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Westlink M7 motorway
Length 40 km
Direction North-South
Start M5 South Western Motorway
Primary destinations Western Sydney suburbs of Liverpool, Fairfield, Blacktown and Baulkham Hills
End M2 Hills Motorway
Construction dates July 2003 - December 2005
Major junctions M2 Hills Motorway
M4 Western Motorway
M5 South Western Motorway
Owner Transurban Limited
Macquarie Infrastructure Group
Leighton Holdings
Abigroup
Operator Westlink Motorway Limited
M7 Metroad marker
M7 Metroad marker
M7 Motorway marker
M7 Motorway marker

Westlink M7 - formerly Western Sydney Orbital - is one of Sydney, Australia's urban motorways and a part of Metroad 7 and the Sydney Orbital Network. The M5 South Western Motorway (also known as the M5 South West Motorway, M5 Motorway or simply M5) is a Motorway in south-western Sydney The United Kingdom Road Network is an extensive network of routes connecting its settlements The network is of varied quality and capacity Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 The M2 Hills Motorway (also known as the Hills M2 Motorway, M2 Motorway or simply M2) is a Motorway in north-western Sydney New Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The M2 Hills Motorway (also known as the Hills M2 Motorway, M2 Motorway or simply M2) is a Motorway in north-western Sydney New The M4 Western Motorway, (also known as the M4 Motorway or simply M4) is a Motorway in central Sydney New South Wales, Australia The M5 South Western Motorway (also known as the M5 South West Motorway, M5 Motorway or simply M5) is a Motorway in south-western Sydney Transurban is an international Toll road developer and manager with interests in Australia and North America The Macquarie Infrastructure Group is one of several listed trusts managed by Macquarie Group Limited. Leighton Holdings ( is notable as Australia's largest project development and contracting group Metroads are the primary Road routes serving the Sydney and Brisbane metropolitan areas in Australia. Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 History The original western Sydney Bypass was Ring Road 5 which busiest section ( Pennant Hills Road and Woodville Rd is between Pacific Highway and Hume Highway The Sydney Orbital Network is a 110 kilometre Motorway standard ring-road or orbital around the city of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales It connects three Metroads: M5 at Prestons, M4 at Eastern Creek and M2 at Baulkham Hills. Metroads are the primary Road routes serving the Sydney and Brisbane metropolitan areas in Australia. Metroad 5 is a Metroad in Sydney New South Wales, Australia, and a main arterial route linking Sydney's city centre to its south western suburbs and beyond Prestons is a Suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. M4 East redirects here For information on the proposed extension see M4 Western Motorway Metroad 4 is a Metroad in Sydney Eastern Creek is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Metroad 2 is a Metroad in Sydney New South Wales, Australia. It links Windsor to Artarmon Baulkham Hills is a Suburb in the north-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It opened on December 16, 2005, eight months ahead of schedule. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

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History

Western Sydney is the fastest growing part of the Sydney metropolitan area. The ring roads Ring Road 5 and State Route 55 - and later State Route 77 - originally meant to bypass Sydney, had instead become primary arteries for the western suburbs.

By the late 1990s and first decade of the 21st century Western Sydney had become the third biggest producer of Australia's GDP, after the Sydney CBD and Melbourne. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 The growth of industrial and residential areas brought about a massive increase in traffic on its local roads. This led to the planning of the Western Sydney Orbital which, among its original purposes, was to serve the stillborn second international airport at Badgerys Creek. Badgerys Creek is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Due to the strategic importance of Western Sydney, the Federal Government decided to fund a freeway which, in addition to becoming the main thoroughfare for Western Sydney, would also be part of a National Highway Sydney Bypass, linking the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway in the north and Hume Highway in the south-west via the western suburbs. The National Highway (now part of the AusLink National Network) is a system of Roads connecting all the States and Territories of Australia There have been various forms of Sydney Bypass for decades Some have taken the form of local suburban roads which have gradually become more and more congested until they were no longer The Sydney-Newcastle Freeway is a stretch of Motorway linking Sydney to the Central Coast, Newcastle and Hunter regions of The Hume Highway / Hume Freeway is one of Australia's most important and notable interstate Highways which runs for 880 km inland between Sydney and This change of emphasis led to the Western Sydney Orbital being renamed Westlink M7.

With its opening, Metroad 7 between Liverpool and Beecroft was transferred from Cumberland Highway to Westlink M7. History The original western Sydney Bypass was Ring Road 5 which busiest section ( Pennant Hills Road and Woodville Rd is between Pacific Highway and Hume Highway Liverpool is a Suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Beecroft is a Suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Westlink M7 was the first Sydney motorway to be marked with the alphanumeric M7 rectangular shield rather than the hexagonal Metroad shield.

On 25 December 2005, just 9 days after opening, the M7 suffered its first fatality: a 12 year old boy died at Cecil Park when the 4-wheel drive he was travelling in rolled down an embankment and onto Elizabeth Drive, almost crushing another car. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Course

Westlink M7 heading southbound
Westlink M7 heading southbound

In Sydney's southwest, the M7 starts at the Hume Highway/M5 South Western Motorway (Roden Cutler) interchange at Prestons [1]. The Hume Highway / Hume Freeway is one of Australia's most important and notable interstate Highways which runs for 880 km inland between Sydney and The M5 South Western Motorway (also known as the M5 South West Motorway, M5 Motorway or simply M5) is a Motorway in south-western Sydney Prestons is a Suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It follows a new track until the Elizabeth Drive/Wallgrove Road junction, Abbotsbury. Abbotsbury is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. From then on it runs parallel to Wallgrove Road until the Wallgrove Road/Great Western Highway junction, interchanging with the M4 in what is known as the Lighthorse Interchange - Australia's first four level stack interchange. The Great Western Highway is a highway in New South Wales, Australia. Continuing north, it leads to Minchinbury and follows alongside Rooty Hill Road North until Dean Park. The final, northernmost section of the M7 runs in a roughly easterly direction until ending at the M2 Hills Motorway junction.

The M7 passes through suburbs including Hinchinbrook, Cecil Park, Abbotsbury, Horsley Park, Eastern Creek (where it crosses and intersects the M4 Motorway), Oakhurst, Quakers Hill, Acacia Gardens and finally ends at Baulkham Hills where it joins the M2 Hills Motorway. Hinchinbrook is the name of several places Hinchinbrook New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney Australia Hinchinbrook Island, an island Cecil Park is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Abbotsbury is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Horsley Park is a Suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eastern Creek is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The M4 Western Motorway, (also known as the M4 Motorway or simply M4) is a Motorway in central Sydney New South Wales, Australia Quakers Hill is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Acacia Gardens is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Baulkham Hills is a Suburb in the north-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The M2 Hills Motorway (also known as the Hills M2 Motorway, M2 Motorway or simply M2) is a Motorway in north-western Sydney New The section from Dean Park to the M2 follows the original North West Freeway corridor. Dean Park is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The North West Freeway was a planned freeway route in Sydney New South Wales, Australia, intended to link the Sydney CBD to its north-western suburbs and ultimately

M7 is claimed to reduce transit time across the western suburbs of Sydney by at least one hour.

Tolls

It was built as a fully tolled, gateless motorway employing electronic payment, the toll free period ending on January 15, 2006. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The toll was originally 29. 91 cents per kilometre, capped after 20 kilometres at $5. 98, but on April 1, 2006, this increased to 30. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 07 cents per kilometre, capped after 20 kilometres at $6. 01. Currently until June 30, 2008, the toll is 31. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 97 cents per kilometre, capped at $6. 39. The toll is adjusted quarterly according to the CPI. CPI redirects here For other uses see CPI (disambiguation. A consumer price index ( CPI) is a measure of the average price of consumer

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The M2 Hills Motorway (also known as the Hills M2 Motorway, M2 Motorway or simply M2) is a Motorway in north-western Sydney New Metroad 2 is a Metroad in Sydney New South Wales, Australia. It links Windsor to Artarmon The M4 Western Motorway, (also known as the M4 Motorway or simply M4) is a Motorway in central Sydney New South Wales, Australia Metroad 5 is a Metroad in Sydney New South Wales, Australia, and a main arterial route linking Sydney's city centre to its south western suburbs and beyond
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