M2 Hills Motorway
Length	21 km
Direction	East–west
Start	Epping Rd, North Ryde
Primary destinations	Inner western Sydney suburbs
End	Westlink M7/Seven Hills
Construction dates	1993 - 26 May 1997
Major junctions	Metroad 2, Metroad 3, Metroad 6, Metroad 7, Westlink M7
Owner	Transurban Limited
Operator	Hills Motorway Limited

M2 motorway marker

The M2 Hills Motorway (also known as the Hills M2 Motorway, M2 Motorway or simply M2) is a motorway in north-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 2 and the 110 km Sydney Orbital Network. West of Pennant Hills Road, the M2 is also part of the National Highway. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1476x629, 166 KB)www. ... North Ryde is a suburb in the north of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The colour scheme used to denote a primary route. ... M7 Metroad marker M7 motorwaymarker Westlink M7, formerly named the Western Sydney Orbital, is one of Sydneys urban motorways and is a part of Sydney Metroad 7 and the Sydney Orbital Motorway network. ... The Seven Hills of Rome east of the Tiber form the heart of Rome. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Metroad 2 marker Metroad 2 is a Metroad in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Metroad 3 or M3 is one of Sydney, Australias Metroads. ... The Metroad 6 or M6 is one of Sydney, Australias Metroads. ... Metroad 7 or M7 is one of Sydney, Australias former Metroads. ... M7 Metroad marker M7 motorwaymarker Westlink M7, formerly named the Western Sydney Orbital, is one of Sydneys urban motorways and is a part of Sydney Metroad 7 and the Sydney Orbital Motorway network. ... Transurban is an Australian transnational corporation which buys toll roads all over the world. ... Image File history File links NSW_M2. ... Image File history File links NSW_M2. ... Motorway symbol in UK, Australia, Spain, France and Ireland. ... This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ... Metroad 2 marker Metroad 2 is a Metroad in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Sydney Orbital Network is a 110-km motorway ring-road in the city of Sydney, Australia. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Australias National Highway The National Highway is a system of roads connecting all the States and Territories of Australia, and is the major network of highways connecting Australias largest and most important cities. ...

History

Previously, Sydney's western suburbs were poorly served. Traffic passed through Parramatta and to the city centre via Victoria Road and Western Freeway. Although Parramatta was completely bypassed in the 1986, peak hour traffic still clogs up Victoria Road and all western approaches to Sydney. Western Sydney is a very general, informal, term which is used to describe the western parts of the metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

The M2 Hills Motorway was developed to connect Old Windsor Road, Seven Hills to Epping Road, North Ryde, and thus bypass the busy inner western suburbs. In turn, Epping Road connects with Gore Hill Freeway at Artarmon which leads to the Harbour Bridge and the CBD. Seven Hills is a suburb in the City of Blacktown, in Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Epping Road, also known as the Epping Highway, is an important arterial road in suburban Sydney. ... North Ryde is a suburb in the north of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... House in Marrickville an inner-city suburb of Sydneys Inner West The Inner West is a general term which is used to describe the metropolitan area directly to the west of the Sydney central business district in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Artarmon is a locality of Lower Northern Sydney, Australia and is located within the City of Willoughby. ... The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular, and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore. ... A view of the Sydney CBD from Farm Cove Map of the CBD The central business district (CBD) of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, Australia, extends southwards for about 2 km from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. ...

Historically, however, the M2 Motorway was known as the F2 Freeway (or North West Freeway) before its construction. As part of the integrated freeway plans drawn up for Sydney in 1942, the F2 was originally planned to link to the Gladesville Bridge and then on to Anzac Bridge via a new set of elevated freeways behind Drummoyne, the land for which was sold by the Wran Labor Government in 1988. This explains the freeway-style grade of road from Gladesville Bridge to Hunters Hill, and the green belt north up to the seemingly arbitrary city-end of the M2 (The Gore Hill Freeway and Lane Cove Tunnel were not parts of this original plan, and the "F1" Warringah Freeway was designed to be a link to the Northern Beaches, via Roseville Bridge, and not to the Hills district). Evidence of the F2's original alignment can be found on old street directories, where the Western Distributor (which connects Anzac Bridge to the city) is labelled 'North-West Freeway'. If the vacant corridor that is left beetween the Westlink M7 and Castlereagh Road was built it would probably adopt the Metroad 8 marker. ... Gladesville Bridge: The span of the bridge is 305 m (1,000 ft) and at its highest point gives a clearance of 61 m (200 ft). ... The old Glebe Island Bridge alongside its replacement The ANZAC Bridge or Anzac Bridge (both forms are used by the Roads and Traffic Authority), formerly known as the Glebe Island Bridge, is a large cable-stayed bridge spanning Johnstons Bay between Pyrmont and Rozelle in proximity to the central business...

The intersection of Epping and Pittwater Road was once destined to be a major junction of part of "Sydney's Missing Roads" until the cancellation of the North Western and Lane Cove Valley Expressways in 1977.[1]

The M2 Hills Motorway is a privately funded capital works. The NSW Government entered into an agreement with Hills Motorway Limited to build, own, operate and, ultimately, transfer the M2 back to the Government at the end of a 45 year term.

The M2 Hills Motorway pioneered the use of electronic tolling in Australia^{[citation needed]} when it opened on 26 May 1997. In April 2007, Transurban announced that from 1 December 2007 the M2 Hills motorway will be fully cashless with no toll booths. [2]. However, as at 29 February 2008, the M2 has not yet become cashless and no further details or revised timetable for the plan had been announced. is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

In April 2007, a third traffic lane heading westbound became operational between the Lane Cove Road and Beecroft Road interchanges by utilising the existing cycling/breakdown lane and lane remarking works. There has been criticisms from cyclists who are forced to cycle via alternative routes as a result of the loss of the lane, and from motorists who have said that the addition of a third lane will induce more traffic and shift the bottleneck further down the motorway as a result of assisting and maintaining free-flowing traffic from the Lane Cove Tunnel, which is now directly connected with the M2 motorway. A speed camera enforcing the 70km/h limit was also introduced on the westbound carriageway just before the Epping/Norfolk Road tunnel.

The Lane Cove Tunnel which opened on Sunday 25 March 2007, which links-up to the M2 at Lane Cove and carries about 50,000 vehicles per day on the Sydney Orbital Network also the Westlink M7, which opened on 16 December 2005 links the M2 Hills Motorway (at Seven Hills) to the M5 South Western Motorway at Prestons. South/Eastbound Entrance Inside the Lane Cove Tunnel The Lane Cove Tunnel is a AU$1. ... is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Lane Cove is a suburb and Local Government Area (LGA) located about 10km from the central business district. ... The Sydney Orbital Network is a 110-km motorway ring-road in the city of Sydney, Australia. ... M7 Metroad marker M7 motorwaymarker Westlink M7, formerly named the Western Sydney Orbital, is one of Sydneys urban motorways and is a part of Sydney Metroad 7 and the Sydney Orbital Motorway network. ... is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Seven Hills is a suburb in the City of Blacktown, in Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The M5 South Western Motorway (also known as the M5 South West Motorway, M5 Motorway or simply M5) is a motorway in south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Prestons is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Route

The M2 Hills Motorway connects directly with the Lane Cove Tunnel at the Lane Cove River in North Ryde and heads North West through Macquarie Park to Epping, then West through Beecroft, Carlingford then South West through Baulkham Hills and Winston Hills onto the Westlink M7 motorway at Seven Hills. The Lane Cove River is a tributary of the Parramatta River and its lower reaches form an arm of Sydney Harbour, Australia. ... North Ryde is a suburb in the north of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Macquarie Park is a suburb in the north of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Epping is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Beecroft is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Carlingford Village Shopping Centre. ... Baulkham Hills is a suburb in the north-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Winston Hills is a suburb in Parramatta City Council, 28 kilometers North-West of Sydney, Australia. ... Seven Hills is a suburb in the City of Blacktown, in Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Exit list

Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 316 pixelsFull resolution (1079 × 426 pixel, file size: 33 KB, MIME type: image/png) Lane Cove tunnel in Sydney logo This is a logo of an organization, item, or event, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... South/Eastbound Entrance Inside the Lane Cove Tunnel The Lane Cove Tunnel is a AU$1. ... Image File history File links Australian_State_Route_29. ... Chatswoood area Chatswood skyline Chatswood is a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Image File history File links NSW_M3. ... Lane Cove Road is a major suburban arterial road in Sydney, Australia. ... Pymble is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Ryde Bridge Ryde is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Macquarie University is an Australian university located in Sydney. ... Epping is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Beecroft is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Image File history File links NSW_M7. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Pennant Hills is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links NSW_M7. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Pennant Hills is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Baulkham Hills is a suburb in the north-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... M7 Metroad marker M7 motorwaymarker Westlink M7, formerly named the Western Sydney Orbital, is one of Sydneys urban motorways and is a part of Sydney Metroad 7 and the Sydney Orbital Motorway network. ...

Future

A freeway standard Sydney Bypass has been intended as part of the National Highway system for decades. It is now planned that a new tunnelled route will be built to connect from the M2 Motorway near the Pennant Hills Road interchange to the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway (also known as the F3) north of Pearce's Corner, Wahroonga. // There have been various forms of Sydney Bypass for decades. ... Australias National Highway The National Highway is a system of roads connecting all the States and Territories of Australia, and is the major network of highways connecting Australias largest and most important cities. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Approximate road distances (in kilometres) of towns and cities along the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway from Sydney The Sydney-Newcastle Freeway is a 127-km stretch of motorway linking Sydney to the Central Coast, Newcastle and Hunter regions of New South Wales and is part of the AusLink road corridor between... Rose Seidler House, Clissold Road Two-storey home in the Arts and Crafts style, Burns Road Wahroonga is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

A report commissioned by Ryde Council has identified the lack of direct access to and from the M2 at Macquarie Park, and the potential to provide additional on and off-ramps at various intersections with the M2 to improve traffic access and relieve congestion. Most notably, the report identifies the opportunity of negotiation with Transurban and the RTA for construction of the missing east facing ramps at the Lane Cove Road intersection.^[1] The proposed east-bound on-ramp at the Lane Cove Road intersection would allow city-bound traffic from the Pymble area to avoid heavy congestion and the complicated movement of joining Epping Road and merging across four-lanes of traffic to enter the Lane Cove Tunnel. The "need for east-facing M2 ramps at Lane Cove Road intersection" was raised in the 2002 Director General's report on the then proposed Lane Cove Tunnel. The RTA did not respond to requests from Ryde City Council for the ramps to be added as part of the Lane Cove Tunnel Project.^[2] The City of Ryde is a Local Government Area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Macquarie Park is a suburb in the north of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Lane Cove Road is a major suburban arterial road in Sydney, Australia. ... South/Eastbound Entrance Inside the Lane Cove Tunnel The Lane Cove Tunnel is a AU$1. ...

Toll payments

Tolls are charged on the basis of vehicles being either Class 2 (which includes most private vehicles) or Class 4 (vehicles with two axles and are over 2.8 metres high, or vehicles with three axles which are over 2 metres high, or vehicles with more than three axles). Transurban has announced that the M2 Hills motorway will become fully electronic with no cash booths from December 2007 to assist with free-flowing traffic to and from adjacent fully electronic toll roads, such as the; Cross City Tunnel, Westlink M7, Lane Cove Tunnel and the Sydney Harbour Tunnel, with the end result being a non stop journey at minimum speeds of 70 km/h from the beginning of M7 right through to the Sydney Harbour Tunnel. Cross City Tunnel exit at Sir John Young Crescent, Woolloomooloo. ... M7 Metroad marker M7 motorwaymarker Westlink M7, formerly named the Western Sydney Orbital, is one of Sydneys urban motorways and is a part of Sydney Metroad 7 and the Sydney Orbital Motorway network. ... South/Eastbound Entrance Inside the Lane Cove Tunnel The Lane Cove Tunnel is a AU$1. ... Sydney Harbour Tunnel, Northbound The Sydney Harbour Tunnel is a tunnel in Sydney, Australia. ... Sydney Harbour Tunnel, Northbound The Sydney Harbour Tunnel is a tunnel in Sydney, Australia. ...

The M2 supports the following toll methods (from April 2007):

• Cash payment (manual or automatic)
• Electronic tolling, otherwise known as an E-Tag. At the main toll plaza at Macquarie Park, there are two dedicated express tolling lanes in each direction via a toll gantry.

The toll for the full journey for class 2 vehicles increased by 60 cents from $3.80 to $4.40 on 1 October 2006^[3] . Many ETC systems use transponders like this one to electronically debit the accounts of registered cars without their stopping Transponder used in some Chilean expressways Electronic Toll Collection (ETC), an adaptation of military identification friend or foe technology, aims to eliminate the delay on toll roads. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Full electronic tolling

In April 2007, Transurban announced they intended to migrate the M2 Hills Motorway to a cashless tolling system from December of the same year. The M2 was to become fully electronic with no cash booths. ^[4]. No further news has since been heard, the motorway remaining partially electronic tolling, partial cash tolling.

See also

• Metroad 2

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References

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External links

• The Hills Motorway
• Web Cam (M2-Ryde)
• F3 to Sydney Orbital route study
• RTA Hills M2 Motorway

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