Round 1 of the Accelerated Infrastructure Fund provided $75.9 million to support the delivery of community infrastructure in high-growth areas of Blacktown and The Hills local government areas in north-west Sydney. This included funding councils to deliver local roads, stormwater infrastructure and public open space projects to unlock development opportunities for new homes and employment land.
Round 1 provided Blacktown City Council with $45 million and The Hills Shire Council with $30.96 million to co-fund and accelerate the delivery of 14 community infrastructure projects worth $145.99 million.
The funding helped fast-track the projects to the construction stage and will support the development of 40,000 new homes and 115 ha of employment land and will create up to 1,000 new jobs during construction.
Grant summary
- The grants were selective and competitive.
- There were 18 applications received.
- There were 2 grant recipients.
- The designated decision maker was the Minister for Planning.
Project | Description | Start | Status | Details |
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Balmoral Road Reserve | Delivery of a multipurpose sporting and recreational facility between Bella Vista and Rouse Hill Regional Park. | December 2020 | Complete | |
Bioretention Monitoring and Optimisation Project | Construction and monitoring of alternate bioretention systems located at the Kudgee Street stormwater detention basin in the Alex Avenue Precinct. | October 2020 | In monitoring | |
Glengarrie Road, Marsden Park | Upgrade of existing rural road to a full width sub-arterial road from South Street to Avocet Circuit. | March 2021 | Complete | |
Grange Avenue, Marsden Park | Upgrade of Grange Avenue from a rural road to a full width collector road from Richmond Road to Bells Creek. | January 2021 | Complete | |
Hezlett Road, Kellyville | Upgrade of Hezlett Road to 4 lanes between Samantha Riley Drive and The North Kellyville Town Centre bypass road. | September 2020 | Complete | |
Little Creek South Street Basin | Stormwater detention basin providing 56,200m3 of storage and 2000m2 bioretention filter area servicing the Little Creek catchment in Marsden Park Industrial. | December 2020 | Complete | |
Loftus Street, Riverstone | Upgrade of Loftus Street from a rural road to standard that will enable a future full width sub-arterial road from Windsor Road to Schoffel Street. | September 2020 | In construction | |
Railway Terrace, Schofields | Upgrade of existing rural road to a collector road and Schofields Town Centre collector road from Jerralong Drive to Jacqui Avenue. | October 2020 | In planning | |
Regent Street, Riverstone | Upgrade of Regent Street from a rural road to local road servicing the Riverstone Precinct. | January 2021 | In construction | |
Reserve 882 and associated stormwater works, Jerralong Drive Schofields | Delivery of a regional sports park with integrated stormwater infrastructure. | December 2020 | In construction | |
Reserve 885, Farmland Drive Schofields | Delivery of a neighbourhood park, adjacent the grounds of Alex Avenue Public School. | October 2020 | Complete | |
Rouse Road, Rouse Hill | Upgrade of Rouse Road from a rural road to a Standard Collector Road from Windsor Road to the Rouse Road bridge at Second Ponds Creek. | March 2021 | Complete | |
Samantha Riley Drive and Hezlett Road, Kellyville | Signalisation of the intersection. | September 2020 | Complete | |
South Street Drainage Line and Glengarrie Basin | Trunk drainage line and stormwater detention basin providing 23,000m3 of storage and 1,300m2 bioretention filter area servicing the Little Creek catchment in Marsden Park Industrial and Marsden Park. | December 2020 | Complete |