Major construction work has started on accessibility upgrades at Ourimbah Railway Station, coinciding with scheduled trackwork for the safety of train users and workers.
Additionally, Central Coast Council has given the go ahead to RailCorp to build a new mobile phone tower to improve Telstra 4G coverage through the Ourimbah to Niagara Park rail corridor, as well as other users in the locality.
The site for the tower, with an overall height of 16.2m, will be in Mill St, adjacent Yates Rd.
This follows the roll-out since October 2019, of free Wi-Fi at all 19 train stations on the rail journey from Wyong to Hornsby.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, October 1, a large mobile crane and a piling rig started operating in the commuter car park and rail corridor to start the multi million dollar improvements at Ourimbah Station.
This will lay the foundations for the two new lifts which will provide access to the footbridge and platforms, making it easier for less mobile customers.
There will also be a new access ramp from the commuter car park in Brownlee St and a new station entrance.
One tree is also being removed to make way for the lift on the Pacific Highway side of the station.
Landscaping work will take place around the station precinct to offset the loss of this tree.
Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said he was pleased that Transport for NSW had been working with the Ourimbah RSL Sub Branch to ensure that the project did not impact the WW1 monument and memorial garden.
“Cleaning and restoration of the existing monument will be undertaken,” he said.
Crouch said work at other stations also progressed over the Labour Day long weekend with piling work for new lifts and relocation of electrical services at Niagara Park as well as site establishment work at Narara and Lisarow.
At the 2019 elections, the NSW Government committed to install lifts at Tuggerah, Ourimbah, Lisarow, Niagara Park and Narara, and to provide up to 220 car parking spaces at Tuggerah.
Sue Murray