Above ground work starts

Above ground construction of the Woy Woy commuter carpark upgrade is expected to start soon with the completion of drilling of more than 200 piles, according to Member for Gosford Ms Marie Andrews.

"The first of the concrete slab pours commenced recently on the ground floor and the pedestrian walkway through the centre of the car park has been relocated to accommodate these works.

"Woy Woy locals will have also noticed a tower crane has been erected on site to help with the heavy lifting that will go on over the next major phase of construction."

Ms Andrews said once construction was complete, Woy Woy commuters would have access to around 300 additional commuter parking spaces making it "much easier" for people to park and catch the train.

"The new car park will incorporate accessible parking spaces, new lifts, and CCTV camera surveillance," Ms Andrews said.

"Prior to major works commencing, a number of temporary changes to local parking arrangements were put in place for both commuters and shoppers to try to minimise the impact of construction.

"A temporary commuter car park providing 185 spaces was constructed off Chambers Pl and part of the existing multi-storey commuter car park was opened up to shoppers.

"The project is being constructed in an incredibly constrained space, and I want to thank the local community, particularly commuters and shoppers, for their patience while these important improvements are carried out."

The Woy Woy Commuter Car Park project was part of the State Government's Commuter Car Park Program, an initiative to deliver commuter car parking facilities across suburban Sydney, the Central Coast, Illawarra and the Blue Mountains.

Press release, 20 Aug 2010 Marie Andrews, Member for Gosford