First look at Barangaroo’s newest waterfront precinct

The area surrounding Barangaroo Station has been designed to open up the precinct for more people to enjoy with new footpaths, over 200 trees and plants, 38 new streetlights and new bike parking facilities.

New seats around the precinct, each weighing 12 tonnes, have been installed, as well as a new configuration of bus stops close to the station entry and new kiss-and-ride and taxi facilities.

Directly adjacent to the Nawi Cove station entrance, a piece of history can be found with a cast iron inlay of the historic Barangaroo Boat, marking the location where the 200-year-old artefact was discovered during excavation of the metro station.

The inlay is a nine metre long and three metre wide 2D birds-eye-view replica of the boat as it was found. Archaeologists believe the boat was used to ferry cargo around Sydney Harbour.

This is the first section of the precinct around the Sydney Metro station to be opened to public use.

The remainder of the precinct will open by the end of the year and includes road surface works in and around Dalgety Bridge and the car park at 25 Hickson Road. The pedestrian footpath and bicycle path on the eastern edge of Hickson Road will also be opened in the coming months.

When metro services start here in August, this key part of the city will be unlocked with fast travel times – Barangaroo to Martin Place in two minutes and under the harbour to Victoria Cross in the city’s north in just three minutes.

People travelling from the city’s northwest will have direct, fast and reliable access to this part of the city for the first time, including from Chatswood to Barangaroo in nine minutes, Epping in 11 minutes and Macquarie Park in 18 minutes.

Barangaroo Station will improve access to the Walsh Bay Arts and Culture precinct as well as providing easy access to the public, residential, commercial and entertainment areas of the city and the new ferry hub.

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