M4 Motorway | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Motorway |
| Length | 54.8 km (34 mi)[1] |
| Opened | 1971–1993 (Glenbrook–Strathfield) 2019–2023 (Strathfield–Rozelle) |
| Gazetted | February 1977[2] |
| Route number(s) |  M4 (2013–present) |
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| Major junctions | |
| West end |  Great Western HighwayGlenbrook, Sydney |
| East end |  Western DistributorRozelle, Sydney |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs | Penrith, Prospect, Parramatta, Granville, Clyde, Auburn, Homebush, Concord |
| Highway system | |
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The M4 Motorway is a 55-kilometre (34 mi)[1] series of partially tolled dual carriageway motorways in Sydney designated as route M4. The M4 designation is part of the wider A4 and M4 route designation, the M4 runs parallel and/or below ground to Great Western Highway, Parramatta Road and City West Link, which are part of route A44.
The M4 Motorway comprises two connected parts:
- Western Motorway is the original section, completed between 1971 and 1993 between Glenbrook and Concord, before continuing west as Great Western Highway through the Blue Mountains towards Bathurst. In 2017, the section between Church Street in Parramatta to Concord was widened and tolled as part of WestConnex.[3][4][5][6]
- East Motorway,[7] an eastern tunnel extension of the M4 from Homebush to Rozelle was completed between 2019 and 2023 as part of WestConnex.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14] This extension had been proposed since the 1990s. Its eastern end is the Rozelle Interchange with connections with the M8 Motorway, Victoria Road and the Anzac Bridge.
- ^ a b "M4 Motorway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Main Roads Act 1924". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 18. National Library of Australia. 18 February 1977. p. 605. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Western Motorway (M4) Ozroads: the Australian Roads Website. Retrieved on 29 August 2008.[self-published source]
- ^ Historic Photos, Ozroads: the Australian Roads Website. Retrieved on 29 August 2008.[self-published source]
- ^ M4 Photos Today, Ozroads: the Australian Roads Website. Retrieved on 29 August 2008.
- ^ "M4 Widening | WestConnex". WestConnex. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ NSW Government – M4 12-Months Post Opening East Road Network Performance Review Plan Consultation Report
- ^ Alpha Numeric Implementation Factsheet, Roads and Maritime Services. Retrieved 28 May 2013
- ^ "WestConnex". NSW Government. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "New M4 tunnels to open this weekend". WestConnex. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "M4-M5 link to be renamed". NSW Government. 13 September 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
M4–M8was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Map of the new extensions of the M4 and M8" (PDF). WestConnex. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Rozelle Interchange to open for Sydney drivers on Sunday morning". ABC News. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.