NorthConnex | |
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  Northeast end Southwest end | |
| Coordinates |
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| General information | |
| Type | Motorway |
| Length | 8.9 km (5.5 mi)[2] |
| Opened | 31 October 2020[1] |
| Route number(s) |  M11 (2023–present) |
| Major junctions | |
| Northeast end |  Pacific MotorwayWahroonga, Sydney |
 Pennant Hills Road | |
| Southwest end |  M2 Hills MotorwayWest Pennant Hills, Sydney |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs / towns | Normanhurst, Thornleigh, Pennant Hills |
| Highway system | |
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NorthConnex is a 9-kilometre (5.6 mi) twin-tube motorway tunnel in northern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, signposted as the M11 Tunnel. It acts as a tunnel bypass of the congested Pennant Hills Road, extending or connecting the M1 Pacific Motorway to the M2 Hills Motorway. Owned by NorthWestern Roads (NWR) Group, it is one of the longest road tunnels in Australia, along with the WestConnex Tunnel. It is also the deepest road tunnel in Australia, with more than half of the tunnel 60 metres (200 ft) deep or more, and the deepest point is underneath the Sydney Metro Northwest, about 90 metres (300 ft) below ground.[3]
NorthConnex was first known as the F3 to M2 link, with F3 referring to the F3 Sydney–Newcastle Freeway, the previous name of the M1 Pacific Motorway. It was then renamed the M1 to M2 link in 2013 when the F3 was renamed the M1 Pacific Motorway. The NorthConnex name was announced in March 2014.[4][5] In 2023, the motorway, which was previously not part of a road route, was assigned the route number M11.[6]
- ^ "'Absolute gamechanger': Sydney's newest toll road to open tomorrow". ABC News. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ Google (2 November 2020). "NorthConnex" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "NorthConnex". Bouygues Construction. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Go ahead for NorthConnex motorway". Roads and Maritime Services. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on 26 May 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
mar2014_1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Spring into action and plan ahead to avoid holiday traffic". Transport for NSW. 28 September 2023.