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Benefits

The Westlink M7 offers significant social, environmental and economic benefits, including:

  • Safer and more efficient road transport for both passenger vehicles and freight in western Sydney.
  • Good access to employment opportunities for the people of western Sydney by linking existing / future industrial and residential areas.
  • Stronger economic growth within western Sydney by encouraging further investment in the area due to potential savings in transport costs.
  • 1500 jobs during construction alone and encouraging further employment opportunities in western Sydney.
  • Reduced numbers of heavy vehicles using local roads, resulting in better air quality and less noise in key residential areas.
  • Improved access to other growing cities and regions, including the Central Coast, Newcastle, Canberra and the Illawarra.
  • Faster travel times between key western Sydney suburbs.

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