The Parramatta Road Urban Amenity Improvement Program (PRUAIP) is an initiative by the NSW Government to improve open space and active transport links along the Parramatta Road corridor. The program brings state agencies and local councils together to collaborate on projects that will improve public amenity in the corridor.
Funding
$198 million funding has been allocated to councils across 6 local government areas along the Parramatta Road corridor. This funding is supporting 32 projects that will revitalise the precincts between Camperdown and Granville.
Discover the successful projects for the program in the table below.
| Council name | Project summary | Homes supported |
|---|---|---|
| Burwood Council | New cycle connection between Parramatta Road and Burwood Park | 4,082 |
| Incorporation of Wangal Park into the regional bicycle network | 883 | |
| Formalise the existing informal cycle route from Luke Avenue and Parramatta Road intersection to Burwood park | 3,968 | |
| City of Canada Bay | New playspace on Charles Heath Reserve | 408 |
| Concord Oval Redevelopment | 1,346 | |
| Regional Cycleway between Concord and the Bay | 4,644 | |
| New cycle connection between Parramatta Road and Queen Elizabeth Park | 2,720 | |
| Cumberland City Council | Funding for purchase of land west of Auburn Park to facilitate park extension | 2,139 |
| Public domain improvements to Parramatta Road (Auburn) | 1,221 | |
| Improved pedestrian safety and amenity works on Stubbs Street | 1,022 | |
| Melton Street M4 pedestrian / cycleway overpass upgrade | 623 | |
| City of Parramatta | General streetscape improvements along Good Street and Bridge Street | 2,025 |
| General Streetscape improvements along Alfred Street | 2,758 | |
| Upgrade of FS Garside Park | 2,452 | |
| Funding for purchase of land for a new urban plaza north of the railway station on Bridge Street | 1,886 | |
| Funding for purchase of land for a new local park to the north of Parramatta Road at the intersection of Albert Street and Prince Street | 2,399 | |
| Inner West Council | GreenWay connection under Parramatta Road (at Parramatta Road) | 1,886 |
| GreenWay connection at Longport Street | 2,057 | |
| Public domain improvements to key north-south streets perpendicular to Parramatta Road (Rofe Street/Renwick Street/Norton Street/Balmain Road/Catherine Street/Crystal Street) | 2,138 | |
| Dot Lane new cycle connection between Norton Street and Hay Street | 1,273 | |
| Public domain improvements and cycle connection to Pyrmont Bridge Road between Parramatta Road and Mallett Street | 5,173 | |
| Johnstons Creek new north-south pedestrian and cycle connection from Booth Street to Parramatta Road | 5,707 | |
| Conversion of Petersham Street to a pocket park between Parramatta Road and Queen Street | 1,167 | |
| Strathfield Municipal Council | Public domain improvements to Parramatta Road (George Street to Underwood Street) | 5,086 |
| New pedestrian and cycleway bridge crossings over Powells Creek | 5,770 | |
| Station Street public domain improvements and entrance to Homebush Station | 1,767 | |
| Public domain improvements to Bridge Road | 5,245 | |
| Improve cycle and pedestrian connection along Powells Creek Reserve | 2,991 |
For more detail on each project, visit the relevant council’s website:
The works fall into three categories:
- Streetscape upgrades including tree planting, multi-purpose lighting, new pavements, pedestrian and cycle pathways and safer crossings.
- Creation of new and improved open spaces including a new urban plaza, which are important to support communities in a high density environment.
- New walking and cycle ways which link to key transport locations and open spaces.
Parramatta Road Urban Amenity Improvement Program projects
You can view progress of the 32 PRUAIP projects currently in planning or construction and the completed projects by using the interactive map below.
PRUAIP public art framework
Public art plays an important role in creating a sense of place when it responds to the surrounding environment in both a physical and thematic sense.
A public art framework (PDF, 5.5 MB) has been developed as a guide for councils in the Parramatta Road corridor. Use of the framework will ensure an integrated and collaborative approach is taken when creating and commissioning public artworks for installation along the corridor.
The framework provides councils with a curatorial approach for the corridor as a whole. It is aligned to the objectives of the PRUAIP and local communities will benefit culturally, socially and economically from great public art in the corridor.