{"id":39314,"date":"2022-03-21T10:50:33","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T23:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/?p=39314"},"modified":"2022-03-21T10:51:19","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T23:51:19","slug":"community-invited-to-have-their-say-about-planned-upgrade-to-tuggerah-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/home\/community-invited-to-have-their-say-about-planned-upgrade-to-tuggerah-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Invited To Have Their Say About Planned Upgrade To Tuggerah Station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Locals across the Central Coast are being invited to have their say on the long-awaited upgrades to Tuggerah Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Transport for NSW plans to upgrade the station under the Transport Access Program, which is an initiative designed to provide a better experience for public transport customers by delivering modern, integrated and accessible transport facilities across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tuggerah-station-upgrade-artist-impression.jpeg\" alt=\"Transport for NSW plans to upgrade the station under the Transport Access Program, which is an initiative designed to provide a better experience for public transport customers by delivering modern, integrated and accessible transport facilities across the state.\" class=\"wp-image-39315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tuggerah-station-upgrade-artist-impression.jpeg 780w, https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tuggerah-station-upgrade-artist-impression-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tuggerah-station-upgrade-artist-impression-768x512.jpeg 768w, 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with mobility aids, parents or carers with prams and travellers with luggage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lifts will be upgraded with other key benefits from the project set to include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>New pedestrian footbridge, lifts and stairs connecting the Pacific Highway, commuter car park and station platforms<\/li><li>New and extended canopies at station platforms<\/li><li>New family accessible, and male and female ambulant toilets<\/li><li>Platform widening to improve customer accessibility<\/li><li>Upgrades to station entrances including landscaping and new bicycle hoops<\/li><li>15 accessible parking spaces in the commuter car park<\/li><li>Accessibility upgrades to bus stops, and kiss and ride spaces<\/li><li>Improvements to CCTV, lighting and wayfinding signage<\/li><li>New and upgraded footpaths at station entrances<\/li><li>Demolition of the existing footbridge, stairs and connecting ramps<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tuggerah-station-upgrade-schematic.jpeg\" alt=\"Member for The Entrance David Mehan has been lobbying for the upgrades for years and has welcomed the release of the plan for public comment.\" class=\"wp-image-39316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tuggerah-station-upgrade-schematic.jpeg 780w, https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tuggerah-station-upgrade-schematic-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tuggerah-station-upgrade-schematic-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tuggerah-station-upgrade-schematic-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tuggerah-station-upgrade-schematic-36x24.jpeg 36w, 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feedback and comment <a href=\"https:\/\/yoursay.transport.nsw.gov.au\/tuggerah-station-upgrade\">here<\/a> until April 6, with construction set to be completed on the Tuggerah Station upgrade by 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Listen via the Star 104.5 Player, download it now via the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/au\/app\/star-104-5-central-coast\/id1068731232\"><em>App Store<\/em><\/a><em> or <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=au.com.star1045\"><em>Google Play<\/em><\/a><em> and take Star 104.5 wherever you go.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Images:\u00a0Transport for NSW \/ Supplied <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Bek Lougher<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEE MORE:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/home\/here-are-all-the-locations-featured-in-the-toni-collettes-pieces-of-her-filmed-on-the-central-coast\/\">Here Are All The Local Locations Featured In The Toni Collette Drama Filmed On The Central 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