20-633: City West Link is a 5.0-kilometre (3.1 mi) link road connecting Parramatta Road and the Western Distributor through the Inner West suburbs of Sydney , New South Wales , Australia. It was bypassed by the WestConnex project upon its completion in November 2023. This name covers a few consecutive roads and is widely known to most drivers, but the entire allocation is also known – and signposted – by
40-577: A major bottleneck at the eastern end was removed. Previously eastbound traffic on the link had to merge from two lanes into one, just before joining Victoria Road west of the Anzac Bridge . There are now two lanes from the west link merging with the three from Victoria Road, to make four lanes over the Anzac Bridge. After the opening of City West Link, the Roads & Traffic Authority had plans to connect it to
60-588: A short distance at the interchange with Victoria Road in Rozelle , where it continues east as Western Distributor . The City West Link project, much to the disappointment of some local residents, simply involved the upgrade of existing roads and streets to at least four lanes. The process was carried out in four stages: The passing of the Main Roads Act of 1924 through the Parliament of New South Wales provided for
80-500: Is entirely contained within the Inner West Council local government area . [REDACTED] Australian Roads portal Link road A link road is a transport infrastructure road that links two conurbations or other major road transport facilities, often added because of increasing road traffic. They can be controversial, especially if they threaten to destroy natural habitat and greenfield land . The term
100-586: Is used in the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States state of Nebraska . An example of a link road is Marston Ferry Road in Oxford , England. It was built in the late 20th-century to link North Oxford with Marston, Oxford to the east. This road-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Roads %26 Traffic Authority The Roads & Traffic Authority (RTA)
120-568: The Roads Act of 1993 updated road classifications and the way they could be declared within New South Wales. Under this act, City West Link retains its declaration as part of Main Road 650. Once the final upgrade was completed in 2000, the route was allocated Metroad 4, between Haberfield and Rozelle. With the conversion to the newer alphanumeric system in 2013, Metroad 4 was replaced by route A4 . When
140-478: The Greater Urban Area of Sydney to provide 24-hour 365-day-a-year coverage to "Manage the traffic arrangements around an incident scene and return the road to normal operating conditions with the utmost urgency." Traffic commanders took command of traffic management arrangements at an incident (such as a motor vehicle collision) and liaise with other response agencies such as the police, and assist in clearing
160-808: The M4 East was opened in 2019, route A44 was extended from Paramatta Road and allocated along City West Link through Haberfield to the Ramsay Road interchange (where the ramps to the M4 East emerge), and extended a final time along its entire length to the interchange with Western Distributor when the Rozelle Interchange opened in 2023. Motorists began complaining early in 2004 that the road had already become congested, less than four years after opening. The road ultimately feeds into Parramatta Road, thus congestion points on Parramatta Road have simply been moved to different areas rather than relieved altogether. In 2005,
180-512: The M4 motorway, completely bypassing Parramatta Road. Included in the project was the removal of the at-grade intersections on City West Link for through traffic. The plan was complicated, and involved building bridges for City West Link Road to pass over at-grade intersections, some of which made provision for only one traffic lane in each direction. Residents and advocacy groups voiced fears that this would worsen current congestion problems. The whole project
200-605: The Roads & Traffic Authority under the Transport Administration Act, No. 109, 1988 (NSW). On 1 November 2011, the Roads & Traffic Authority merged with NSW Maritime to become Roads & Maritime Services (RMS). Planning and co-ordination functions were transferred to Transport for NSW . On 1 December 2019 the RMS was dissolved by act of parliament and merged with Transport for NSW. The Roads & Traffic Authority
220-710: The Transport Management Centre was responsible for managing special events and unplanned incidents and disseminating information to motorists. It is the central point for identifying and directing the response to incidents such as crashes, breakdowns and spills. It passes on information to the public through the media, the RTA call centre and variable message signs along routes. In 1999 the NSW Transport Management Centre (TMC) established Traffic Commander and Traffic Emergency Patrol (TEP) services throughout
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#1732855739939240-1049: The declaration of Main Roads, roads partially funded by the State government through the Main Roads Board (MRB). With the subsequent passing of the Main Roads (Amendment) Act of 1929 to provide for additional declarations of State Highways and Trunk Roads, the Department of Main Roads (having succeeded the MRB in 1932) declared Main Road 650 along the route, from the interchange with Victoria Road in Rozelle along The Crescent, City Link West Road, Brenan Street, Balmain Road, Lilyfield Road, Dobroyd Parade and Wattle Street to Parramatta Road at Haberfield (and continuing east along Frederick Street to meet with Hume Highway in Croydon ), on 22 January 1993. The passing of
260-617: The issuing of drivers licences in New South Wales , including testing and administering of licences. Additionally, the RTA produced photo cards for identification of non-drivers and issued photographic firearms licences for the New South Wales Police Firearms Registry, security licences for the New South Wales Police , Commercial Agents & Private Inquiry Agents cards and mobility parking permits. Within NSW,
280-451: The names of its constituent parts: Wattle Street , Dobroyd Parade , City West Link proper and The Cresent . City West Link starts at the intersection of Parramatta Road and Frederick Street in Haberfield as Wattle Street and heads in an easterly direction as a six-lane, dual-carriageway road, where after a short distance it meets the intersection with Ramsay Road (on the surface), and
300-634: The ramps for the M4 Motorway (underground, westbound for M4 East and eastbound for M4-M8 Link). At the intersection with Waratah Street it changes name to Dobroyd Parade and narrows to a four-lane, single carriageway, following Iron Cove Creek and the southern bank of Iron Cove until it crosses Hawthorne Canal , where it changes name to City West Link and continues east, following the Inner West Light Rail track through Lilyfield . It intersects with and changes name to The Crescent, before terminating
320-526: The road and minimising the effects and disruption to traffic. Traffic Emergency Patrols vans patrolled major road routes and respond to unplanned incidents with the aim of returning the road to normal operating conditions as soon as possible. Both traffic commanders and TEP units carry a wide array of traffic management devices such as traffic cones , barrier boards and road signage. Both also are permitted to use and display red and blue emergency lighting and are designated as 'emergency vehicles'. The RTA
340-553: Was an agency of the Government of New South Wales responsible for major road infrastructure, licensing of drivers, and registration of motor vehicles. The RTA directly managed state roads and provided funding to local councils for regional and local roads. In addition, with assistance from the federal government , the RTA also managed the NSW national highway system. The agency was abolished in 2011 and replaced by Roads & Maritime Services . The Department of Main Roads (DMR)
360-539: Was cancelled in late 2004 In the 2010s, the project was revived as the WestConnex project that involved a tunnel being built instead. The first part of the tunnel, known as M4 East , opened to the western end of the City West Link in July 2019. An extension of this tunnel opened on 20 January 2023, but it was unable to replace City West Link until ramps at the Rozelle Interchange opened on 26 November 2023. City West Link
380-440: Was divided into six regions: The Roads & Traffic Authority had managed 4,787 bridges and 17,623 km (10,950 mi) of state roads and highways , including 3,105 km (1,929 mi) of national highways , and employed 6,900 staff in more than 180 offices throughout NSW, including 129 Motor Registries Offices. The RTA was responsible for the registration of vehicles (including the issuing of registration plates ) and
400-532: Was established in November 1932, and undertook works across New South Wales, including maintenance of all major roads into Sydney and programs of road reconstruction, construction, upgrading and rerouting. The DMR was also responsible for many ferries and bridges in New South Wales. On 16 January 1989, the Department of Main Roads, Department of Motor Transport, and the Traffic Authority were amalgamated to form
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