Denmark Link Road - North West Growth Area

Denmark Link Road is a proposed new link road between Garfield Road West, Riverstone and the Westminster Street bridge, Schofields. This new link road would alleviate traffic congestion along Garfield Road West around the railway level crossing at Riverstone and would provide an alternate local connection for light vehicles to cross the Richmond railway line, to avoid the Riverstone town centre.

The preferred option would provide a link road from Garfield Road West, Riverstone via Denmark Road intersection to West Parade. West Parade would be extended to the Westminster Street bridge, Schofields. The proposal would link to new traffic lights that were completed in September 2016 at the Westminster Street and Railway Terrace intersection.

The Denmark Link Road is part of the North West Growth Centre Road Network Strategy short-term work and is subject to funding availability.

Benefits of the project include:

• Reducing the congestion and delays that are currently being experienced at the Garfield Road railway level crossing at Riverstone
• Providing a local road connection for light vehicles wishing to use the Westminster Street Bridge, alleviating congestion on Garfield Road.

Key features of the project include:

• New two lane local road connecting Garfield Road West and Bridge Street
• A new right-turn bay along Garfield Road West for traffic waiting to enter Denmark Road at Riverstone
• Widening to the existing Denmark Road, Trevithick Street and West Parade
• Extension of existing Denmark Road
• A new link road between Denmark Road and Carlton Street
• A new intersection at Carlton Street
• Extension of West Parade to connect to Bridge Street, near the Westminster Street Bridge at Schofields.

Transport for NSW  sought feedback on the proposal  in November and December 2015. During the consultation period, 18 submissions were received. All submissions received from the community were carefully considered and a consultation report was prepared. . View or download the consultation report (PDF, 3.53Mb).

We worked with Department of Planning Industry and Environment (NSW DPIE) in developing the West Schofields Draft Precinct Plan which identified the need to make minor modification to the proposal between Carlton Street and West Parade. The revised proposal will follow the existing road corridor and was displayed as part of the West Schofields Draft Precinct Plan in September 2018.

In July and August 2019 several community information sessions where held on the North West Growth Centre Road Network Strategy to help inform our future road plans in the North West Growth Area.

Feedback was taken during that period and where applicable individual residents where contacted to discuss their concerns.

In November and December 2020 sought feedback from the community on the Review of Environmental Factors (REF) for Denmark Link Road.  During the consultation period,  30 submissions were received. Transport for NSW carefully considered all the submissions received from the community and prepared a submissions report. View or download the submissions report (PDF, 1.04Mb).