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GPS of course, is a great boon to travelling from A to B + it saves domestic disputes (big time).

But when you're funnelled into gridlock somewhere, even a belated alternative route may not be able to get you out of that fix - and we all know what Sydney roads are like Fri to Mon!

So tell us what your favourite "Shortcuts" are!

Help us!

Post #2 is an example...

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Route:- Outer West to Kingsford Smith Airport

Purpose:- Avoiding M5

Route:- M4 to Parramatta Rd (unless that damn M4 is blocked)

> right onto Wentworth Rd

> left onto Nicholson St

> right onto Burwood Rd

> left onto Seventh Ave

> right onto Beamish St

> left onto Brighton Ave

> right onto Shakespeare St

> left onto Clissold St

> right onto Moore St

> left onto Bellombi St

> right onto Nowra St

> right onto Wairoa St

> left onto Wonga St

> left onto Canterbury Rd but get into right turn lane

> right into Fore St

> right onto Woolcott St

> left onto Caroline St

> cross Thompson St and continue straight onto Flers Ave

> go through chicane into Vimy St

> right onto Wardell Rd

> left onto Bass Rd

> right onto Riverview Rd

> cross roundabout and right onto Undercliffe Rd

> left onto Bayview Ave until roundabout

> right onto Richardson Cres

> right onto Unwins Bridge Rd

> left onto Gannon St

> right onto Princes Hwy but stay in left lane

> left into Gertrude St

> right onto Levey St

> left into Innesdale Rd

> left onto Marsh St

> Airport

Time from Penrith:- 1.2 hours

Terry why not just create it on google maps, much easier to digest than a long list.

I'd avoid burwood road and canterbury road, both a pretty congested no matter what time of day, this is my tried and tested:

http://tinyurl.com/kxwgzmc

not working for me mate

but if you mean eastbound on canterbury rd towards king georges, there's a pretty long bypass along hillcrest st, winner, although during school term gotta go back onto canterbury one road earlier

Terry why not just create it on google maps, much easier to digest than a long list.

I'd avoid burwood road and canterbury road, both a pretty congested no matter what time of day, this is my tried and tested:

http://tinyurl.com/kxwgzmc

Fortunately...

The section of Canterbury Rd I'm talking about is only for 100m

The section of Burwood Rd is only for 1.2Km southbound along a quiet stretch

Thanks for the link > I do need to shed my geriatric brain and experiment with google maps :)

Ta

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