Lake Macquarie Transport Interchange (also known as the Glendale Transport Interchange and Pennant Street Bridge) is a planned transport interchange in the suburbs of Glendale and Cardiff in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
Stage One Section One consists of a road realignment and extension of Glendale Drive on an alignment between Stockland Glendale and Cardiff Locomotive Workshops; Section Two consists of a new bridge over the Main Northern railway line, connecting Pennant Street and the Cardiff industrial estate.Lake Macquarie Transport Interchange City of Lake Macquarie
Stage two is set to include a new railway station and bus interchange, however this stage of the project is yet to be funded. The project is being managed by Lake Macquarie City Council.
Construction commenced on Stage One Section One in July 2015 on stage one of the project, with an extension of Glendale Drive from Glendale to Cardiff opening in June 2017.Jodie Harrison marks beginning of long awaited Glendale interchange Newcastle Herald 6 July 2015Works starts on $25.8m transport interchange Hunter Business Review 9 July 2015First section of Lake Macquarie Transport Interchange opens Lake Macquarie Council 23 June 2017
In June 2017 the state government committed $1.7 million to fund the preparation of a business case to complete the project.NSW budget 2017: Berejiklian Government to fund Lake Macquarie Transport Interchange business case after costings dispute Newcastle Herald 20 June 2017 However, in June 2018, the state government announced that it will not fund the new bridge across the railway line.
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