M12 motorway 28.01.2024

The M12 Motorway, initially known as Western Sydney Airport Motorway, is an under-construction east-west motorway in Sydney, Australia, linking between the M7 Motorway and The Northern Road, as part of the Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan. The four-lane motorway is planned to be 14 km long and to be built at a cost of $1.75 billion (with both State and Federal funding). It is aimed at providing direct access from the M7 Westlink Motorway to the new Western Sydney Airport situated at Badgerys Creek.
The motorway began construction in August 2022 and is expected to open prior to the Western Sydney Airport opening in 2026.
The existing road, Elizabeth Drive, is a two lane, single carriageway road linking the Hume Highway at Liverpool, with The Northern Road at Luddenham. It is one of several key thoroughfares in Western Sydney. The new motorway will run parallel to Elizabeth Drive.
Major construction commenced in 2022 and is expected to be completed prior to the Western Sydney Airport opening in December 2026.
The construction of the motorway was split into three sections. In June 2020, the companies shortlisted to build two of the three sections were announced:
6-kilometre (3.7 mi) west section including the connection to the airport: Acciona, Fulton Hogan, and CPB Georgiou Group joint venture
7.5-kilometre (4.7 mi) central section from west of South Creek to Duff Road: CPB Georgiou Group joint venture, and Seymour Whyte
In May 2022, Seymour Whyte and CPB Georgiou Group joint venture were announced as the contractors for the central and west sections respectively. Procurement of the east section (connection with Elizabeth Drive and the M7) will occur later in the same year.
Construction began in August 2022 on the west and central sections.

[@OptimisticRubberBoots-dr5vm]

Thank you Colin. Terrific as always. Great viewing.

[@colindobson4045]

Thank you 😊 👍

[@adammuggleton4107]

Looks like the M12 will have a concrete road pavement instead of bitumen. Cool!

[@colindobson4045]

there are multiple layers crushed stone and concrete before the lay down the bitumen so it will defiantly be paved with bitumen but good question 👍

[@russellmoore1533]

Are there any plans to widen the M7 to six lanes? Surely there must be, as traffic coming northbound on the M7 from Prestons is already bumper to bumper in the morning peak, the M12 will make this worse.

[@colindobson4045]

There was however the new state government stopped that

[@Mazda_Ali_Sydney]

Motorists will pay tolls on the M7 motorway in western Sydney for an extra three years as part of a deal with Transurban to widen the highway, build a new interchange and connect an arterial route near the city’s new airport.

[@colindobson4045]

@Alimazda everyone will pay tolls to drive out of their driveway. Unfortunately, the horse has bolted