Metroad 7 or M7 is one of Sydney, Australia's former Metroads. This former Metroad links 2 National Highways i.e. Sydney Newcastle Freeway (National Highway 1) and Hume Highway (National Highway 31). It spans from Wahroonga to Cross Roads. Sydney, the Emerald City or the Harbour City, is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian state of New South Wales, as well as Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). ... Metroads are the primary road routes serving the Australian cities of Sydney and Brisbane metropolitan area. ... The Pacific Highway is a major transport route in eastern Australia and is part of Australias Highway 1. ... The Hume Highway (also known as the Hume Freeway) is one of the most important roads in Australia, linking the countrys two largest cities - Sydney and Melbourne. ... Wahroonga is a suburb of Sydney, Australia. ...

History

The original western Sydney bypass was Ring Road 5, which busiest section (Pennant Hills Rd and Woodville Rd) is between Pacific Highway and Hume Highway with Parramatta in between. In the 1980s, Ring Road 5 was superseded by State Route 55. The growth of Sydney's west had instead turned it into a primary arterial with huge increase in freight traffic. Parramatta is a city, suburb and Local Government Area in Sydney, Australia, 25 kilometres west of the central business district (CBD) in Western Sydney. ...

In 1994, Cumberland Highway was upgraded and replaces Woodville Rd for the Liverpool-Parramatta stretch. Pennant Hills Rd is widened and retained for the Parramatta-Wahroonga stretch. This Liverpool-Wahroonga route is initially State Route 77, later signed as Metroad 7 and was designated by the Federal Government as an interim National Highway until the completion of Westlink M7. Westlink M7 is one of Sydneys urban motorways and is a part of the Sydney Orbital Motorway. ...

The M7 motorway was completed in 2005 and now connects the M5 from the south-west, the M4, and the M2 to the north-west.

Track

Metroad 7 is Hume Highway between Cross Roads (interchange with M5) to Liverpool. From then on it follows the Cumberland Highway crossing Western Motorway and Great Western Highway at Wentworthville bypassing Parramatta until Briens Rd and James Ruse Dr. From there it follows Pennant Hill Rd crossing Hills Motorway, Pennant Hills until it ends in the Pacific Highway/Sydney-Newcastle Freeway interchange at Wahroonga. Metroad 5 (M5) is a main arterial route linking Sydneys city centre to its south western suburbs and beyond. ... Liverpool is a suburb in the City of Liverpool, New South Wales in the south western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Metroad 4 or M4 is one of Sydney, Australias Metroads. ... The Great Western Highway is a highway in New South Wales, Australia. ... Metroad 2 or M2 is one of Sydney, Australias Metroads. ...

Metroad 7 has numerous sets of lights and does not have any major freeway grade stretches (except James Ruse Dr) and with the industrial growth of the western suburbs, traffic is extremely heavy around the clock. The most substandard section of the Highway is from James Ruse Drive to the M2, as it is for the most part, an undivided 4 lane road.

Westlink M7

With the opening of Westlink M7 before Christmas 2005, Metroad 7 was decommisioned. The Westlink M7 runs from the M2 at Baulkham Hills to the Light Horse Interchange at the M4, before crossing south to end at the M5 at Casula. Most of former Metroad 7 traffic moves from the existing Cumberland Highway route onto the Westlink, which is electronically tolled according to distance travelled. The Westlink sports the new alphanumeric M7 square shield rather than the hexagon Metroad shield. Westlink M7 is one of Sydneys urban motorways and is a part of the Sydney Orbital Motorway. ... Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a traditional holiday observed on 25 December. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...