CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 9 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:
After more than four million hours of construction, the Hunter's largest road infrastructure project will open to traffic in the early hours of 11 September, delivering a new 15-kilometre motorway connection between Black Hill and Raymond Terrace.
The opening of the M1 Pacific Motorway extension marks a major milestone for the Hunter, closing a missing link in the Sydney to Brisbane economic corridor and strengthening one of Australia's most important freight routes.
The M1 Pacific Motorway extension and Hexham Straight widening projects were jointly funded with a total investment of $2.24 billion - $1.79 billion from the Albanese Government and...