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WestConnex to provide vital Sydney Airport link

The 33km WestConnex project will link the M4 to Sydney Airport, Port Botany and the M5 East in New South Wales, Australia. The project aims to improve King Georges Road, which will join the new M5 east with a dedicated lane of its own. The works will receive US$1.87 billion (AUD 1.80bn) up front from the state government.
April 3, 2013 Read time: 1 min
The 33km WestConnex project will link the M4 to Sydney Airport, Port Botany and the M5 East in New South Wales, Australia. The project aims to improve King Georges Road, which will join the new M5 east with a dedicated lane of its own. The works will receive US$1.87 billion (AUD 1.80bn) up front from the state government.

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