Sydney Gateway proposal

[Henry]

A community update has been released for the Sydney Gateway proposal http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/sydney-south/sydney-gateway/index.html

It involves direct access to Qantas Drive with flyover ramps to the domestic terminals.

I was hoping to see a direct tunnel to Foreshore Road.

[Musa Hodzic]

Interesting.

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[Paul Rands]

Sydney really needs what Brisbane and Melbourne has, a proper grade-separated limited access high speed road into the airport.

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[Nihat]

https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/news-and-events/media-releases/new-gateway-to-sydney-on-its-way

Project approved but construction won't be completed until 2024. That means around 6-12 months after the M4-M5 link is done which means congestion on roads around the airport for motorists heading from the north 

[Paul Rands]

Oooh, I saw a rude phrase in NSW "Toll Free"! Very nice. 4 years wait is not too bad if it stays on schedule.

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[Jason Kumar]

I suspect they are building in more fat now given the delays in the other recent projects.

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[Hubert Lam]

A new page on the Sydney Gateway project portal has appeared with the upcoming four stages of the traffic switches detailed:

Upcoming Traffic Switches | Sydney Gateway | Transport for NSW (RMS) (caportal.com.au)

[AlienChex]

Finally, the gateway is a missing link that will make getting from the west to the airport so sooo much faster

[#130km/hforthehume]

Why is the link to St Peters Interchange the very last stage? I guess it doesn't make much of a difference in the long term, but I'm curious to know what was their rationale.

[davis]

It's just staging. You need to open new bits to complete the redevelopment of old bits. In this case there's lots of bridges, so instead of staging onto temp new bits, they basically have to open final new bits.

[Hubert Lam]

The Canal Road overbridge has far more work to be done on it than the other bits.

I visit the International Terminal quite frequently, and by the looks of things, if they wanted to open Stage 1 + 2 next week I think it'd be entirely achievable 😂 

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[Hubert Lam]

It looks like Stage 1 of the Sydney Gateway traffic switches will happen in mid November.

https://media.caapp.com.au/pdf/sd2cb2/b98ec157-8afe-4989-bdb2-07937ff75368/October%2023%20Work%20Update.pdf

[Hubert Lam]

The Upcoming Traffic Switches page has now been updated with the following dates:

https://caportal.com.au/rms/sydney-gateway/upcoming-traffic-switches

[Hubert Lam]

Stage 2 is now happening ahead of Stage 1.

• Flyover will be switched on 12/11/2023.
• International Terminal connection will be switched over on 19/11/2023

[#130km/hforthehume]

It is 12 November now. Has any information come up regarding the flyover to the Domestic Terminals, yet? Can't find anything on the caportal website.

[Nihat]

According to livetraffic it is now open as scheduled 

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[JR]

Sydney Airport website says the overpass has now opened: https://www.sydneyairport.com.au/corporate/planning-and-projects/sydney-gateway

Sydney Gateway partially opens next Sunday to connect the two terminals in the eastbound direction (westbound won't open until next year). Looks like the Link Road connection will open as well.

[Hubert Lam]

Drove past it on Sunday night. The new Deborah Lawrie Flyover is definitely open for traffic as expected.

https://www.facebook.com/7NEWSsydney/videos/244911964932996

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[Hubert Lam]

Looks like there'll be another phase of traffic changes that's not really documented on the existing Sydney Gateway website. 

From the February 2024 work update:

• February 11 - westbound traffic on Airport Drive rerouted to existing southbound Twin Arch Bridge, original Airport Drive closed. Looks like the existing one will become two-way.
• Mid year - new Twin Arch Bridge opens. I guess that's also when the connection to St Peters Interchange also opens?

[Nihat]

its interesting the gradient on the new arch bridges, wasn't expecting that. i wonder if they could have levelled it further. 

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[Nihat]

i have also noticed coming out of the M8 this onramp constructed earlier has been dug up. not sure what happened there which has resulted in extra construction happening. perhaps this was always temporary? 

[Hubert Lam]

More changes ahead coming in late April, following the latest update published as PDF on the Sydney Gateway site:

Methinks if the weather is good to us, the rest of it could open as early as June? 

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[Hubert Lam]

Second Twin Arch Bridge opening on 21/4/2024.

https://media.caapp.com.au/jz1bhb.pdf

[AlienChex]

Anyone know when the link to the M8 opens? I make the trip to the Airport frequently and the ride through the WCX has been so smooth except for the part through Mascot

[Nihat]

Not sure. There's a lot of criss crossing as you know when you get off the M8 onto Gardeners Rd. Most vehicles from the M4 side go onto Kent changing right whereas most from the south west go straight and have to change left.  Hopefully when gateway opens this will alleviate this issue. 

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[#130km/hforthehume]

Rat-running through Mascot is still far better than using the old route via A3 and M5 East.

[Hubert Lam]

Definitely not in May 2024. See the following work update:

https://caportal.com.au/rms/sydney-gateway?view=Card_f5775856

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[Nihat]

Yeah. And you would have seen the onramp to M8 from Gateway still being paved if you exit onto Gardeners Rd, still a bit to go there. 

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[Hubert Lam]

June 2024 update now available, and the twin arch bridges are expected to be operating at full capacity by the end of June.

It looks like there's a possibility that the entire International Airport connection would be open at the same time?

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[Hubert Lam]

Temporary signage on the approach to the southbound Twin Arch Bridge indicates 23/6/2024 for another major traffic switch.

The sign says view details on livetraffic.com, but there's nothing on livetraffic.com to indicate any sort of change 🤦‍♂️

In the meantime, there's only minimal signage that needs to be installed at the Gardeners Road exit for the M8, in the southerly direction. Everything else looks ready. What does get a bit annoying is that all of the signage near the International Terminal has focal points to the city via O'Riordan St, rather than the quickest way, which would be to use the M8, and exit at the Rozelle Interchange. 

[Nihat]

The on ramp still needs finalisation from Gateway to M8, I'll take a picture next time for progress 

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[Nihat]

Yes tomorrow full southbound bridge in operation. The signage is fine although i would have preferred more space between Rockdale and M5 

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[Hubert Lam]

The July 2024 works notice that's been uploaded today says nothing more than what Nihat has posted.

I might take a drive out there in the coming days to see what's going on. But it's going to be a busy schedule of opening new infrastructure in the coming months:

• Metro - August
• Parramatta Light Rail - TBC
• Sydney Gateway - TBC

(in no particular order)

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[#130km/hforthehume]

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=DTWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fnews%2Fnsw%2Flikely-opening-date-of-parramatta-light-rail-revealed-as-testing-forges-ahead%2Fnews-story%2F06f5ba1ff5d18f005d7fd6bec6585ff7&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=GROUPA-Segment-1-NOSCORE has the light rail slated for August, so that's a second project confirmed for August.

[Nihat]

Gateway onramp to M8 

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[Hubert Lam]

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/when-the-motorway-link-from-sydney-airport-to-westconnex-will-open-20240603-p5jiw1.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR119LmeI9CVZToAnYF1Ya022nXgrHd60BkaFTGnlRPg1FHRWJs88i7ssOg_aem_4kU7TNkum_HgMalW5xOekw#Echobox=1719950020

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[Hubert Lam]

A new video has appeared for the Sydney Gateway!

https://youtu.be/bkmR6oO99ow?si=aTn_ixI9pxB1vc4F