But the lone road in and out of the peninsula, locals say, already struggles to cope with demand. An artist's impression of what the new Wentworth Point development could look like. Credit:UrbanGrowth NSW "They have managed to create a place that basically has got really bad road access and they have put stacks of people there and they wonder 'why there is a problem?' " said University of Sydney urban planning professor Peter Phibbs. Professor Phibbs said the government had failed "planning 101" in overestimating the capacity of the peninsula. The development represented an "own goal" for the government as it provided an argument for anti-density campaigners. "We're trying to get the public more interested in density and here we've got a government-led scheme that just provides ammunition for the density haters who are going to say that density induces congestion," he said.

The road networks around the growing Homebush Bay and Sydney Olympic Park also clog during peak times, with residents reporting that it can take them more than half an hour to pass through the Australia Avenue/DFO Homebush roundabout. Wentworth Point currently only has one bus service, the 526, which often runs late and can take 45 minutes to reach Strathfield station, less than 10 kilometres away. Two high-density residential neighbourhoods, including a primary school, shops and plaza, are set to be be built on waterfront sites at the tip of the Wentworth Point peninsula. A spokesperson for UrbanGrowth NSW, the government's property development arm, said it would be two to three years before construction on the first apartments started and this was ample time to complete infrastructure upgrades.

An artist's impression of what the new Wentworth Point development could look like. Credit:UrbanGrowth NSW A bridge designed for buses, cyclists and pedestrians, which was funded by developers in exchange for uplift, is under construction and will soon put Wentworth Point residents within about one kilometre of Rhodes station. However, the T1 Northern Line via Strathfield is already crowded and, on average, has 135 per cent passenger loads by the time it reaches Redfern during the morning peak. The M4 widening as part of the WestConnex motorway project will also provide residents new access to the M4 eastbound from Hill Road in Sydney Olympic Park, although there will be no westbound exit. Wentworth Point Community Central member John Spooner said the government had created Wentworth Point "back to front".

"We all understand that people have to live somewhere and for people to live somewhere developers have to develop," he said. "The developers seem to be able to get on with it, but the government doesn't seem to be able to help with the infrastructure." In a statement, Planning Minister Rob Stokes said the area was ideal for a new community. "We have undertaken extensive community consultation, and ensured the precinct will have good access to public transport, jobs, a new school, services and open space, in keeping with best-practice planning," the minister said.