Transport Network

Major transport projects in GWS include the A$1.25 billion Western Sydney Orbital Project (M7), A$1.2 billion Parramatta to Chatswood rail link and development of an A$770 million network of bus-only transit ways. The new M7 (opened in December 2005) has transformed Western Sydney and is now a major link in the national freight network.
Source: NSW DSRD

Road

The GWS roads network has benefited in recent years from major upgrades and new roads opening throughout the region; the most crucial being the opening of the Westlink M7 Motorway.
The Westlink M7 is a $1.5billion motorway linking the M2 at West Baulkham Hills, the M4 at Eastern Creek and the M5 at Prestons.

The motorway is 40 kilometres in length and has 17 interchanges providing access to the communities of Liverpool, Fairfield, Blacktown and Baulkham Hills. Westlink M7 is expected to save motorists significant amounts of travel time, avoiding up to 48 sets of traffic lights on the trip from the M2 at Baulkham Hills to the M5 at Prestons. The motorway allows for travel at variable speeds of up to 100 kilometres per hour.

There are 38 underpasses and overpasses on the Westlink M7 to maintain local access for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists along the full length of the motorway.

Westlink M7 is a cashless, free-flow electronic tollway with no toll booths, no slowing or stopping. Motorists pay for only the distance they travel, with tolls currently capped at $6.21 inclusive of GST.

The motorway is already popular with motorists, with an average of over 90,000 trips per day in February 2006.

A number of prominent members of the community have already realised the current and future benefits of the provision of Westlink M7.

Rail

Increasingly good numbers of passengers continue to use rail services for travel within, to and from Western Sydney. Rail infrastructure is also well developed from a freight and passenger perspective.

Buses

In a strong commitment to the improvement of public transport services across the Greater West, the NSW Government has allocated $770 million for the construction of bus only transit ways connecting the regional centres of south-west, north-west and outer-west Sydney.

The North West T-Way is almost complete and provides bus-only roadways and bus lanes on roads from Rouse Hill to Parramatta and from Parklea to Blacktown. As part of the project, 30 new modern bus stations are being built and the T-Way will facilitate transfers to multiple destinations within the region.