The M7 cycleway is a
shared use path
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for
cyclists
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and
pedestrian
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s that is generally aligned with the
Westlink M7
The Westlink M7 is a tolled urban motorway in Sydney, New South Wales that is part of the Sydney Orbital Network. Owned by the NorthWestern Roads (NWR) Group, it connects three motorways: the M5 South-West Motorway at Prestons, the M4 We ...
in
Greater Western Sydney
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,
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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. The southern terminus of the cycleway is located adjacent to the Camden Valley Way at
Prestons, while the northern terminus is located adjacent to the Old Windsor Road at . The cycleway crosses the
M4 motorway
The M4, originally the London-South Wales Motorway, is the third longest motorway in the United Kingdom, running from west London to southwest Wales. The English section to the Severn Bridge was constructed between 1961 and 1971; the Welsh ele ...
at
Eastern Creek.
The cycleway was completed at a cost of $60 million.
Route
Cycleway use
In the twelve months to February 2014, between 200 and 350 cyclists used on the M7 cycleway at Glenwood and at on an average weekday, with a greater number on the weekends.
See also
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Bike paths in Sydney
Bike paths in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, vary widely, with the majority either shared cycle and pedestrian paths or on road paths, and a small number of separated cycleways. In 2009 the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' reported that "Sydney's ...
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Cycling in New South Wales
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Cycling in Sydney
References
External links
Bicycle NSW website*
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Bicycle paths in Sydney
Cycling in Sydney