Hunter Expressway

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Hunter Expressway is a major freeway in New South Wales, Australia, that provides a high-speed link between Newcastle and the Hunter Valley region.

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Hunter Expressway canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf freeway
road infrastructure
connectsTo Hunter Valley
Newcastle
constructionStart 2010
country Australia
designedTo bypass town centres along New England Highway
improve freight efficiency in Hunter Region
easternTerminus Newcastle Link Road
Wallsend area
fundedBy Australian Government
New South Wales Government
hasDirection east–west
hasInterchangeWith M1 Pacific Motorway
linked to: Pacific Motorway

New England Highway
Newcastle Link Road
hasLaneConfiguration dual carriageway
two lanes in each direction on most sections
hasRouteNumber M15
hasSpeedLimit 110 km/h
hasStructureType bridges
cuttings
embankments
locatedIn Hunter Region
Newcastle metropolitan area
linked to: Newcastle
maintainedBy Transport for NSW
opened 2014
openingDate 22 March 2014
partOf New South Wales road network
passesNear Buchanan
Kurri Kurri
Lenaghan
primaryFunction high-speed link between Newcastle and Hunter Valley
projectCost approximately A$1.7 billion
reducesTrafficOn New England Highway
reducesTravelTimeBetween Newcastle and Branxton
regionServed Hunter Valley wine region
linked to: Hunter Valley

Lower Hunter
roadType motorway-standard road
serves Cessnock region
Maitland
Newcastle
state New South Wales
westernTerminus Branxton
New England Highway

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Cessnock hasHighwayAccess Hunter Expressway
Kurri Kurri transportConnection Hunter Expressway
Golden Highway connectsTo Hunter Expressway