Inner West LTF — What the Tempe Works Mean for Your Street

What's happening in Tempe South?

Bunnings Group is paying to install speed humps, raised pedestrian crossings, and road markings across nine streets in Tempe South. Inner West Council required these traffic calming works as a condition of approving Bunnings' new store.

Select your street in the panel below to see your exact closure dates, what's being built, and how to get in and out while works are underway.

Background & council documents

Before Bunnings could get development approval for its Tempe store, Inner West Council required it to fund a Local Area Traffic Management scheme — a set of traffic calming improvements on surrounding streets. The plan covers nine streets and was prepared by SSTC Group of Companies.

Four streets will close fully for up to three days each while speed humps are installed. Five streets get a single-day visit for coloured pavement markings at intersections. Union Street gets a permanent 40km/h speed limit with no road works.

View the full engineering plan on the Inner West Council website — satellite photos, designs, and traffic guidance schemes. Full council meeting agenda (17 items).

Works run 6 Jul – 5 Aug 2026

If delayed 10–22 Aug 2026

Working hours 7am–3pm weekdays

Funded by Bunnings Group

Find your street

Select a street to see closure dates and what's being built

Your street closes for three days while a speed hump is installed between Stanley Street and Tramway Street. You can still get in and out. A traffic controller will be on site the whole time. Through traffic is detoured via surrounding streets.

Closes

7am Mon 6 July

Reopens

3pm Wed 8 July

If delayed

Thu 9 – Fri 10 July

Work type

Speed hump installation

Overnight

Closure stays in place overnight

Resident access

Yes, TC on site

You should receive a letterbox notice at least 14 days before works start, so by mid-June at the latest. If it hasn't arrived by late June, call the site manager below.

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Mitchell Montgomery, SSTC Group (on-site)
0468 000 737 · Office: 02 9584 0426

Tramway Street closes for three days between Unwin's Bridge Road and Edwin Street. A speed hump goes in first, then the crew returns on a separate day in July for line marking. Heavy vehicles are routed via Unwin's Bridge Road while the street is closed. SSTC has already notified residents on this street.

Closes

7am Mon 13 July

Reopens

3pm Wed 15 July

If delayed

Thu 16 – Fri 17 July

Work type

Speed hump + line marking (two visits)

Heavy vehicles

Via Unwin's Bridge Road

Resident access

Yes, TC on site

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Mitchell Montgomery, SSTC Group (on-site)
0468 000 737 · Office: 02 9584 0426

The northern half of Wentworth Street, between Princes Highway and South Street, closes for approximately three days. A speed hump and a raised pedestrian crossing go in during this visit. Temporary No Stopping signs are installed on both sides of the street near nos. 45–49 and Tempe Tyres at no. 46, and removed at the contractor's cost when works finish.

Approx. closure week

20 July 2026

Duration

~3 days

Work type

Speed hump + raised pedestrian crossing

Resident access

Yes, TC on site

Temp No Stopping

North side: 26.1m outside nos. 45–49. South side: 21.7m outside Tempe Tyres (no. 46). Removed by contractor at their cost.

The raised pedestrian crossing is a permanent structure. It stays after works finish. Advance warning signs go up at the Wentworth Street entrance before work begins.

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Mitchell Montgomery, SSTC Group (on-site)
0468 000 737 · Office: 02 9584 0426

The southern half of Wentworth Street, between South Street and Princes Highway, gets its own closure the week after the northern section. One to three days for a speed hump. Temporary No Stopping signs go in near nos. 13–16 on both sides, removed by the contractor when done.

Approx. closure week

27 July 2026

Duration

1–3 days

Work type

Speed hump installation

Resident access

Yes, TC on site

Temp No Stopping

North side: 19.2m outside nos. 13–15. South side: 19.1m outside nos. 14 and 16. Removed by contractor at their cost.

If you live at nos. 13–16, this is your closure week. The northern section (nos. 45–49 side) closes the week before.

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Mitchell Montgomery, SSTC Group (on-site)
0468 000 737 · Office: 02 9584 0426

Holbeach Avenue stays open but narrows to a single shared lane for three days. Traffic controllers alternate the two directions with radios and portable booms: one side waits while the other goes through. The equipment is removed each evening, so the street is fully open overnight. Speed drops temporarily to 40km/h through the work zone.

Works start

7am Mon 3 August

Works end

3pm Wed 5 August

Daily hours

7am–3pm only

Overnight

Fully open each evening

Work type

Speed hump + kerb blister + median garden bed

Temp speed limit

40km/h through work zone

If delayed

From 10 August 2026

Design plan

H0202

These are the last works in the schedule, finishing on the same day the project closes: 5 August. The kerb blister and median garden bed are permanent and stay after works are done.

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Mitchell Montgomery, SSTC Group (on-site)
0468 000 737 · Office: 02 9584 0426

Barden Street gets a single-day visit in August. Coloured and textured road surface is applied at intersections, a visual warning treatment that makes the intersection point stand out from the surrounding road. No speed humps, no multi-day closure.

Approx. date

August 2026 (TBC)

Duration

Single day

Work type

At-grade contrasting pavement at intersections

Disruption level

Low, one day only

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Mitchell Montgomery, SSTC Group (on-site)
0468 000 737 · Office: 02 9584 0426

One day in August. Coloured pavement goes in at the intersections, the same treatment as Barden, Hart, and Station streets. Short closure, no overnight disruption.

Approx. date

August 2026 (TBC)

Duration

Single day

Work type

At-grade contrasting pavement at intersections

Disruption level

Low, one day only

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Mitchell Montgomery, SSTC Group (on-site)
0468 000 737 · Office: 02 9584 0426

Hart Street covers two TGS diagram zones (J and K), which means the coloured pavement treatment is applied at more than one intersection point along the street. Still a single-day visit.

Approx. date

August 2026 (TBC)

Duration

Single day

Work type

Contrasting pavement, two intersection points

Disruption level

Low, one day only

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Mitchell Montgomery, SSTC Group (on-site)
0468 000 737 · Office: 02 9584 0426

One day in August for coloured pavement at intersections. Same treatment as the other line marking streets, low disruption, no overnight closure.

Approx. date

August 2026 (TBC)

Duration

Single day

Work type

At-grade contrasting pavement at intersections

Disruption level

Low, one day only

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Mitchell Montgomery, SSTC Group (on-site)
0468 000 737 · Office: 02 9584 0426

Union Street is not getting road works. The only change is a permanent speed limit reduction from 50km/h to 40km/h between Princes Highway and School Avenue. No closures, no construction noise. New speed limit signs go up once Transport for NSW gives its formal approval, which is still being sought at the time of this agenda.

Current limit

50 km/h

Proposed limit

40 km/h

Section

Princes Hwy to School Ave

Status

Awaiting TfNSW concurrence

Road works

None, signs only

When effective

After TfNSW approval (date TBC)

You won't get a letterbox notice for this one. Watch for new 40km/h signs appearing on the street.

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Mitchell Montgomery, SSTC Group (on-site)
0468 000 737 · Office: 02 9584 0426

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Select a street from the list to see your closure dates and what's being built

For all affected residents

You should get a letterbox notice at least 14 days before works start on your street — so by mid-June for the first closures.
Footpaths stay open throughout. Fencing and pedestrian signs are put in place at each site.
Emergency vehicles have priority access at all times.
No bus routes run on any of the closed streets.
Works are subject to council approving the plan at the 18 May 2026 meeting.