Go-ahead given for Sydney’s US$10.92bn Westconnex motorway

New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell has given the go-ahead for the US$10.92 billion (AUD 11.5 billion) Westconnex motorway project in Sydney, Australia. A total of $1.4 billion (AUD 1.5 billion) has been pledged by Prime Minister Tony Abbott over four years, while $1.68 billion (AUD 1.8 billion) has been committed by the state government. The private sector will channel the remaining fund through tolls. A toll for using the 33km motorway will be reportedly capped at $7.21 (AUD 7.70). With its constru
September 19, 2013 Read time: 1 min
New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell has given the go-ahead for the US$10.92 billion (AUD 11.5 billion) Westconnex motorway project in Sydney, Australia. A total of $1.4 billion (AUD 1.5 billion) has been pledged by Prime Minister Tony Abbott over four years, while $1.68 billion (AUD 1.8 billion) has been committed by the state government. The private sector will channel the remaining fund through tolls. A toll for using the 33km motorway will be reportedly capped at $7.21 (AUD 7.70).

With its construction earmarked to begin in early 2015, the Westconnex motorway will include a series of underground three-lane tunnels connecting the southwestern and western suburbs of the city with Port Botany, central business district and airport. It is projected that the motorway will be able to create thousands of jobs and slash times for motorists in the west of the city.
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