Bottleneck 'gone for good': when you'll be able to drive the new M1 upgrade
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What it is about
Paterson Meryl SwansonAnthony AlbaneseJenny AitchisonDylan NicholsonCatherine KingRegional DevelopmentPort Stephens, New South Wales, AustraliaBlack Hill, South Australia, AustraliaRaymond Terrace, New South Wales, AustraliaKempsey, New South Wales, AustraliaTweed Heads, New South Wales, AustraliaSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaClybucca, New South Wales, AustraliaWashington, Washington, United StatesMelbourneM1Raymond Terrace
Who published it, and when
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maitlandmercury.com.au
dungogchronicle.com.au
9 Sept, 02:28over 32 hours10 Sept, 10:30
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How it spread - 3 original reports
Wed, 9 September 2026
1 report- maitlandmercury.com.au02:28first to report
URL changednow www.maitlandmercury.com.au/story/9346886/m1-pacific-motorway-hunters-224-billion-bypass-opens/
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was in the Hunter to cut the ribbon the project.
Thu, 10 September 2026
1 report- dungogchronicle.com.au10:30
Lanes are progressively opening on one of the Hunter's most anticipated, and desperately needed, road projects.
Fri, 11 September 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)02:58
The first vehicles have hit the $2.24 billion M1 extension at Raymond Terrace, 18 months ahead of schedule.