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Photo Gallery
New South Wales Road Photo Gallery:
Metroad 4 (Homebush
to Sydney CBD)
Metroad 4 travels from Emu Plains
in Western Sydney to in the inner western suburbs of
Sydney and takes in the M4 Western Motorway.
Planning began for the Western Expressway
in 1947, as the County of Cumberland Planning Scheme
(CCPS) was being drawn up, which included a corridor
from the City of Sydney at Glebe to the Gt Western Hwy
at Lapstone, passing through Glebe, Haberfield, and
Five Dock before joining the current route at Concord.
This corridor was reserved in 1951.
The first section of the M4 Motorway
was from Prospect to Penrith, completed by the NSW Government
in the early 1970's. Various stages of the second section
from Concord to Parramatta were completed during the
80's, with a missing link of approximately 10 km between
Mays Hill, near Parramatta, and Prospect to connect
these two sections.
In 1989 the NSW Government invited
proposals from private enterprise to fund and construct
the missing section of roadway, and upgrading a further
11 km of the F4 Freeway. Statewide Roads Limited (SWR)
won the right over a 20 year period to finance and build,
and then operate and maintain the Motorway, after which
the Motorway reverts back to Government control at no
cost.
The opening of the M4 Western Motorway in May 1992
included 21 major bridge structures, and the upgrade
and widening of 11 kilometres of existing expressway
at a cost of $245 million. The completion of this section
provided uninterrupted motorway conditions between Concord
and Lapstone on the foothills of the Blue Mountains.
Between 1996 to 1998 an upgrade and widening of the
M4 Western Motorway to 3 lanes each way from Parramatta
to Penrith was completed.
The entire route takes in Western Motorway, Parramatta
Road, City West Link, ANZAC Bridge, Western Distributor
before terminating at the Bradfield Hwy and Cahill Expwy.
This section looks at the roadway from the Homebush
Bay Drive interchange to the Sydney CBD terminus and
takes in Parramatta
Road, City West Link, ANZAC Bridge, and Western Distributor.
A duplex with state route 40 exists from the intersection
with Victoria Road along the ANZAC Bridge before terminating
with the ramps at King & Market Streets in Sydney's
CBD.
| Length (Entire): |
62 km |
| Route Numbers: |
Duplexed with  |
| Information courtesy
of the SWR website & Sam Laybutt (ozroads.com.au) |
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Southbound in the Sydney CBD
The Western Distributor (start of Metroad 4) as skirts past the highrise on the western fringe of the Sydney CBD, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Southbound near Darling Harbour
Lane allocation signage as you pass under the numerous bridges (King Street) in this area along the Western Distributor, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Approaching Market Street Overpass
Southbound at Darling Harbour as the Western Distributor as heads under Market Street and the IBM building, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Tunnel
Southbound on the Western Distributor as it passes under the IBM building near Darling Harbour, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Druitt Street Underpass
Still on the Western Distributor as it passes under Druitt Street to head west, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Old & New Lane Allocation Signs
On the left of shot, the new NSW standard of lane allocation directional signage, on the right, the older style that came to prominence in the 1960s, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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VMS
Westbound variable message sign at Pyrmont, approaching Pyrmont Bridge Road and ANZAC Bridge, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Pyrmont Bridge Road Interchange
Looking northwest at Pyrmont, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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ANZAC
Bridge
Eastbound just before the end of the ANZAC Bridge
at Pyrmont.
Image © David Whiteman |
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Eastbound
at Rozelle
Heading into the city via ANZAC Bridge.
Image © David Whiteman |
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Victoria Road Approach
SR40 junction as you head southwest through Rozelle, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Victoria Road Intersection
Heading northeast from City West Link onto SR40, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign
Citybound AD sign on the City West Link near the intersection with The Crescent at Lilyfield, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign
Citybound AD sign approach the intersection with The Crescent at Lilyfield, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Typical Conditions
Typical road scene along the City West Link at Lilyfield, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign
Large AD sign approaching the Balmain Road intersection at Lilyfield, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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View of the Sydney Skyline
Spectacular eastbound view of the Sydney Skyline near the Balmain Road intersection at Lilyfield, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Balmain Road intersection
Eastbound at Lilyfield, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Approaching Balmain Road
Eastbound approach and AD sign at Lilyfield, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Norton Street Approach
Approaching Norton Street at Leichhardt as you travel west, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Norton Street Intersection
Looking in a westerly direction as you approach the Norton Street junction, with James Street in the distance, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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James Street Intersection
Looking west through the James Street junction from the Norton Street traffic signals, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Norton Street AD
Advance directional sign for Norton Street in Leichhardt, taken from the James Street signals, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Supplementary AD Sign
Sign giving directions to Balmain via Balmain Road, eastbound at Leichhardt, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Typical Conditions
Westbound on City West Link as you approach Iron Cove near the Hawthorne Canal at Haberfield, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Metroad 4 Trailblazer
Eastbound near Hawthorne Canal, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Westbound at Haberfield
Dobroyd Parade as you pass by Robson Park, Haberfield, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign
Westbound AD sign as you approach the junction with Dobroyd Parade, Wattle Street and Ramsay Street, Haberfield, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Advance Directional Sign
Westbound AD on Wattle Street approaching Parramatta Road at Haberfield, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Parramatta Road intersection
Looking northeast outside the old Vita Wheat building on the corner of Parramatta Road, Wattle Street and Frederick Street at Haberfield, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Gantry
on Parramatta Road, Five Dock
April 2005, this photo is of the Wattle Street / City
West Link Signage on Parramatta Road, eastbound.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Parramatta Road Westbound
Approaching Great North Road at Haberfield, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Westbound at Five Dock
Parramatta Road as it passes numerous car yards at Five Dock, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign
Westbound AD on Parramatta Road approaching Broughton Street at Burwood, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign
Westbound diagrammatic AD sign approaching the intersection with the Western Motorway at Concord, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Right Lane Must Turn Right Sign
Standard Right Lane Must Turn Right with unusual 'At Freeway' placard. The use of freeway for the Western Freeway ceased when it started being tolled in the 1990s. September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Western Motorway Intersection
Westbound at Concord at the junction of Parramatta Road & Western Motorway, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Western Motorway Terminus
Eastern end of the Western Motorway at Concord, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Variable Speed Limit Signs
Common to the Parramatta to Concord section of the motorway are these variable speed limit signs, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Exit Sign
Westbound on the M4 motorway at Homebush, with AD signage for Homebush Bay Drive, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Footbridge
One of the more spectacular structures along the motorway. Built in the 1980s to link the sectons of suburban sections of Homebush around Wentworth and Park Roads severed my the construction of the motorway. September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Distance Sign
Westbound RD sign at Homebush, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Homebush Bay Drive Interchange
Westbound through the Homebush Bay Dr interchange at Homebush, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
