SYDNEY SPEEDWAY PLANS REVEALED

A concept of the new Sydney International Speedway. Image: Supplied

Following on from the NSW Government’s declaration last year that Parramatta City Raceway would make way for a rail corridor, formal planning for the new Sydney International Speedway was announced late last month.

By GARRY O’BRIEN

Sydney Metro have earmarked the new speedway site at Western Parklands’ Precinct 5: Eastern Creek Motor Sports Park. Construction is planned to begin later this year with a projected completion by the start of the speedway season in September 2021.

The multi-million dollar Sydney International Speedway project will be built on the western side of Sydney Dragway, between the strip itself and Ferrers Road, about 200m to the north of Austral Bricks. Sydney Metro states that the build project should create about 50 jobs.

The plans include a new world-class clay-based racetrack to an international standard for speedway vehicles and motorcycles. Support infrastructure will include pit bays, workshops, garages, trackside operational support services, a pit crew viewing platform and vehicle access to the pits via an intersection to be built off Ferrers Road.

Spectators will be catered for with a grandstand as part of the venue infrastructure, along with public amenities, corporate facilities, and provision for food, beverage and merchandise outlets. Besides dedicated parking for spectators and visitors, there will an overflow parking area.

The latest in ancillary setup is also included such as lighting, fencing, fire safety systems, a fibre optic network for trackside and external broadcasting with large screens and internet provided for.

The plans also have taken in the provision for stormwater, drainage and flooding as well as the impact on the surrounding area during the construction stages, environmental management measures, landscaping and finishing works.

The community will have the opportunity to have its say on the proposal during the public exhibition of the Environmental Impact Statement later this year.

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