The federal and New South Wales governments have announced a spate of new upgrades that will clear an infamous traffic chokepoint in Sydney’s south west.
A contract signed with Seymour Whyte will see them revamp the M5 Motorway via a new three lane toll-free bridge over the Georges River to improve connections between the M5, Moorebank Avenue and the Hume Highway.
The upgrade includes the removal of the weave on the M5 Motorway between Moorebank Avenue and the Hume Highway to improve safety and traffic flow for road users entering and exiting the M5 Motorway.
The project will also include a new underpass at Moorebank Avenue, connecting the M5 Motorway westbound to the Hume Highway, and upgrade the intersection between the M5 Motorway and Moorebank Avenue.
The existing bridge over the Georges River, which connects the M5 Motorway to the Hume Highway and Moorebank Avenue, sees more than 2,500 trucks a day move from the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal Precinct onto the Sydney motorway network.
Afternoon peak sees traffic bank up, as cars and trucks entering the motorway westbound at Moorebank Avenue attempt to merge with traffic already on the motorway that is looking to exit at the Hume Highway. Truck numbers on the interchange are also expected to increase as new sections of the expansive Moorebank Intermodal Terminal Precinct come online.
Both governments have each committed $190 million towards this project as part of the ongoing Western Sydney infrastructure blitz.
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