Stanwell Park residents will be able to catch express train services on the South Coast line when essential safety work is carried out on Lawrence Hargrave Drive next year.
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Transport for NSW and Sydney Trains will be providing temporary express stops from Stanwell Park train station for residents travelling north and south.
Heathcote MP Lee Evans made the announcement on the back of community concern.
"Express services will stop at Stanwell Park during planned slope repair work which is essential to address the risk of a potential long-term closure on Lawrence Hargrave Drive due to land slippage," Mr Evans said.
During the closure, Stanwell Park customers will receive two extra weekday services to Sydney during the morning peak and one extra service from Sydney during the afternoon peak period.
On weekends, it is planned that Stanwell Park will receive eight extra services to Sydney and six extra services from Sydney each day.
The extra services will mean that Stanwell Park will receive one weekend service to and from Sydney every hour for most of the day.
Mr Evans said these train services would be a temporary arrangement to provide an additional transport option to help the community go about their daily activities during this essential work.
"While the timing of this work is yet to be confirmed, Transport for NSW has determined this planned slope repair will not start prior to May 2020." The community is currently giving their feedback on four alternative options for closures, to ensure this work can be carried out with minimal impact to motorists and residents.
The four alternative options are:
- Option A - Two stages of four-week closures during the winter months
- Option B - One eight-week road closure during the winter month
- Option C - 16-day full road closure (during winter school holidays), plus six to eight months of full road closures on weekdays from 9am-3pm with only one lane open to traffic (under alternating traffic flow) at all other times until the work is completed
- Option D - 16-day road closure (during winter school holidays), plus four to six months of full road closures on weekdays from 9am to 3pm, full road closures from Sunday to Thursday at night from 8pm to 4am and only one lane open to traffic (under alternating traffic flow) at all other times until the work is completed.
Mr Evans said express services would stop at Stanwell Park regardless of the closure option chosen.
To give the community additional time to consider this information, the survey period has been extended and residents are encouraged to give their feedback before 5pm on December 20.