Place, Design and Landscape Plan

Western Harbour Tunnel will make it easier, faster and safer to get around Sydney.  

The draft Place, Design and Landscape Plan (PDLP) outlines the design and landscape objectives of the Western Harbour Tunnel and sets the framework to deliver great places for the community. Transport for NSW’s vision is to contribute to the community, giving back in meaningful ways through new open spaces and landmark features, that acknowledge the Country they are built on. 

As part of our design process for the PDLP, Transport has been seeking feedback from the community. 

The WHT PDLP presents a quality design of motorway infrastructure in Sydney, offering a unique, positive and meaningful harbour crossing experience for future road users by weaving in the natural and cultural essence of the land into the final design. 

The WHT PDLP will be presented in three parts, with each part including its own consultation period and key objectives, as outlined below. 

The draft PDLP (Part 1) was put on public display for community feedback on 31 July 2024 for four weeks, and has now closed.  

All feedback received during the public display period will be considered and will help validate the final PDLP design. A summary of the feedback received and our responses to the feedback will be provided to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for approval. We will inform the community when the final PDLP has been published on the project website. 

Due to the change in construction methodology for tunnelling under the harbour, the project no longer requires the use of Berrys Bay as a construction support site, which means we can deliver a new foreshore parkland for the community ahead of the tunnel being completed. 

Transport is committed to reconnecting people to the bay’s history, foreshore lands, and waters through the delivery of this new foreshore parkland.  

We have been progressing the design for the parklands at Berrys Bay and will be seeking further community feedback. The next steps include finalising the detailed design and engaging with key stakeholders and the community from late 2024. 

In 2025, Transport will start to engage with key stakeholders and the community on a new public parkland between Warringah Freeway and Cammeray Golf Course. This land is being used for construction of the Warringah Freeway Upgrade and Western Harbour Tunnel projects, and we are excited to give this land back to the community when construction is complete.