our Industry page.
We meet regularly with our government partners, local councils and industry bodies.
Our aim is to ensure alignment on priorities for the Airport Precinct by working together on things like planning, minimising construction impacts for residents, and maximising the benefits of the Airport Precinct as soon as possible.
This includes working with the local councils, government agencies and developers responsible for upgrades to existing local roads in the Precinct that will connect to the key road corridors that Transport is responsible for delivering and upgrading.
Please see the “Working with our partners” section of our What we are doing page for more information.
Once Transport for NSW has identified a potential impact to a property from a project, we will contact the owner directly to provide full personal support. This will include allocating a Personal Relationship Manager to help address owners’ individual needs.
Sometimes Transport for NSW will identify and secure land needed for future infrastructure, such as roads and rail lines, before competing development comes along in a way that would prevent the land from being available for future transport infrastructure. If your property falls within such a ‘protected’ corridor, Transport for NSW will not normally acquire the land until close to the time the transport infrastructure is required. In the meantime landowners can continue to live in and use their land. When land is required, all acquisitions will be under the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991.
We acknowledge that this may impact landowners short and long term planning and property decisions. The owner of the property may be able apply for early acquisition under section 23 of the Just Terms Act. To apply for early acquisition, the owner must be able to show they would suffer hardship if the acquisition of the land were to be delayed. The owner must ensure their claim for hardship is genuine and substantiated. Details on how hardship is determined and how compensation is assessed can be found in the Ownerinitiated acquisition in cases of hardship fact sheet available at nsw.gov.au/property-acquisition.
Landowners can contact us (corridors@transport.nsw.gov.au) at any time if they would like to talk about their personal circumstances.
If you have questions about the possible impact of transport on your property or land in the Airport Precinct, you can:
Talk to your local council
Visit the Department of Planning’s online mapping tool where you can search by address or lot number
Visit the NSW Government’s legislation website for the Aerotropolis SEPP and maps
Contact the Independent Community Commissioner or read the Western Sydney Aerotropolis – Community Guideline (PDF, 176 KB) prepared in response to the Commissioner’s recommendations following amendments to the SEPP
Visit the Department of Planning website