Road Photos & Information: New South Wales

Pennant Hills Road, Marsden Road, Stewart Street, Kissing Point Road, Silverwater Road, St Hilliers Road, Rawson Street, Olympic Drive, Joseph Street, Rookwood Road, Stacey Street, Fairford Road, Davies Road, Alfords Point Road, New Illawarra Road & Heathcote Road (Metroad 6) - Bankstown to Heathcote

Statistics:

• Length: 43 km
• Northern Terminus: Hills Motorway (Metroad 2 / M7) and Pennant Hills Road (Metroad 7) interchange at Carlingford.
• Southern Terminus: Corner of Heathcote Road (Metroad 6) and Princes Highway (Metroad 1) at Heatchcote.
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Carlingford, Epping, Eastwood, Dundas Valley, Ermington, Dundas, Silverwater, Auburn, Lidcombe, Chullora, Bankstown, Greenacre, Punchbowl, Padstow, Padstow Heights, Alfords Point, Illawong, Menai, Barden Ridge, Lucas Heights, Engadine and Heathcote.

Route Numbering:

• Current:
• Formerly:
• RTA Internal Classification: State Highway 13 (Pennant Hills Road), Main Road 158 (Marsden Road to Pennant Hills Road), Main Road 190 (New Illawarra Road, Old Illawarra Road, Alfords Point Road, Davies Road, Fairford Road, Fairford Road extension, Stacey Street, Rookwood Road, Joseph Street, Olympic Drive, Boorea Street, Rawson Street, St Hilliers Road, and Silverwater Road and its extension to Kissing Point Road) Main Road 512 (Heathcote Road) and Main Road 574 (Stewart Street & Marsden Road)

General Information:

Metroad 6 is a collection of local roads that form one large route, which is one of Sydney's major arterial roads.

The route is mostly suburban arterial standard. At the southern end around Lucas Heights through to Heathcote, it's mostly 2 to 3 lane single carrigeway. The rest of the route is mostly 4 to 6 lanes divided, however some of the route is 4 lane undivided around the northern end and in the Bankstown area.

History:

• 1940 to 1943: Construction of Heathcote Road (then IlIawarra Road) primarily for military use. Some minor local roads built before the Heathcote Road works, were upgraded as part of the project. *
• 10 November 1962: The Silverwater Bridge, which is a five span pre-stressed bridge that crosses the Parramatta River, opened. It was the first concrete box girder bridge built in NSW. *
• 7 September 1973 : Alfords Point Bridge opened, replacing a vehicular punt that operated between Lugarno and Illawong. At the time the existing bridge was built, the piles and abutments for a second bridge were also constructed. *
• 1989: To address peak traffic flows, a tidal traffic flow arrangement was implemented on Alfords Point Road. *
• 1991: Alfords Point Road was extended as a four lane road from Brushwood Drive to Old Illawarra Road, Menai to provide for growth in Menai. *
• 1997: Davies Road was upgraded from two to four lanes from Alma Road to Banks Street, Padstow. *
• June 1999: Opening to traffic of a four-lane link road between Rookwood Road and Hume Highway at Stacey Street intersection. *
• 2005: Construction of the Bangor Bypass and of the North/South link between the intersection of Alfords Point Road and Old Illawarra Road, Menai. *
• 16 December 2005: Metroad 6 extended from Marsden Road at Carlingford and replacing Metroad 7 along Pennant Hills Road to the Hills Motorway interchange. Signage updated on 21 December, 2005. **
• February 2007: Work commenced to duplicate Alfords Point Bridge over the Georges River between Alfords Point and Padstow Heights. *

Preview:	Description:
	M5 Motorway AD Sign on Fairford Road: Signage as you approach the M5 interchange at Padstow, December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	M5 Interchange: Interchange with Fairford Road and the M5 South Western Motorway at Padstow, December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Corner of Truro Parade and Davies Road: Davies Road southbound at Padstow, December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	ID Sign for Clancy Street Interchange: Heading south through Padstow Heights. December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Clancy Street, Davies Road and Alfords Point Road Interchange: Southbound at Padstow Heights, December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Clancy Street Overpass: Passing under Clancy Street, which is part of the large Padstow Heights interchange, December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Alfords Point Road / Henry Lawson Drive Interchange: Looking at the off ramp from Henry Lawson Drive at Padstow Heights, June 2008. Image © Michael Mak
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign acting as an ID sign on the corner of Sewell Avenue and the ramp from Henry Lawson Drive onto Alfords Point Road at Padstow Heights. June 2008. Image © Michael Mak
	Lane Configuration VMS on Alfords Point Road: Variable message sign for lane allocation, southbound at Padstow Heights, December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Clancy Street, Davies Road and Alfords Point Road Southbound Merge: Driving through the Padstow Heights Interchange, December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Alfords Point Bridge Northern Approach: Variable message sign for lane allocation as you approach Alfords Point Bridge over the Georges River, December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	RD Sign at Alfords Point Bridge: Distance sign near Alfords Point Bridge at Alfords Point, December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Alfords Point Bridge: Crossing Alfords Point Bridge over Georges River. December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Alfords Point Bridge Southern End: Southern section of the Alfords Point Bridge, note the section on the left for duplication of the bridge. December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Southbound near Great Moon Bay: Taken December 2005 near the truck parking area at Alfords Point. Image © Paul Rands
	AD Sign for Brushwood Drive, Fowler Road, Old Illawarra Road, and Alfords Point Road interchange: Looking south at Illawong, December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Brushwood Drive, Fowler Road, Old Illawarra Road, and Alford's Point Road interchange: Southbound at Illawong, December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Old Illawarra Road Overpass: Passing under Old Illawarra Road in the Menai / Illawong area. December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Alfords Point Road: Southbound as you enter Menai, December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	AD Sign for Menai Road Intersection: Approaching the intersection of Alfords Point Road, New Illawarra Road and Old Illawarra Road at Menai, December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	New Illawarra Road: Looking south at the Barry Road pedestrian signals at Menai. December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Bangor Bypass AD Sign: Advance directional sign for the Bangor Bypass. New Illawarra Road Menai, December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	New Illawarra & Old Illawarra Roads Roundabout: Looking southwest at the roundabout at Barden Ridge, December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	AD Sign for Heathcote Road: Advance directional sign detailing intersection options with Heathcote Road. New Illawarra Road, Lucas Heights, December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Heathcote Road Intersection: Directional signage on the corner of Heathcote and New Illawarra Roads at Lucas Heights. Note the remnant Metroad 7 sheild. Until the 1994 opening of the Casula Bypass, Metroad 7's southern terminus was the intersection of Princes Hwy and Heathcote Rd at Heathcote. When Metroad 6 was extended it looks like this sign was missed. December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	RD Sign Eastbound: Distance sign near the New Illawarra Road / Heathcote Road intersection, facing east, December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Eastbound behind ANSTO: Heading east with Melinga Molong Creek in the gully to the left of the road. This is behind Lucas Heights nuclear reactor. December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Approaching Woronora River: Narrow bridge warning sign for the Woronora River Crossing near Engadine. The bridge was built in 1941. December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Crossing Woronora River: Bridge over the Woronora River, the bridge was built in 1941. Southbound near Engadine, December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Eastbound near Kallala Gully: Heading southeast towards the Princes Highway, Heathcote, December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Route End Signage: Esatbound at Heathcote approaching Forum Drive, December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	AD Sign for Princes Highway: Directional sign detailing approaching intersection at the Metroad 6 southern terminus, Heathcote, August 2008. Click here for a photo from December 2005 of the sign this one replaced. Image © Michael Mak
	Metroad 6 Southern Terminus: Corner of Heathcote Road and the Princes Highway at Heathcote, December 2005. Image © Paul Rands
	Intersection Directional Signs: Sign assembly on the corner of Heathcote Road and the Princes Highway at Heathcote, August 2008. Image © Michael Mak
Click here for the continuation of Metroad 6 between Bankstown and Carlingford

* Information courtesy of Roads and Traffic Authority
** Information courtesy of Sam Laybutt (Ozroads)

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