The M1 Pacific Motorway extension to Raymond Terrace forms an integral part of the M1 Pacific Motorway and the A1 Pacific Highway which runs between Sydney and Brisbane, and as such is a critical part of the freight and movement network of New South Wales. The works represent the final bypass stages of the M1 Pacific Motorway which will result in reduced congestion and conflict with local traffic movements.
CM+ are the urban designers of all project elements for this extension of the M1 Pacific Motorway.
Key features of the Project include:
- A 15 kilometre dual-carriageway motorway
- Motorway access from the existing road network via four new interchanges at:
- Black Hill: connection to the M1 Pacific Motorway
- Tarro: connection and upgrade (six lanes) to the New England Highway between John Renshaw Drive and the existing Tarro interchange at Anderson Drive
- Tomago: connection to the Pacific Highway and Old Punt Road
- Raymond Interchange.
- Upgrades to Pacific Highway main alignment and upgrades to New England Highway between Black Hill and Tarro
- Eleven bridges, including five overbridges, a creek bridge over Windeyers Creek and a 2.6 kilometre viaduct over the Hunter River floodplain, including new bridge crossings over the Hunter River, the Main North Rail Line, and the New England Highway
- Entry statement at the Hunter Region Botanic Gardens
- Retaining walls associated with the bridges and batters
- Noise walls at Black Hill and Tarro
- Headlight treatments at the tie in with the Heatherbrae Bypass
- A large cutting at Black Hill
- Connectivity to existing and future cycleway network.
Services
Urban Design & Landscape Architecture
Design & Landscape Plan – North
Design & Landscape Plan – South
Client
Transport for NSW
Project team
North: Seymour Whyte, Tract Consultants, WSP and Saretta Art & Design
South: John Holland and Gamuda Australia, Tract Consultants, Jacobs and BG&E (JBJV), Resonate and Saretta Art & Design
Details
15km dual-carriageway motorway | 4 interchanges | 11 bridges including a 2.6km viaduct over Hunter River
Construction value
$2.24b
Photography
Guy Wilkinson
Celebration of Connection to Country
The design provides a clear expression of Country and the relationship to the Hunter River. This is achieved through the integration of artwork provided on safety screens, and the entry to the HRBG, along with landscape elements at the interchanges and signposting of Country. The artwork has been developed with Saretta Art & Design who have created the artwork design to incorporate Country.
The strategy adopted to incorporate the artwork has been to develop a visual motif that is an abstraction of the objects and symbols identified by Saretta that have heritage values and are of cultural significance. The visual motif is integrated into the urban design elements. A consistent theme has been established that can be applied to the various project elements though multiple expressions.
A waterways and wetlands theme has been identified as the primary theme for the Project. The themes are overlaid with people and community themes, such as the symbols and objects related to gathering places for men and women, or boats and fishes. These combine to bring together one large theme of the life on Country and acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land.
Colour has been incorporated in the design of the artwork for the above elements. The landscape treatments at the interchanges incorporate indigenous plant species that have a Connection to Country.
