When did the M1 open - and how long did it take to build?

Pacific Motorway, Eight Mile Plains to Daisy Hill Upgrade (Department of Transport and Main Roads)

1.2K views · 80 reactions | M1 Motorway center median plantation drive. #Forest Department #Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is committed to turn the #Motorways/Highways #green. In this connection Mardan Forest Division has carried out 57 hectares plantation on centre median of M1 Motorway from #Rashkai Interchange to #Swabi Interchange under Billion #Trees #Afforestation Project, the impact of which can be seen in this video! #KPK #Pakistan | Rising Pakistan | Facebook

Construction on the M1 Pacific Motorway extension to Raymond Terrace is picking up pace with extensive roadworks underway. This project will significantly cut travel times between the mid coast, Newcastle and Sydney for motorists, bypassing five sets of traffic lights and will remove about 25,000 vehicles a day from existing roads. Once complete, it will provide a huge boost to business and the economies of the Hunter and Mid Coast. It takes a lot of investment to deliver a project of this scale