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Thou shall not pass over our land. That’s the message from the state government’s Department of Industry. Campbelltown Council signalled its intentions to extend Beverly Road from the Moore-Oxley Bypass through to Broughton Street in 2014. The idea was to construct a one-way, dual carriage way for south-west bound traffic, and to convert Queen Street into a one-way, dual carriage way for north-east bound traffic from Broughton Street. The extension from Chamberlain Street to Warby Street was complete in late 2015. But since then, not much – at least when it comes to construction – has occurred. The council's director of city delivery Wayne Rylands said late last year that the Department of Industry would not allow a road to built over the state government-owned crown land. Despite the set back, the council decided to press ahead and began the process to compulsory acquire the Crown land. As a result, the time and cost to construct the extension is expected to “significantly increase”, Mr Rylands said. “The cost of acquiring this land will significantly increase the cost of providing the road connection,” he added. “This will impact the council’s budget and will likely require a further report to council once the cost is known. “The project is unable to be progressed until funding has been secured.” With the Campbelltown CBD set to be transformed into a haven for high-rise development, Mr Rylands said the Beverly Road extension would “ease future traffic pressure on other streets in the area”. “The first stage of works has assisted in easing congestion and facilitating traffic movement in the area,” he said. Funding options and approvals for future works have yet to be finalised. Mr Rylands said the Beverly Road extension would be “further complemented by the proposed bridge over the railway, linking Badgally Road and Broughton Street”.

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