Westlink M7 Motorway

Project Name:

Westlink M7 Motorway

Client Agency:

Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW (RTA)

Project Description:

The project involves:

  • The financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance of a 40 km long, four-lane, dual carriageway motor- way between the F5 freeway and the M5 motorway in Prestons and the M2 motorway in West Baulkham Hills, as part of the Sydney Orbital freeway and motorway circuit, and
  • The financing, design and construction of associated improvements to surface roads and intersections.

The project has been funded, designed and built by the private sector, with around $360 million of funding support provided by the Commonwealth Government.

For further information on the project, refer to the RTA website.

Private Sector Partners:

WestLink Motorway consortium, comprising the following:

  • Macquarie Bank,
  • Transurban,
  • Abigroup, and
  • Leighton Contractors.

Project Details:

Contract value
$1.54 billion (Estimated Capital Cost at the time of the contract award)

Contract duration
14-Feb-2003 to 14-Feb-2037

Operation began
Dec-2005 (eight months ahead of schedule)

Related Documents:

Contract Summary PDf Document 2.3 MB

M7 Motorway Post Implementation Review

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