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Sydney Airport’s new $2.6 billion road link is set to fully open in just over a month.
The Sydney Gateway project has been opening in stages since November, with the final stage to open on 1 September. The NSW government said the five kilometres of new roads around the airport will save an estimated 17 minutes between the terminals and the St Peters interchange.
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“Sydney Gateway is more than just a new road; it’s a critical infrastructure project that will significantly enhance connectivity to Sydney Airport, especially from Western Sydney,” Sydney Airport CEO Scott Charlton said.
“Important population and logistics hubs like Blacktown, Parramatta, Liverpool, and Eastern Creek will have significantly reduced travel times and a traffic-light-free journey to Domestic.
“Gateway will also bring substantial benefits to our local community by diverting cars and trucks off local roads, thereby alleviating congestion, and reducing noise and pollution in the airport precinct.”
According to NSW Roads Minister John Graham, the Sydney Gateway will link the airport’s international and domestic terminals directly into the motorway network, including the M8 as well as the M5 and M4, which are the main routes to Western Sydney.
“For anyone who has sat in traffic around Mascot as the minutes to a flight tick down, this will be a welcome piece of toll-free motorway, while the local community will see fewer trucks on their streets,” he said.
The NSW government says it is looking to avoid driver confusion as occurred with the opening of the Rozelle Interchange “spaghetti junction” in late 2023.
“For the first time on a big motorway project, signage and road markings on Gateway have been tested in advance with members of the public to ensure they are well understood. Feedback has led to 100 changes pre-opening,” the government said in a press release.
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Ahead of the opening date, the state government has released a series of animated drive-through videos to help drivers understand the new routes into the airport.
“Transport for NSW is working closely with Sydney Airport for the smoothest start but I urge all Sydney drivers to take a moment to familiarise themselves with the animations we are issuing today,” Minister Graham said.
“Sydney Gateway supported more than 8000 jobs during its construction and I want to thank each and every one of those workers for transforming the airport precinct and Sydney’s entire road network for the better.”
One of the first sections of the Sydney Gateway, the Deborah Lawrie Flyover which passes over Sir Reginald Ansett Drive to the domestic terminals, opened last November. The flyover was named after pioneering female pilot Deborah Lawrie, who famously won a 10-month legal battle against Ansett’s refusal to hire women as pilots in the 1970s.
The Sydney Gateway project is expected to have capacity for over 100,000 vehicles per day.
