48-625: Windsor Road is a notable road in the Hills District of Sydney, linking Windsor and North Parramatta in Sydney's west. It is a constituent part of route A2. Windsor Road commences at the intersection of Bridge and Macquarie Streets in Windsor and heads in a southeasterly direction as a two-lane, single carriageway road, widening to a four-lane, dual-carriageway road at McGraths Hill . It continues through Rouse Hill , before turning off at
96-631: A 2002 survey by the RTA, was 62,656, with the busiest area occurring around Thompsons Corner. Plans to link the M1 with a planned North West Freeway were shelved in the late 20th century. Recently the Government has been examining a number of options to link the M1 with the M2 motorway as part of a motorway standard Sydney Bypass . After undergoing significant studies the government constructed an M1-M2 link, dubbed
144-619: A loose definition would be that it stretches from the M2 Hills Motorway in the south to the Hawkesbury River in the north and Old Windsor Road in the west to Pennant Hills Road and Berowra Creek in the east. The Hills District is a conservative and largely white collar region. The region is named for its characteristically comparatively hilly topography as the Cumberland Plain lifts up, joining
192-571: A pardoned convict, received the first land grant in the area, east of Hawkesbury Road, in what is now Baulkham Hills. He opened an inn on the same road. William Joyce Reserve is a reminder of his property. In 1799, Joseph Foveaux was granted 300 acres of land in what is now the Bella Vista area of Baulkham Hills. He sold this land to John Macarthur , and his wife, Elizabeth , the two of whom pioneered in wool manufacturing, and are attributed to starting Australia's wool industry. Part of this land
240-449: A route number. With the conversion to the newer alphanumeric system in 2013, Pennant Hills Road was re-designated part of route A28, replacing the last remnant of Metroads 6 and 7 along it. Pennant Hills Road has always been the main road north from Parramatta to Hornsby, but with traffic from major arterial roads of James Ruse Drive, Marsden Road, Carlingford Road, North Rocks Road, Castle Hill Road, Beecroft Road, The Comenarra Parkway and
288-682: A six-lane road, then passes through the Hornsby Shire suburbs of Normanhurst , Thornleigh and Pennant Hills . In Thornleigh there is a major intersection with The Comenarra Parkway, an arterial road which begins as Yanko Road in West Pymble. In the evening this intersection can get quite busy, and is often characterised by bumper to bumper traffic on the Comenarra Parkway, as motorists attempt to turn either left or right onto Pennant Hills Road. The Parkway has become somewhat of
336-860: A small section at its southwestern end, it is a constituent part of Cumberland Highway , and is designated part of route A28. In 2015 NRMA members voted the Pennant Hills Road as the second worst road in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory , with approximately 5,000 heavy vehicle movements per day. NorthConnex , a 9-kilometre (5.6 mi) motorway tunnel opened on 31 October 2020, runs parallel to Pennant Hills Road and links M2 Hills Motorway at West Pennant Hills with Pacific Highway and Pacific Motorway at Wahroonga. NorthConnex aims to reduce congestion and improve traffic flow along part of
384-756: A through route from the North Shore suburbs as well as the City, with some motorists choosing to avoid Epping Road and M2 Hills Motorway and travel west through the Parkway. At Pennant Hills, the road crosses the Northern railway Line , intersects with Yarrara Road and Boundary Road, heading west, after which is located a major intersection with Beecroft Road. It continues west, then southwest, towards Thompson's Corner , in West Pennant Hills , where there
432-667: Is 70 km/h (43 mph) for the entire distance to the M2 Motorway interchange. From here, the road reverts to a 60 km/h (37 mph) limit to Parramatta, with numerous 40 km/h (25 mph) "school zones" (8:00am–9:30am and 2:30pm–4:00pm), and two fixed speed cameras, between Evans Road and Coleman Avenue in Carlingford and between Castle Street and Bellevue Street in North Parramatta. Both are 60 km/h (37 mph) zones. Pennant Hills Road frontage
480-490: Is a major intersection with Castle Hill Road. In the mid 1990s, a tunnel was built beneath the intersection which allows traffic from Castle Hill Road to turn onto Pennant Hills Road, going southbound, without negotiating the traffic lights. This also means that southbound traffic already on Pennant Hills Road rarely has to stop at the Thompson's Corner intersection, only if pedestrians are crossing. The road continues south to
528-408: Is a mix of businesses, schools and homes. The biggest concentration of businesses are at Thornleigh, Pennant Hills, West Pennant Hills (Thompson's Corner) and Carlingford, with the Carlingford area being the biggest. Pennant Hills Road began its life in 1820 as a bullock track used by timbermen. It was surveyed by government surveyor James Meehan in order to provide a route from Ermington Wharf to
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#1732775811176576-640: Is an area of high elevation above sea level (compared with the rest of the Sydney basin ) and thus creates orographic rainfall brought in by onshore winds from the Pacific Ocean. This leaves the Hills District with slightly higher rainfall than the rest of Sydney and creates a rain shadow for some places in the Blacktown district , including Marayong and Doonside . This climate characteristic
624-581: Is built upon the land. It is third government farm in the country, built only twelve years after the historic grant of Experiment Farm to James Ruse . It was also a major site in the Battle of Vinegar Hill. Toongabbie Road, now Junction Road in Winston Hills, was built in the same year as the farm from Toongabbie to the junction in Baulkham Hills. Castle Hill Road was built from the junction to
672-675: The Boorooberongal clan in the northwest. In 1789, a smallpox epidemic killed many of their numbers. Governor Arthur Phillip surveyed the district in April 1791. His party was in search of a new area for settlement and farming to support a struggling colony in Sydney. In 1794, Hawkesbury Road, later Windsor Road, was built from the Toongabbie Government Farm to the Hawkesbury. In the same year, William Joyce,
720-739: The Hornsby Plateau ; and the Hawkesbury Plain lifting up and joining the same Hornsby Plateau. Several suburbs around this area have 'Hills' in their names, such as Baulkham Hills , Beaumont Hills , Castle Hill , Rouse Hill , Box Hill and Winston Hills . The Dharug People occupied the Hills and surrounding areas prior to European settlement. Rock dwellings found near the Darling Mills Creek are almost 12,000 years old. The Dharug would trade with adjacent clans like
768-777: The Main Roads Act of 1924 through the Parliament of New South Wales provided for the declaration of Main Roads, roads partially funded by the State government through the Main Roads Board (later Transport for NSW ). Main Road No. 184 was declared along this road on 8 August 1928, from the intersection with Pennant Hills Road just north of Parramatta to Windsor (and continuing westwards via Richmond, Bilpin and Bell to
816-650: The NorthConnex . Opened on 31 October 2020, NorthConnex will help alleviate traffic travelling between Western Sydney and the Central Coast. Since the opening of NorthConnex on 31 October 2020, a fine of A$ 194 with no demerit points will be imposed on truck and bus drivers who use the Pennant Hills Road instead of the new tolled tunnel, detected using gantries on either side of Pennant Hills Road. The fine only applies to drivers of trucks and buses over 12.5 metres long or over 2.8 metres clearance height, with
864-498: The Parliament of New South Wales provided for the declaration of Main Roads, roads partially funded by the State government through the Main Roads Board (MRB). Main Road No. 13 was declared on 8 August 1928, from Pearce's Corner in Wahroonga , along Pennant Hills Road to Parramatta (and continuing south via Church Street and Woodville Road to the intersection with Great Southern Highway (today Hume Highway ) at Lansdowne ; with
912-629: The Parramatta Light Rail project. The Hills district is served by a number of local printed newspapers: including: The Hills to Hawkesbury Community News, The Hills Independent, The Galston Glenorie & Hills Rural News and the Dooral Roundup. News Local newspapers have ceased printing and can only be accessed online. The only title left is the Hills Shire Times. The local community radio station for
960-535: The Pennant Hills sawmill established by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1816. The line of the original track, from Thompsons Corner to Ermington Wharf, is followed by Pennant Hills Road, Marsden Road, and Wharf Road Ermington. Subsequently, it joined the Lane Cove Road (now Pacific Highway ) further north and was sometimes considered the same road. The passing of the Main Roads Act of 1924 through
1008-666: The Westlink M7 motorway in December 2005, the Metroad 7 route south of M2 Hills Motorway was decommissioned and rerouted onto the Westlink M7, leaving only the section north of M2 Hills Motorway along Pennant Hills Road designated as Metroad 7; Metroad 6 was extended northwards from Carlingford along Pennant Hills Road to meet M2 Hills Motorway at the same time, leaving the rest of Cumberland Highway west of Carlingford without
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#17327758111761056-680: The Pacific Highway adding to that, plus the relatively recent additions of the M2 Motorway and the M1 Motorway extension to Wahroonga, the highway can get quite congested during the morning and afternoon peaks and is often characterised by the heavy population of trucks and other logistic vehicles. Pennant Hills Road is the only direct road linking the M1 and the M2, forcing interstate commercial traffic, travellers, and commuters to all compete for passage with local Hornsby Shire traffic. The average traffic flow on Pennant Hills Rd, according to
1104-507: The Parramatta River, then follow the line traced by Meehan to Kellyville. This is approximately the same route that today's Windsor Road follows. This route was preferred, as it avoided many of the hills near Old Windsor Road, and the new Parramatta Government Domain , upon which Parramatta Park is built. New Windsor Road was completed in 1812, featuring 70 bridges, and was 32 feet wide (approximately 10 metres). In 1833, Windsor Road
1152-464: The Pennant Hills Road, reducing air and traffic pollution. Pennant Hills Road commences at Pearce's Corner, the intersection with Pacific Highway in Wahroonga, and heads in a southwesterly direction as a dual-carriageway, four-lane road, crossing an intersection with exits leading to the southern end of Pacific Motorway (M1) and the northern end of NorthConnex nearly immediately and widening to
1200-615: The area, is one of the safest seats in metropolitan Australia for the conservative Liberal Party of Australia , and all of the Hills District seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly are held by the NSW Liberals . The Metro North West Line , opened in May 2019, has a frequency of every 4 minutes in the peak hour to Chatswood railway station , where passengers can change to other trains towards
1248-633: The city. This became a direct service to the Sydney CBD in August 2024 as part Sydney Metro City & Southwest . An extensive number of bus routes operate in the district, operated by Busways and CDC NSW . The region is served by the North-West T-way, connecting the Hills District with Blacktown, Parramatta and Rouse Hill. The now closed Carlingford railway line , operated by Sydney Trains has been converted into light rail as part of
1296-611: The conversion to the newer alphanumeric system in 2013, State Route 40 was abolished, and Metroad 2 was replaced with route A2. [REDACTED] Australian roads portal Hills District, New South Wales The Hills District (alternatively the Hills ) is a region of Sydney , within the northern part of the Greater Western Sydney region of Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . There are no formal or legal definitions of this district but
1344-483: The district is Alive 90.5 which is based in Baulkham Hills and also broadcasts to Parramatta and Cumberland . Pennant Hills Road Pennant Hills Road is a 16.1-kilometre-long (10.0 mi) arterial road located in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia. The road links the suburb of Wahroonga in the northeast, to the major central business district of Parramatta in the southwest. Apart from
1392-411: The entirety of Old Windsor Road, and along Windsor Road to Rouse Hill Town Centre . According to the 2016 Census, The Hills Shire is home to 157,243 permanent residents. Of these, 50.7% were female and 49.3% were male. The exact number of residents in the Hills District would be hard to calculate as the Hills District refers to areas/suburbs in multiple LGAs. As the name indicates, the Hills District
1440-525: The farm in Castle Hill , and survives today as part of Old Northern Road and Old Castle Hill Road. The farm was turned into Australia's first lunatic asylum in 1811, until it was closed in 1826, when it was relocated to Liverpool . The Battle of Vinegar Hill, or Castle Hill Convict Rebellion (sometimes referred to as the Second Battle of Vinegar Hill, so as not to be confused with a rebellion of
1488-523: The interchange with M2 Hills Motorway and the southern end of NorthConnex , narrowing back to a four-lane road and continuing south through Carlingford and the intersection with North Rocks Road and to the intersection with Carlingford Road. South of the Carlingford Road intersection lies the intersection with Marsden Road, and the road then continues southwest towards Parramatta, crossing the former Carlingford railway line , through Telopea to
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1536-400: The interchange with James Ruse Drive, in 1988 (with the remaining southwestern section into Parrramatta now unallocated); it was replaced with Metroad 7 in 1993. State Route 30 was allocated along Pennant Hills Road between Beecroft and Castle Hill Roads from 1974; this was replaced with Metroad 2 in 1993, until it was rerouted along M2 Hills Motorway when it opened in 1997. With the opening of
1584-642: The intersection with Great Western Highway at Mount Victoria ); with the passing of the Main Roads (Amendment) Act of 1929 to provide for additional declarations of State Highways and Trunk Roads, this was amended to Main Road 184 on 8 April 1929. The passing of the Roads Act of 1993 updated road classifications and the way they could be declared within New South Wales. Under this act, Windsor Road retains its declaration as part of Main Road 184. Windsor Road
1632-726: The intersection with Old Windsor Road at Kellyville and narrowing back to a single carriageway road at Baulkham Hills , crossing under M2 Hills Motorway a short distance later. It continues in a southerly direction to cross over James Ruse Drive in Northmead , before eventually terminating at the intersection of North Rocks Road and Church Street in North Parramatta . The North West T-way runs next to and parallel to Windsor Road from Kellyville to Rouse Hill. The original Windsor Road opened in 1794, between Windsor and Northmead. A newer alignment of Windsor Road, branching off
1680-407: The major interchange with James Ruse Drive in North Parramatta; Cumberland Highway heads north along James Ruse Drive, whereas Pennant Hills Road continues southwest into Parramatta where it eventually terminates at the intersection with Church Street. The road has a 60 km/h (37 mph) speed limit from Pearce's Corner for the short distance to the M1 intersection. From the M1 intersection it
1728-497: The most religious region of Sydney. In the 2016 Census the Hills Shire was reported to be the tenth most religious local government area in metropolitan Sydney with 21.2% people reporting no religion. The strong evangelical Christian tinge of the Hills District has made the region strongly conservative, a trend that runs right through local, state and Federal politics. The federal Division of Mitchell , which covers most of
1776-502: The original alignment at Kellyville and ending in North Parramatta, opened in 1812; the original alignment of Windsor Road between Kellyville and Northmead was renamed to Old Windsor Road and formed a T-junction where it met with Windsor Road. This remained until 2002 when the Old Windsor Road regained importance and the junction was reconstructed to allow through traffic along the original Windsor Road alignment. The passing of
1824-548: The passing of the Main Roads (Amendment) Act of 1929 to provide for additional declarations of State Highways and Trunk Roads, this was amended to State Highway 13 on 8 April 1929. With the declaration of Pennant Hills Road as a constituent part of Cumberland Highway on 26 August 1988, the western end of State Highway 13 was altered to use the Parramatta Bypass (today James Ruse Drive ) around Parramatta and continue along Cumberland Highway to Liverpool; Main Road 637
1872-453: The role of a western bypass of Sydney, made official when it was declared as part of Ring Road 5 in 1964. Ring Road 5 was superseded by State Route 55 in 1974, but by this stage, the growth of Sydney's west had turned the bypass road into a primary arterial road with a huge increase in freight traffic. With the declaration of Pennant Hills Road as part of Cumberland Highway, State Route 55 was replaced with State Route 77, from Pearce's Corner to
1920-644: The same name in Ireland) is the historic first convict rebellion in Australia, and the only one suppressed under martial law. Vinegar Hill is located in Rouse Hill , and the rebellion occurred on 4 March 1804. Over 200 convicts escaped from a prison farm with the intent to "capture ships to sail to Ireland". Martial law was instated, and the rebels were hunted down until a truce was declared. Windsor and Old Windsor Roads are historic roads in Australia, as they are
1968-628: The second and third roads laid in the colony. They connect Parramatta with Windsor , but are majorly used as arterial roads for residents, especially in the Hills District. There are residential streets in Wentworthville and Westmead over the original alignment of Windsor Road. The original road started at Prospect Road, which is now the Great Western Highway . It went through the Government Farm at Toongabbie . It
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2016-560: Was allocated State Route 40 in 1974. Metroad 2 was also allocated along it in 1993 between Windsor and Showgrounds Road in Castle Hill, until M2 Hills Motorway opened in 1997 and Metroad 2 was truncated to the intersection with Old Windsor Road in Kellyville. State Route 40 was also re-aligned in 2007 to follow Metroad 2 along Old Windsor Road, leaving the portion of the road south of the intersection in Kellyville unallocated. With
2064-407: Was declared a main road, maintained by public expenses. Old Windsor Road was also proclaimed a parish road. In 1835, Windsor Toll House was built, near South Creek. Bitumen for motor vehicles was laid in 1925. The upgrading for motor vehicles continued throughout the 1930s. The roads are now amongst the most well-serviced roads in the state by buses. The North-West Transit-way (NW T-way) runs along
2112-567: Was declared along the remaining section from James Ruse Drive to Church Street. Despite this, much of the signage today still identifies Pennant Hills Road under its own name. The passing of the Roads Act of 1993 updated road classifications and the way they could be declared within New South Wales. Under this act, and as part of Cumberland Highway, Pennant Hills Road today retains its declaration as Highway 13, from Wahroonga to Parramatta (and continuing southwest along Cumberland Highway eventually to Liverpool). State Highway 13 eventually assumed
2160-554: Was later acquired by Matthew Pearce. His farm was called 'Bella Vista Farm'. Foveaux Terrace, Elizabeth Macarthur Drive, and Macarthur Ridge Way, streets in Bella Vista; and Elizabeth Macarthur Creek starting in Kellyville are named after these early settlers. Matthew Pearce Public School, the largest in the state, is named after Matthew Pearce. Castle Hill Government Farm was established in 1801, and Castle Hill Heritage Park
2208-481: Was previously known to have the highest rate of religious service attendance in Australia and was referred to as "Sydney's Bible Belt". The Hills District repeatedly showed higher than average religious affiliation in the Australian Census , and still retains a large Christian population that represents 64.8% of religious people in the area. Despite a high Christian population, the area no longer represents
2256-460: Was well suited to orchard production of stone fruit and citrus which proved luxuriant on the deep rich soils. Most of the suburbs in the Hills District borderline the oceanic climate ( Cfb ) zone under the Köppen climate classification , as their warmest month mean may barely reach 22 °C (71.6 °F) in some years. Though they are still safely in the humid subtropical climate ( Cfa ) zone. The area
2304-412: Was widened in 1797 to 20 feet (approximately 6 metres). In 1802, Howe's Bridge was constructed at the crossing of South Creek, Windsor. In 1805, James Meehan surveyed a new alignment of the road, from Parramatta to Kellyville. This was the basis of the new Windsor Road. Governrnor Lachlan Macquarie , as part of his Parramatta Town Plan, commissioned a new toll road, which would follow Church Street across
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