Newcastle Link Road
| Newcastle Link Road New South Wales | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 6.8 km (4 mi) |
| Opened | December 1993 |
| Route number(s) |
 A15 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | |
| Minmi Road | |
| East end |
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| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs | Cameron Park, Wallsend |
Newcastle Link Road is a limited-access road that links Newcastle, New South Wales to the Pacific Motorway and Sydney.
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.[1]
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.[2] The route was also signed with the A15 number in early 2014 to reflect the increased status of this route into Newcastle.
Interchanges
| Newcastle Link Road | ||
| Eastbound exits | Distance from Pacific Mwy (km) |
Westbound exits |
 Traffic Lights (clockwise from link road)Lake Road to Wallsend Thomas Street to Lambton and NewcastleLake Road  to Glendale and Toronto | ||
Future Housing Development Intersection |
5 | Future Housing Development Intersection |
| Edgeworth, Cardiff Minmi Road |
2.5 | Cameron Park, Edgeworth Minmi Road |
| Minmi, West Wallsend Woodford Street Cameron Park Drive |
0.8 | Minmi, West Wallsend Cameron Park Drive Woodford Street |
| Start Newcastle Link Road from Pacific Motorway  and Hunter Expressway  |
0 | NEWCASTLE INTERCHANGE Maitland, Taree, Sydney Pacific Motorway |
| End Newcastle Link Road continues as Hunter Expressway to Kurri Kurri and Singleton | ||
References
- ↑ Hunter Expressway, Roads and Maritime Services. Retrieved on 23 March 2014.
- ↑ M1 Motorway to Newcastle Upgrade, Roads and Maritime Services. Retrieved on 23 March 2014.
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