Metroad 2

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Metroad 2 marker
Metroad 2 marker

Metroad 2 is a Metroad in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It links Windsor to Artarmon.

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[edit] Route Information

  • Extremities: Lane Cove Tunnel (south end) at Artarmon to Windsor
  • Approximate length: 53km
  • Freeway-grade length: 31km (Lane Cove Tunnel to Old Windsor Road)
  • Replaced: State Route 28 (most - Carlingford to Artarmon via North Ryde), State Route 30 (most - Ryde to Castle Hill via Beecroft), and multiplexed with part of State Route 40 on Windsor Road.
  • Names: Lane Cove Tunnel, M2 Hills Motorway, Old Windsor Road, Windsor Road.

[edit] Major Intersections

From Windsor to Artarmon, the major intersections along the route are:

[edit] Lane Cove Tunnel and M2 Hills Motorway

Main article: Lane Cove Tunnel
Main article: M2 Hills Motorway

The Lane Cove Tunnel was open to traffic in March 2007. Prior to the opening of the Lane Cove Tunnel, the Metroad 2 followed Epping Road, between the Pacific Highway and Mowbray Road west. The M2 Hills Motorway was opened nearly 10 years prior to the Lane Cove Tunnel in May 1997, replacing sections of Metroad 2 between North Ryde and Baulkham Hills, between Old Windsor road and Carlingford Road, along Epping Road to Delhi Road, Beecroft Road, Pennant Hills Road (Part of the Cumberland Highway), Castle Hill Road and Showground Road, Old Windsor Road and Windsor Road.

[edit] History of the Metroad 2 route

Prior to the opening of the M2 Hills Motorway in 1997, the Metroad 2 route ran along Epping Road, Beecroft Road, Pennant Hills Road (Part of the Cumberland Highway), Castle Hill Road and Showground Road, Old Windsor Road and Windsor Road.

[edit] Windsor Road

Windsor Road became a 4-lane arterial dual carriageway road with traffic signals and excellent intersections and was fully completed in November 2007 [1]. According to newly installed signage, State Route 40 will be decommissioned along the entire length of Windsor Road and will be identified as just Metroad 2. Metroad 2 will be replaced by the alphanumeric A2 shield once the RTA announces funding for the new route system.

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