NorthConnex underway
Work has officially commenced on Sydney's NorthConnex project, which will link the M1 Pacific Motorway with the M2 MotorwayPoliticians were joined yesterday (February 5) by construction executives for the turning of the first sod for Sydney's NorthConnex project – a nine kilometre twin-tunnel arterial that will link the M1 Pacific Motorway at Wahroonga in Sydney's north to the M2 Motorway at the existing Pennant Hills Road interchange in Sydney's north-west.
Once complete, the $3 billion project is expected to shave 15 minutes from the travel time between the two motorways, also bypassing 21 sets of traffic lights on Pennant Hills Road and creating an alternative route to the Pacific Highway.
It predicted the tunnel will also take 5000 trucks a day off Pennant Hills Road.
The tunnel will be constructed by Lend Lease in conjunction with Bouygues Construction.
Transurban and its partners have the concessions to collect tolls on the new route until 2048.
Work was officially opened by NSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay and Federal Assistant Infrastructure Minster Jamie Briggs, who were joined by local MPs plus Transurban Chief Executive, Scott Charlton, and NRMA President, Kyle Loades.
Mr Briggs said the project was a major win for Sydney and the entire state.
"This is an historic day for NSW," he said.
"NorthConnex will deliver thousands of jobs, inject around $4 billion dollars into the NSW and national economies and create a new national freight route."
The NorthConnex project is scheduled for completion in 2019.
For more information visit: www.NorthConnex.com.au
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