The Australian and NSW governments have released plans for the second stage of Spring Farm Parkway, which would create a more direct freight and road connection between the Hume Motorway and Camden Bypass in southwest Sydney.
The proposed three-kilometre, four-lane Stage 2 would complete the east-west corridor from Menangle Road and the Hume Motorway through Spring Farm to the Camden Bypass.
The governments have also released the project’s Review of Environmental Factors for public consultation as they progress planning and prepare a final business case.
Spring Farm Parkway currently stops short of a direct connection to Spring Farm, forcing motorists and freight vehicles to use alternative routes such as Narellan Road.
Completing the corridor would provide another connection to the Hume Motorway and improve access between growing residential and employment areas across Camden and Macarthur.
New route would strengthen freight access
The proposed road would give freight vehicles a more direct route between the Camden area and the Hume Motorway, one of Australia’s major interstate freight corridors.
Earlier planning for Stage 2 also identified direct access for freight trucks to the Southern Sydney Freight Line terminal as one of the benefits of completing the connection.
The corridor could reduce reliance on Narellan Road and provide businesses in employment areas including Smeaton Grange, Narellan and Gregory Hills with an alternative connection to the Hume Motorway and Sydney’s wider motorway network. Previous strategic planning for Camden identified these freight and business connectivity benefits.
Federal Member for Macarthur Dr Mike Freelander said freight operators were among those expected to benefit from the proposed extension.
“Local residents and freight handlers will be looking forward to the unveiling of this design which sets up the final section of the continuous east-west link from Menangle Road and the Hume Motorway through Spring Farm to the Camden Bypass,” Freelander said.
Business sector highlights infrastructure needs
The proposed connection comes as businesses and industry groups continue to highlight the importance of transport infrastructure in supporting Western Sydney’s expanding economy.
Business Western Sydney has identified Spring Farm Parkway as enabling infrastructure for the South West Growth Area, linking improved road capacity with the need to keep transport networks ahead of rapid population and economic growth.
The organisation has also highlighted freight efficiency as a key consideration in Western Sydney’s broader transport investment, particularly as the region develops its role as a national logistics hub.
The perspective reflects a wider challenge for southwest Sydney, where expanding residential areas, employment precincts and logistics activity increasingly depend on the same transport corridors.
Improving connections between local industrial areas and major motorways could help businesses reduce indirect travel and provide freight operators with more route options as the region grows.
Planning responds to southwest Sydney growth
Stage 1 of Spring Farm Parkway opened in August 2024 and connected Menangle Road with the Hume Motorway.
The NSW Government expected around 10,000 vehicles a day to use the first stage, with the connection potentially saving motorists up to 15 minutes on journeys to and from the motorway.
Stage 2 would extend that connection westwards and complete the originally planned corridor between Menangle Park and Spring Farm.
Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Catherine King said the government was progressing planning to accommodate the region’s transport needs.
“By progressing the planning of Spring Farm Parkway Stage 2, we are taking an important step towards ensuring that families in Menangle Park and Spring Farm have the safe, reliable and efficient road link to the Hume Highway that they deserve,” King said.
The Australian and NSW governments have committed $15 million to planning, including development of the final business case. The Australian Government is contributing $7.5 million.
Construction funding remains undecided
The governments have not yet committed funding to construct Stage 2.
Community feedback on the proposed design and environmental assessment will inform further planning before the governments finalise the design and consider construction funding through future budget processes.
That distinction means Stage 2 remains a proposed project rather than a committed road development.
If governments ultimately fund and build the extension, it would complete a new east-west corridor linking the Camden Bypass, Spring Farm, Menangle Park and the Hume Motorway.
For freight operators and businesses across southwest Sydney, the connection could provide more direct access to the motorway and Southern Sydney Freight Line while reducing dependence on increasingly busy local corridors.
Yvette is a Content Producer at Akolade, producing stories for Supply Chain Channel, an Australian learning ecosystem created to address the need for information, networking, case studies, and empowerment for everyone in the supply chain sector.
