Governor Macquarie Drive Upgrade
Description of Project:
Liverpool City Council is upgrading approximately 350 metres of Governor Macquarie Drive (GMD) between Hume Highway and east of Hope Street underpass in the suburb of Warwick Farm.
The upgrades are part of Stage 1 of a proposal to upgrade GMD from a two-lane to a four-lane carriageway from Hume Highway to the existing four-lane arrangement on GMD near the Australian Turf Club (ATC) access road.
Scope of Works:
The key features of the works included:
- Widening of Governor Macquarie Drive (GMD) to provide dedicated dual right turn lanes from GMD to the Hume Highway,
- A dedicated through lane to Todman Road and a left turn slip lane from GMD to Hume Highway
- A left turn slip lane from GMD to Hume Highway
- Widening the Hume Highway to provide a left turn slip lane from Hume Highway into GMD
- Modification to the intersection of GMD and Munday Street maintaining all existing turn manoeuvres
- Extension of the existing right turn bay eastbound on GMD to Munday Street
- Provision of shared paths on the northern and southern side of GMD to existing shared paths at Hume Highway intersection with GMD.
- Construct a raised concrete median to separate eastbound and westbound GMD lanes
- Install new pavement, stormwater pipes and pits along GMD
- Widening the dual culvert underpass on the northern side of Hope Street Underpass to accommodate widening of GMD
- Providing footbridge structures on GMD over the Hope Street Underpass
- Adjust / relocate existing utilities as required
- Adjust / install road furniture and line-marking as required
- Private property adjustments
- Construction of low-level retaining walls.