Type Road Opened December 1993 | Length 6.8 km (4.2 mi) Route number(s) A15 | |
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West end Pacific Motorway
Hunter Expressway
Cameron Park, New South Wales East end Thomas Street
Lake Road
Wallsend, New South Wales Via Cameron Park, New South Wales, Wallsend | ||
Newcastle Link Road is a limited-access road that links Newcastle, New South Wales to the Pacific Motorway and Sydney.
Map of Newcastle Link Rd, New South Wales, Australia
The route was constructed in December 1993 as a part of the Palmers Road to Minmi section of the Pacific Motorway through former coal mining lands, improving connectivity between Newcastle and Sydney and relieving the Pacific Highway through Charlestown, Belmont and Swansea of a large amount of traffic heading to and coming from Sydney and further south.
Today, the route is still in the same condition as it was when it opened, with the only changes occurring at each end of the road. As part of the construction of the Hunter Expressway, the interchange of the Pacific Motorway and Newcastle Link Road has been upgraded with the addition of three new bridges next to the original single bridge, maintaining the previous grade separation conditions and directly connecting into the Hunter Expressway.
In preparation of the increased demand on Newcastle Link Road from the construction of the Hunter Expressway, the intersections with Cameron Park Drive / Woodford Street and Lake Road / Thomas Street were upgraded from roundabouts to become traffic light controlled. The route was also signed with the A15 number in early 2014 to reflect the increased status of this route into Newcastle.