Metroad 2 or M2 is one of Sydney, Australia's Metroads. It provides a direct link for Sydney's fast-growing western suburbs to the CBD. It links Windsor to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Jump to: navigation, search Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). ... Metroads are the primary road routes serving the Australian cities of Sydney and Brisbane metropolitan area. ... Western Sydney is a very general, informal, term which is used to describe the western parts of the metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. ... Windsor is a town in New South Wales, Australia. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of the major landmarks of Sydney, Australia, connecting the Sydney central business district (CBD) with the North Shore commercial and residential areas, both of which are located on Sydney Harbour. ...

History and Development

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 1980s, 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. ... Parramatta is a city, suburb and Local Government Area in Sydney, Australia, 25 kilometres west of the central business district (CBD) in Western Sydney. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...

The Hills Motorway (or M2 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 of Blacktown in Sydney, Australia. ... North Ryde is a suburb in the north of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... King Street in Newtown, an inner-city suburb of Sydneys Inner West The Inner West of Sydney is an area which encompasses the inner-city suburbs of Sydney located immediately adjacent to, and west of the central business district. ... Artarmon is a locality of Lower Northern Sydney, Australia and is located within the City of Willoughby. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of the major landmarks of Sydney, Australia, connecting the Sydney central business district (CBD) with the North Shore commercial and residential areas, both of which are located on Sydney Harbour. ... The Sydney central business district (CBD) is, commercially, the most important in Australia. ...

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 when it opened on 26 May 1997. Jump to: navigation, search May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1997(MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The M2 Lane Cove Tunnel currently under construction (as at 2004) will bypass Epping Road, directly linking the Hills Motorway to the Gore Hill Freeway. Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Westlink M7 currently under construction (as at 2004) will link the Hills Motorway (at Seven Hills) to the South Western Motorway (Metroad 5) near Liverpool. Jump to: navigation, search Westlink M7 is one of Sydneys urban freeways and is a part of the extensive network of Metroads. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Metroad 5 (M5) is a main arterial route linking Sydneys city centre to its south western suburbs and beyond. ... Liverpool is a suburb and a Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia, located 32 km (20 miles) southwest of the Sydney central business district. ...

Toll Payments

The M2 supports the following toll methods:

• Cash payment (manual or automatic)
• Electronic tolling, otherwise known as an E-Tag
  • EXPRESS Tag (Tollaust)
  • E-Toll (RTA)
  • E-Way (Interlink)
  • e-Tag (Transurban)

Many ETC systems use transponders like this one to electronically debit the accounts of registered cars without their stopping Electronic toll collection (ETC), an adaptation of aircraft identification friend or foe technology, aims to eliminate the delay on toll roads. ... Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales, or RTA for short, is a government depart of the State of New South Wales responsible for major road infrastructure. ...

Route of the M2

The M2 Hills Motorway starts on Epping Road at the Lane Cove River in North Ryde and heads North West through Macquarie Park to Epping, then West through West Pennant Hills, then South West through Baulkham Hills and Winston Hills to Abbott Road 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 in north-west Sydney, Australia, approximately 18-20km from the central business district. ... Upper Class suburb 24km northwest of the central business district of Sydney. ... Baulkham Hills is a suburb in the North West of Sydney, Australia. ... Winston Hills is a suburb in Parramatta City Council, 28 kilometers North-West of Sydney, Australia. ... Seven Hills is a suburb of Blacktown in Sydney, Australia. ...

External links

• The Hills Motorway