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Hume Highway (South Western Freeway) & South Western Motorway (Metroad 5) - Beverly Hills to Kyeemagh (Decommissioned) |
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Metroad 5 is a major arterial route from the Airport and CBD to the south-western suburbs of Sydney. It was the only Metroad that is fully freeway standard, which was achieved in December 2002 when traffic lights that operated at Moorebank (Moorebank Av) for over 15 years were switched off, being replaced by an overpass.
The Casula bypass and Moorebank Avenue to King Georges Road sections are owned by Interlink Roads Pty Limited. The M5 East, the Liverpool Bridge and the Hume Highway are RTA owned. The tolling arrangements on the tolled section started as a 30 year operating contract, with the original date of reverting to the public being August 2022. However the Moorebank Avenue overpass works have extended the contract by 1.1 years, putting the revised reversion date at September 2023.
The Glenfield to Woodbine section of the freeway was once part of the NSW freeway numbering scheme and used to be numbered F5. Which was phased out in the 1980s, replaced with National Highway 31.
The South Western Motorway features 2 tunnels, a 4 kilometre one under Bardwell Park and Arncliffe and another short one near Kingsford Smith Airport at Kyeemagh.
Click here for the official website for the M5 east section from King Georges Road at Beverly Hills to General Holmes Drive at Kyeemagh.
Click here for the official website for the M5 South West Motorway, which is operated by Interlink Roads. They operate the Casula Bypass and the motorway from Moorebank Avenue interchange at Moorebank through to King Georges Road at Beverly Hills.
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Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign assembly at the split between General Holmes Dr (Metroad 1) and South Western Mwy (Metroad 5) at Kyeemagh, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the King Georges Rd (Metroad 3) interchange at Beverly Hills, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign buried behind emergency phone and cyclist prohibitions sign, Kyeemagh, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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King Georges Road Interchange: South Western Mwy (Metroad 5) at Beverly Hills at the interchange with King Georges Rd (Metroad 5), April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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M5 East Tunnel Entrance: Entrance to the M5 East Tunnel under Cooks River at Kyeemagh, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on King Georges Rd (Metroad 3) at the South Western Mwy (Metroad 5) interchange at Beverly Hills, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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M5 East Tunnel: Inside the M5 East Tunnel under Cooks River at Kyeemagh, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Heavy Vehicles Sign: Sign requesting heavy vehicles to use the left lane approaching the Heavy Vehicle Inspection Bay, Beverly Hills near the Coolangatta Rd overpass, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Arncliffe for the Marsh St interchange, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Coolangatta Road: Dangerous Goods and Low Clearance signs for the M5 Tunnel, on the Coolangatta Rd overpass at Beverly Hills, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Marsh Street: South Western Mwy (Metroad 5) at the Marsh St interchange in Arncliffe, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Heavy Vehicle Inspection bay 1km: Advance directional sign for the Heavy Vehicle Inspection Bay, Beverly Hills, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Marsh St, Arncliffe approaching the South Western Mwy (Metroad 5) interchange, December 2012. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Beverly Hills for the only right handed interchange in this direction, the Bexley Rd interchange, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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On Ramp Tunnel Entrance: On ramp from Marsh St, Arncliffe to South Western Mwy (Metroad 5) as it enters the tunnel under West Botany St, December 2012. Image © Paul Rands |
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Overheight Warning Sign: Flashing overhieght warning sign for vehicles too tall for the M5 Tunnel and M5 East Tunnel, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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M5 Tunnel Entrance: Entrance to the M5 tunnel at Arncliffe, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Heavy Vehicle Inspection bay 600m: Advance directional sign for the Heavy Vehicle Inspection Bay, Beverly Hills, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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M5 Tunnel: Inside the M5 tunnel at Arncliffe, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Kingsgrove approaching the right-handed Bexley Rd interchange, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance DIrectional Sign: AD sign at Kingsgrove for the only right handed interchange in this direction, the Kingsgrove Rd interchange, December 2012. Click here for a photo of this location from April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign at Kingsgrove, April 2011. Click here for a photo from April 2010 of the old sign. Image © Michael Mak |
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Kingsgrove Road: South Western Mwy (Metroad 5) at the Kingsgrove Rd interchange in Kingsgrove, December 2012. Click here for a photo of this location from April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Dangerous Goods, Low Clearance & Variable Speed Limit signs: Dangerous Goods and Low Clearance signs for the M5 Tunnel, plus variable speed limit signs, Kingsgrove, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Inspection Bay Sign: Advance directional sign approaching the heavy vehicle inspection bay at Kingsgrove, December 2012. Image © Paul Rands |
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Heavy Vehicle Inspection Bay: Slip lane to the heavy vehicle inspection bay at Kingsgrove, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Kingsgrove for King Georges Rd (Metroad 3) interchange, December 2012. Click here for a photo of this location from April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance DIrectional Sign: AD sign at Kingsgrove for the only right handed interchange in this direction, the Bexley Rd interchange, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Heavy Vehicle Inspection Bay: South Western Mwy (Metroad 5) at the heavy vehicle inspection bay at Kingsgrove, December 2012. Image © Paul Rands |
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Last Exit Before Tunnel: Sign indicating Bexley Rd is the last exit before the M5 Tunnel at Kingsgrove, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Kingsgrove for King Georges Rd (Metroad 3) interchange, December 2012. Click here for a photo of this location from April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Kingsgrove approaching the right-handed Bexley Rd interchange, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Toll Charges Sign: Toll charges sign for the tolled section of Metroad 5, Beverly Hills, December 2012. Click here for a photo of this location from April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Bexley Road Interchange: Intersection directional sign for Bexley Rd interchange and also overhieght warning sign for the M5 Tunnel, Kingsgrove, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Last Exit Before Toll: Sign indicating King Georges Rd (Metroad 3) is the last exit before tolling begins on the route, December 2012. Click here for a photo of this location from April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign at Kingsgrove, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the King Georges Rd (Metroad 3) interchange at Beverly Hills, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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M5 Tunnel Entrance: Entrance to the M5 tunnel at Kingsgrove, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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King Georges Road Interchange: South Western Mwy (Metroad 5) at Beverly Hills at the interchange with King Georges Rd (Metroad 5), April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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M5 Tunnel: Inside the M5 tunnel at Bexley North, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on the off ramp to King Georges Rd (Metroad 3) at Beverly Hills, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign: Light up AD sign acting as a reassurance sign in the tunnel under Arncliffe, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Intersection Directional Signs: ID signs at the interchange with King Georges Rd (Metroad 3) at Beverly Hills, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Princes Highway: South Western Mwy (Metroad 5) at the Princes Hwy interchange at Arncliffe, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Directional Sign: Illuminated AD sign approaching Marsh St at Arncliffe, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Marsh Street: South Western Mwy (Metroad 5) at Marsh St interchange, Arncliffe, November 2010. Image © Rob Tilley |
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M5 Tunnel Exit: Exiting the M5 tunnel at Arncliffe, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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M5 East Tunnel Entrance & RD sign: Distance sign and entrance to the M5 East Tunnel under Cooks River at Arncliffe, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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M5 Tunnel: Inside the second M5 tunnel at Arncliffe, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Signs: AD sign gantry at Kyeemagh approaching General Holmes Dr (Metroad 1), November 2010. The Metroad 5 shield should probably be a Metroad 1 shield. Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Directional Signs: AD sign gantry at Kyeemagh approaching General Holmes Dr (Metroad 1), April 2010. The Metroad 5 shield should probably be a Metroad 1 shield. Image © Paul Rands |
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End Metroad 5: End Metroad 5 sign at the junction with General Holmes Dr (Metroad 5) at Kyeemagh, April 2010. Image © Paul Rands |
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Last updated: 19:34:0 25/3/2016.
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