Australia — The peak trucking industry bodies for Australia and New South Wales, the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) and ATA NSW, have welcomed the announcement by Labor that, if re-elected, they would begin planning for the M5 East widening and F3 to M2 upgrade.

The two projects would ease the congestion on some of Sydney’s busiest and most important roads and bring productivity gains to the state’s transport industry.

The Chief Executive of the ATA, Stuart St Clair, said the connection of the F3 to the M2 was a major missing link in the city’s road network.

“Pennant Hills Road is one of the biggest bottlenecks in the Sydney road network. This $150 million project would go a long way to easing the pressure on traffic travelling to and from the state’s north,” Mr St Clair said.

“The completion of the F3 to M2 upgrade would mean traffic would have easy access to the west, south and east of Sydney from North Sydney and country New South Wales.”

ATA NSW Manager, Jill Lewis, said M5 East widening project would be a massive boost to the state’s trucking industry.

Source: http://www.atatruck.net.au/media_releases.html