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Sydney Orbital Network

Eastern Distributor


The Eastern Distributor provides a fast, efficient, easy link for travelling from the North, South and East of the city. It provides quick access between the City and the Airport. Designed for the minimum impact on the area it passes through, it is a good example of how urban design can create a blend between the old and the new.

The six-kilometre motorway slashed city-to-airport travel times by at least ten minutes and made journeys faster and safer for motorists, commuters, cyclists and pedestrians alike. Motorists using the motorway bypass 19 sets of Traffic Lights.

The Eastern Distributor is an important link in Sydneys orbital road network. It joins the Southern Cross Drive, the M5 East, the Harbour Bridge, the Harbour Tunnel and the Cross City Tunnel, giving motorists direct connections across the city.

Phone: 02 8356 2200
Website: www.easterndistributor.com

Fast facts

Opened December 1999
Length 6.0km
Connects the Cahill Expressway and Harbour Tunnel to the Cross City Tunnel and Southern Cross Drive.
Toll type Flat rate, charged in the northbound direction only.
Toll payment All tags, Beep pass and cash.

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