Sydney’s $2 billion Warringah Freeway upgrades project has reached its next step with the opening of the Miller St southbound on-ramp on Sunday.
This is the first key piece in a series of structures that will open progressively over the next 12 months as the project motors towards the finish line.
One of the busiest roads in Australia, it connects the Sydney CBD via the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Harbour Tunnel for 250,000 vehicles per day.
This new on-ramp open at Cammeray separates general traffic from buses, taking motorists from Miller Street over the freeway’s future dedicated citybound bus lane. This means the 3000 vehicles using the on-ramp each day will avoid merging and weaving with the thousands of buses that will use the bus lane.
“The Miller Street on-ramp is a key piece in a series of structures that will open over the next 12 months as the project motors towards the finish line,” says Transport for NSW Deputy Secretary Infrastructure Projects and Engineering Camilla Drover.
“It is the first piece in a much bigger puzzle, though this new on ramp will not change how motorists use the freeway. In the next year, we will complete the next stage of the design by opening the new Brook Street southbound on ramp to traffic. In the next year, we will complete the next stage of the design by opening the new Brook Street southbound on ramp to traffic.
“The Brook Street on ramp will connect into the Miller Street on ramp where, together, they will form a single viaduct structure lifting general traffic over a dedicated future bus lane below.
“This will give city-bound buses a seamless journey to the Sydney Harbour Bridge and CBD.
“We acknowledge the work for this project has been disruptive and I would like to thank motorists and the adjoining communities for their patience as we work towards completing the Warringah Freeway Upgrade.”
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