General Holmes Drive is a major divided road located in

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. The road forms part of the M1, the A1, the Sydney Orbital Network, and the Australian

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network. Initially built in 1919 as a two-lane road and duplicated in 1951, the road partially circumnavigates

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with its north-eastern terminus in , heading west and then south and then south-west, with its south-western terminus with

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in . The road forms major links with the

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and the M5 East, both part of the Sydney Orbital Network. The road is named in honour of

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, a distinguished Australian

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who died in action during

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General Holmes Drive starts from Joyce Drive in

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, and heads south, reaching a major intersection with Wentworth Drive that carries all traffic exiting from the domestic terminals at

. Further west in , the road meets the Mill Pond Road, a short road that connects with the

, carrying traffic north towards the

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, with the south-westbound route providing access to both the international and the domestic terminals at Sydney Airport. Via an interchange, General Holmes Drive heads south, forming a junction with Foreshore Drive that carries traffic to

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and . General Holmes Drive then heads through the Sydney Airport Tunnel, an eight-lane tidal flow

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under the south-eastern runways of Sydney Airport. As the road exits the tunnel, there is a major exit to the M5. The road crosses over the

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via the Endeavour Bridge, continues southeast into the suburbs of Kyeemagh and , before terminating at the junction with The Grand Parade that carries traffic towards and

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. Traffic runs in three lanes in both directions through Kyeemagh, becoming four lanes after the M5 East junction. The M5 East can only be accessed southbound, and traffic joins General Holmes Drive northbound. Several major

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s are situated towards the northeastern terminus of the General Holmes Drive. Until July 2019, General Holmes Drive continued for a further to the north-east to an intersection with Botany Road crossing the

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via a level crossing. This section closed when the level crossing was replaced by an underpass at Wentworth Avenue.SAFE Notice 2019 Number: 2-4387

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