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The M4 Western Motorway (also known as the M4 Motorway or simply M4) is a motorway in central Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 4. Image File history File links NSW_M4mwy. ... North Strathfield is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The colour scheme used to denote a primary route. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Metroad 3 or M3 is one of Sydney, Australias Metroads. ... Metroad 4 or M4 is one of Sydney, Australias Metroads. ... The Metroad 6 or M6 is one of Sydney, Australias 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. ... The Northern Road is signed as Metroad 9 Metroad 9 or M9 is one of Sydney, Australias Metroads. ... The Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) is a New South Wales (Australia) Government agency responsible for major road infrastructure, licensing of drivers, and registration of motor vehicles. ... Motorway symbol in UK, France and Ireland. ... This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ... Metroad 4 or M4 is one of Sydney, Australias Metroads. ...

The Western Motorway is a partially-tolled motorway, with a toll plaza near Silverwater. It is only necessary to pay a toll if travelling on the motorway between James Ruse Drive and Silverwater Road, and it is possible to use many sections of the motorway without paying the toll. A toll road, tollway, turnpike, pike or tollpike is a road on which a toll authority collects a toll (i. ... Silverwater is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

The Motorway is mostly 6 lanes wide, and carries constant heavy traffic during daylight hours, seven days a week. Built as a four lane freeway, it was widened to six lanes during the 1990's, but this did little to ease the congestion. Widening the motorway any further would probably not help, as without the M4 East extension (see below), the congestion would just move further east, where traffic is deposited onto surface streets at Strathfield.

Originally planned in the mid 1950's to start in the CBD, the eastern section was only built as far west as Pyrmont as part of the North West Expressway, or F3, a freeway that would connect the Sydney and Newcastle Central Business Districts. This section is now part of the Western Distributor. From there it was to have joined with the Western Expressway, the F4, and the Southern Expressway, the F6, in Glebe.

On the basis of a pre-election promise made by the New South Wales Premier Neville Wran in 1976, all land reserved for the expressway between Pyrmont and the current eastern termination point at Strathfield was sold off to property developers or declassified as a freeway corridor in 1977 by the State Government. The proposed expressway ran through the seat held by the Premier Neville Wran.

The decision to abandon this and other freeway corridors has ironically been proven less than 30 years later to be detrimental and not beneficial for the residents of these electorates. The major arterial routes in these areas now suffer from severe traffic congestion. To avoid this traffic congestion local residents and commuters resort to "rat running", the use of secondary and residential roads to avoid traffic gridlock. This has had many negative impacts for the local residents including noise pollution, air pollution, and dangerous substandard road surface conditions resulting from the excessive wear and tear upon them. These secondary and residential roads were never designed to carry enormous amounts of commuter and heavy traffic throughout the day.

M4 East

A major extension to the M4 has been proposed and has well-advanced plans. This extension would extend the M4 beyond its current end in Strathfield by approximately 5 kilometres, so that it would subsequently end in Ashfield and be continuous with the City West Link. Further planned upgrades to the City West Link would mean commuters going west out of the city could get to Parramatta without passing through traffic lights. Originally called Redmyre after the red clay found in the area,Strathfield is a suburb of Sydney,in the state of New South Wales, Australia, a significant centre in Sydneys Inner West. ... Ashfield (pop. ... City West Link Road is a road in Sydney, Australia. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

As of April 2005, the NSW state government has shelved plans for the M4 East extension, citing the need for an integrated plan for transport, but possibly to mitigate residents in affected suburbs which would have been affected by increased traffic had the M4 East link been approved. Future plans may include instead a continuous traffic-light-free link from the city's Western Distributor to the current end of the M4. April 2005 : â† - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - â†’ Hamas and Islamic Jihad have declared, in principle, their intention to join the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO). ...

The lack of this link is currently causing major problems for any commercial traffic wishing to travel between Port Botany and the many factories and warehouses in the western suburbs. The M5 South Western Motorway does connect directly to Port Botany, but it has chronic congestion problems of its own, and doesn't provide easy access to inner western areas of Sydney. There is so much demand for this link, that traffic not only uses the designated Metroad 4 (Parramatta Road), but also several back streets to the north and south, most of which are 2 lane residential streets. Port Botany is a suburb of 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. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... Metroad 4 or M4 is one of Sydney, Australias Metroads. ...

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