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Photo Gallery
New South Wales Road Photo Gallery:
Metroad 5 (South Western Motorway & Freeway / Hume
Highway)
Metroad 5 is a major arterial route
from the Airport and CBD to the south-western suburbs.
It is the only Metroad that is fully freeway standard,
which was acheived in December 2002 when traffic
lights that operated at Moorebank for over 15 years
were switched off, being replaced by an overpass.
The Casula bypass and Moorebank Avenue
to King Georges Road sections are owned by Interlink
Roads Pty Limited. The M5 East, the Liverpool Bridge
and the Hume Highway are RTA owned.
The tolled section opened in August
1992. The Casula bypass opened in '93 or '94. Tolling
arrangements started as a 30 year operating contract,
with the original date of reverting to the public being
August 2022. However the Moorebank Avenue overpass works
have extended the contract by 1.1 years, putting the
revised reversion date at September 2023.
The M5 South-West Motorway opened
in August 1992 and provided a suitable alternative for
south-western commuters, such as those from the Liverpool
and Macarthur districts. The M5 East opened in December
2001 between King Georges Road and General Holmes Drive,
providing easy access to the International Airport.
F5 South Western Freeway opened in
the mid 1970's with various end points until the early
1980s when the freeway was extended past Narellan Road,
Campbelltown to eventually join to the Hume Highway
in the NSW Southern Highlands near Bargo.
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M5
Eastbound Tunnel
M5 Eastbound tunnel
interior heading city bound.
Easter long weekend
2004.
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© Paul Rands. |
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M5
Eastbound Tunnel
M5 Eastbound tunnel
interior heading city bound at Rockdale exit. Easter
long weekend 2004.
Image
© Paul Rands. |
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M5
Eastbound Tunnel Entrance
M5 Eastbound tunnel
entrance heading city bound.
Easter long weekend
2004.
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© Paul Rands. |
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M7
/ M5 Interchange
Looking southbound
from the Westlink M7 as it joins the M5, December 2005
at Prestons, with Camden Valley Way (SR89 / TD12) overpass
in the background.
Image
© Paul Rands.
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Southbound
at Glenfield
Approaching
Campbelltown Road (SR56) at Glenfield, December 2005.
Image
© Paul Rands.
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Southbound
at Glenfield
Passing through
the Campbelltown Road (SR56) interchange at Glenfield,
December 2005.
Image
© Paul Rands.
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South
Western Freeway Ingleburn
Southbound near Brooks Road at Ingleburn. The
sign on the left is for the Remembrance Driveway which
commemorates fallen soldiers and runs from Sydney to
Melbourne.
Image © Sam
Laybutt (ozroads.com.au) |
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Advance
Directional Sign
Sign for
the Brooks Road interchange. Taken at Glenfield, December
2005.
Image
© Paul Rands.
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Advance
Directional Sign
Sign for
the Brooks Road interchange. Taken at Macquarie Links,
December 2005. Note the emergency turn around bay in
the central reservation.
Image
© Paul Rands.
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Brooks
Road Interchange
Southbound
through the Brooks Road Interchange at Ingleburn, December
2005.
Image
© Paul Rands.
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Darren
Stacey Bridge
The Darren
Stacey Bridge carries traffic for Brooks Road over the
M5 Freeway at Ingleburn. Looking southbound, December
2005.
Image
© Paul Rands.
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Distance
Sign
Southbound
distance sign at Ingleburn after the Brooks Road Interchange.
Image
© Paul Rands.
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Campbelltown
Road Overpass
We pass under
Cambelltown Road for the second time, this time at Ingleburn,
December 2005.
Image
© Paul Rands.
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St
Andrews Road Overpass
Looking southbound
through St Andrews. December 2005.
Image
© Paul Rands.
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Next
Exits Signage
Slightly
obscured sign denoting Campbelltown is available via
the next 2 exits. Looking southbound through St Andrews.
December 2005.
Image
© Paul Rands.
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Raby
Road AD Sign
Advance directional sign for the Raby Road Interchange,
southbound December 2005.
Image
© Paul Rands.
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Campbelltown
Road Connection Interchange
Back in the late 1970s this interchange used to be the
end of what was then the F5 Freeway. We are looking
southbound at Raby, December 2005.
Image
© Paul Rands.
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Cambelltown
Road Connection Overpass
Bridge connecting Campbelltown Road to the M5 Freeway
at Raby.
Image
© Paul Rands.
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Reassurance
Sign
Metroad 5 trailblazer as you head southbound through
Woodbine, December 2005.
Image
© Paul Rands.
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Advance
Directional Sign
AD sign for the Narellan Road Interchange. Taken December
2005, southbound at Woodbine. Note the multiplex of
routes at the next exit.
Image
© Paul Rands.
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Motorway
through Blair Athol
Looking southbound through Blair Athol towards the Narellan
Road interchange, December 2005.
Image
© Paul Rands.
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Narellan
Road Interchange
Looking southbound through the Narellan Road interchange.
This used to be the end of the motorway back in the
early 1980s, in fact it's the end of Metroad 5, which
turns into National Highway 31. It's also here that
the South Western Freeway becomes the Hume Highway.
Image taken December 2005.
Image
© Paul Rands.
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Directional
Signage Narellan Road Exit
Southbound carriageway exit gantry at Campbelltown.
December 2005.
Image
© Paul Rands.
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Passing
under Narellan Road
Heading towards Narellan, you actually go under Narellan
Road on a separated carriageway from the freeway. This
used to be the end of the freeway prior to 1983
Image
© Paul Rands.
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Spiral
Exit Ramp
On ramp to Narellan Road, which was the end of the freeway.
December 2005.
Image
© Paul Rands.
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Unusual
Warning Sign
Close up photo of one of the several unusual warning
signs for the ramps on the Narellan Road interchange.
December 2005.
Image
© Paul Rands.
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