Brisbane's Legacy Way project powers up

The Queensland capital's $1.5 billion Legacy Way project is in full swing, with the focus now turning to the tunnels' electrical fit-out

The Legacy Way project, which will see Brisbane’s Western Freeway at Toowong linked with the city’s Inner City Bypass at Kelvin Grove via a 4.6km-long road tunnel, is now three-quarters complete, with the Federal Government recently announcing the completion of the tunnels’ road base and underground substations.

The construction team’s attention will now shift to the tunnels’ electrical infrastructure, as the project nears its early 2015 completion target.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Warren Truss, said work on $1.5 billion project, which began in April 2011, was now in its final stages.

“Over the next 12 months tunnel work will include installing fans for ventilation and smoke control, as well as cameras, signs, lighting and the public address system,” he said.

“Legacy Way will connect the Western Freeway at Toowong with the Inner City Bypass at Kelvin Grove, providing Brisbane drivers with an alternative to local roads for efficiency and better access.

“Once open in 2015, Legacy Way will reduce traffic congestion and almost halve peak-hour travel times between the Centenary Bridge and the Inner City Bypass.

The Federal Government has provided $500 million to the Legacy Way project, while Brisbane City Council has provided $1 billion. It is a part of the Brisbane City Council’s TransApex Project, which seeks to connect motorways and major arterial roads to divert traffic from the city’s CBD.

According to Brisbane City Council, the five-part, $10 billion TransApex Project is Australia’s largest urban road upgrade undertaking.

Brisbane's Legacy Way project powers up

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