A9 (Sydney)

A9 New South Wales
The Northern Road looking south at Bringelly Road interchange
General information
Type	Highway
Length	61 km (38 mi)
Route number(s)	A9 (2013-present)
Former route number	Metroad 9 (1998-2013) State Route 69 (1973-1998)[1]
Major junctions
North end	Bridge Street Windsor, Sydney
	Hawkesbury Valley Way Great Western Highway M4 Western Motorway Elizabeth Drive Camden Valley Way Camden Bypass Hume Motorway
South end	Narellan Road Campbelltown, Sydney
Location(s)
Major suburbs	Windsor, Kingswood, Luddenham, Narellan, Campbelltown
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in New South Wales

The Northern Road (northbound) at Luddenham

The A9 is the outer western Sydney Bypass connecting Campbelltown to Windsor. It was formerly designated Metroad 9, which was one of Sydney's Metroads.

The name "A9" is just the route allocation for the route as a whole. In fact, the A9 route runs along a whole series of roads. From Windsor to Campbelltown:

• Macquarie Street
• George Street
• Richmond Road
• The Northern Road
• Narellan Road

The A9 applies to Narellan Road from the Hume Motorway interchange to Camden and the complete stretch of The Northern Road from Camden to Windsor via Penrith. It crosses the Great Western Highway and M4 Western Motorway near Penrith.

The A9 is also the major link between the International Regatta Centre at Cranebrook and the M4 Western Motorway. It was upgraded just before the Sydney 2000 Olympics.

History[]

The A9 route was first known as State Route 69. State Route 69 was a state route linking Singleton to Wollongong via Sydney's western suburbs, along Putty Road, the current A9, and Appin Road. It was replaced by Metroad 9 in December 1998 and consequently State Route 69 was split into two sections.^[2] The northern section (Putty Road) connected Windsor to Singleton. The southern section (Appin Road) connected Campbelltown to Wollongong via the Princes Motorway.

In 2013, as part of the alpha numeric route scheme, Metroad 9 was decommissioned and replaced by A9. Also, the northern section of State Route 69 (Putty Road) was decommissioned while the southern section (Appin Road) is now route B69.

Road upgrade[]

As part of the Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan, 35 km (21.7 mi) of The Northern Road will be upgraded to a minimum of four lanes between The Old Northern Road at Narellan and Jamison Road at South Penrith.^[3][4] The project is being delivered in six stages, with the first stage at Oran Park completed in April 2018.^[5] In April 2020, the Northern Road was also realigned between Mersey Road and Eaton Road at Luddenham, to facilitate the construction of Western Sydney Airport.^[6][7] On 16 July 2020, The Northern Road and Bringelly Road interchange opened including a realignment of The Northern Road.^[8] On 13 December 2020, The Northern Road was realigned between Elizabeth Drive and Eaton Road was opened to traffic, bypassing Luddenham.^[9]

Future replacement[]

As part of economic development of western Sydney, including the construction of the Western Sydney Airport at Badgerys Creek, the road was proposed to be upgraded to a grade separated motorway. The proposal, known as the M9 Outer-Western Sydney Orbital motorway, would link the M7 at Casula with the Central Coast via Camden, Penrith and Windsor.^{[citation needed]}

As part of the State Budget 2014–15, the NSW Government announced a $5.5 billion road package for Western Sydney. It includes $4.6 million for planning the M9 Motorway. The preferred corridor for the motorway was expected to be announced later in 2014 before plans are made for reserving land.^[10] The corridor is now known as Outer Sydney Orbital.^[11]

See also[]

 Australian Roads portal

External links[]

• The Northern Road upgrade - Transport for NSW Roads and Maritime

References[]