Cross City Tunnel
The Cross City Tunnel is a 2.1 kilometre tunnel that links Sydney’s Darling Harbour with Rushcutters Bay.
The tunnel is really two tunnels: one for east-bound traffic and one for west-bound, with two lanes in each direction.
The tunnel allows motorists to avoid busy inner-city roads and 18 sets of traffic lights.
Completion date
The Cross City Tunnel opened to traffic in August 2005.
Ownership
The tunnel was bought by Transurban in June 2014. It is 100% Transurban owned and is under concession until 2035.
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Eastern Distributor
The Eastern Distributor is a 6-kilometre motorway, including a 1.7-kilometre double-deck tunnel.
Part of Sydney’s orbital network, the Eastern Distributor links the city centre, Harbour Tunnel, and Harbour Bridge with Sydney’s southern suburbs and airport.
The motorway allows motorists to avoid 19 sets of traffic lights.
Completion date
The Eastern Distributor opened to traffic in December 1999.
Ownership
The motorway was bought by Transurban in 2007. It is 75.1% Transurban owned and is under concession until 2048.
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Hills M2
The Hills M2 is a 21-kilometre road linking Sydney's lower north shore and north west regions. Hills M2 connects with Westlink M7 and the Lane Cove Tunnel.
Most of the road is six lanes wide, with three lanes in each direction.
A 460-metre twin tunnel, the Epping-Norfolk tunnel, is part of the M2.
Completion date
Hills M2 opened to traffic in August 1997. The Hills M2 upgrade project, including the construction of additional lanes, was completed in August 2013.
Ownership
This road was bought by Transurban in 2005. It is 100% Transurban owned and is under concession until 2048.
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Lane Cove Tunnel
The Lane Cove Tunnel is a 3.8-kilometre twin tunnel serving Sydney's fast-growing north-west corridor.
Part of Sydney’s orbital road network, the Lane Cove Tunnel connects with the Hills M2 motorway.
Completion date
The Lane Cove Tunnel opened to traffic in 2007.
Ownership
This road was bought by Transurban in 2010. It is 100% Transurban owned and under concession until 2048.
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M5 East
The M5 East is a 10-kilometre road, including 4 kilometres of tunnel, that links the M5 South West Motorway with the Sydney Airport, Eastern Suburbs and Port Botany.
Completion date
The M5 East opened to traffic in December 2001.
Ownership
The M5 East is 50% Transurban owned and under concession until 2060.
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M5 South-West
The M5 South-West is a 22-kilometre road between Prestons and Beverly Hills in Sydney’s southwest. The road has six lanes, three outbound and three inbound.
This road connects the F5, M5 East, and Westlink M7 and is a key route between Sydney’s city centre and south-western suburbs.
Completion date
The M5 South-West opened to traffic in 1992. Road widening and other upgrade works were completed in December 2014.
Ownership
Transurban bought this road in June 2007. It is 100% Transurban owned and is under concession until 2026. When this concession expires, in December 2026, the M5 South-West will become part of the WestConnex M5 concession that expires in December 2060. During that period Transurban’s proportional ownership will be 50% based on its current ownership proportion in WestConnex.
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NorthConnex
NorthConnex is a dual 9-kilometre tunnel which links the M1 Pacific Motorway at Wahroonga to the Hills M2 Motorway at West Pennant Hills.
The tunnel links Sydney's north to the orbital network, and forms part of the National Highway route.
The tunnel design includes capacity for future expansion to three lanes and will accommodate vehicles up to 5.1 metres high.
NorthConnex will allow 5,000 heavy vehicles to bypass Pennant Hills Road and for motorists to avoid up to 21 sets of traffic lights.
Completion date
NorthConnex opened to traffic in October 2020.
Ownership
NorthConnex is 50 per cent Transurban owned and under concession until 2048.
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Rozelle Interchange
Rozelle Interchange is part of the WestConnex network with connections to the M4-M8 Link. It connects the M4 to Anzac Bridge, and the M8 to Victoria Road and City West Link. Rozelle Interchange also includes a toll-free bypass of Victoria Road, known as the Iron Cove Link (ICL) and links to the future Western Harbour Tunnel.
Rozelle Interchange was delivered by Transport for NSW and also includes future connections for the Western Harbour Tunnel project. Transport for NSW also delivered the new Rozelle Parklands as part of the project.
Completion date
This motorway was built by Transport for NSW and their delivery partners and opened to traffic in November 2023.
Ownership
Rozelle Interchange was delivered as Stage 3B of the The WestConnex M4-M8 Link (Stage 3A) project. It is 50% Transurban-owned and is under concession until December 2060.
WestConnex M4
An existing 7.5-kilometre section of the M4 Motorway from Parramatta to Homebush was widened (in 2017) from three lanes to four in each direction. The widened M4 Motorway, part of the WestConnex network, is now known as the WestConnex M4.
Twin 5.5-kilometre tunnels – with three lanes in each direction – were added to the WestConnex M4 in 2019, extending the motorway from Homebush to Haberfield.
The WestConnex M4 now allows motorists to avoid 42 sets of traffic lights between Parramatta and Haberfield, with distance-based tolls being applied.
Completion date
The widened M4 opened to traffic in July 2017 and the New M4 Tunnels opened on 13 July 2019.
Ownership
The New M4 is 50% Transurban owned and under concession until 2060.
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WestConnex M8
The WestConnex M8 is the second major underground stage of the WestConnex motorway network.
The M8 runs for 11km from Kingsgrove and the new St Peters Interchange with two lanes in each direction and capacity to add a third lane in the future.
The M8 doubles the M5 East Tunnels’ capacity and saves motorists around 30 minutes on a journey from southwest Sydney to the southern CBD.
Completion date
The WestConnex M8 opened on Sunday 5 July 2020.
Ownership
This motorway is 50% Transurban owned and under concession until 2060.
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WestConnex M4-M8 Link
The M4-M8 Link is part of the WestConnex network. The road comprises twin 7.5-kilometre tunnels connecting the M4 at Haberfield with the M8 at St Peters and connects with Rozelle Interchange.
The road’s ventilation facility at Campbell Road, St Peters has a large public artwork wrapped around its perimeter, featuring shells and traditional Bidjigal designs in the colours of the coastal sands and waters by local Aboriginal artists Aunty Esme Timbery and Marilyn Russell.
Completion date
This motorway was built by Transurban and our delivery partners and opened to traffic in January 2023.
Ownership
The WestConnex M4-M8 Link is 50% Transurban-owned and is under concession until December 2060.
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Westlink M7
The Westlink M7 is a 40 kilometre road in Sydney linking the Hills M2, M4 and M5 South West. It was Sydney's first distance-based toll road.
Situated in a strong industrial and residential growth corridor it improves access to western Sydney and features a 40km shared cycling and walking path connecting to the Sydney Cycleways network.
Completion date
The motorway was built by Transurban (and partners) and opened to traffic in December 2005.
Ownership
The M7 is 50% Transurban owned and under concession until 2048.*
* Following completion of the M7-M12 Integration Project, the M7 concession will be extended to fund this project. The new concession end-date will be 12 September 2051.
Ownership
The M7 is 50 per cent Transurban owned and under concession until 2048.
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M7-M12 Integration Project
The M7 Motorway is a key link into the broader Sydney arterial network and is one of Sydney’s busiest roads. The future M12 Motorway will provide direct access to the new Western Sydney International Airport at Badgerys Creek, connecting this airport to Sydney’s motorway network.
The Project will provide:
- Additional lanes to the M7 Motorway, one in each direction, for around 26km between the M5 Motorway interchange at Prestons and Richmond Road at Oakhurst/Glendenning
- Integration of the M7 into the future M12 through a new M7-M12 interchange; and
- Upgrade to Elizabeth Drive to facilitate a new connection between the eastern end of the new M12 Central Motorway (M12), the M7 and local road network
Tolls for customers on the M7 will not change as a result of this project.
Benefits
Once completed, the integrated M7-M12 will improve the connection into Western Sydney and the new Western Sydney International Airport, saving customers a collective four million hours of travel time each year.
Timing
Subject to planning approval, work is expected to start in 2023. Construction is anticipated to take approximately three years and will be complete in 2026.
Ownership
The M7 is 50% Transurban owned and under concession until 2048.
