F3 2

Our government agencies speak for themselves…on wiki

“In addition to the National Highway 1 designation, the freeway at one stage carried the Freeway Route 3 (F3) designation. This route numbering system, introduced in 1971, was to provide distinctive route numbering and signage for freeways in Sydney and the surrounding areas. Although the route was never signed with the F3 route marker (the numbering system was removed in the late 1980s), the route is now widely known as the F3 Freeway, with this title being used not only colloquially but on all state and federal government documents and web sites. The median crossover signs (located every 1 km) feature an F3 identification sign; in addition, various directional signs also read “F3 FREEWAY” alongside the M1 or National Highway 1 route number.”

This week there are digital flashing signs all over the F3 alerting drivers to the name change from “F3”. But no mention as to what the new name is. From Wikipedia we can infer that it might be the “Pacific Motorway”. Why?