Tolled freeway to Melbourne Airport due to undergo US$788.29mn widening

Australian developer and operator of tolled roads, Transurban, is planning to spend US$788.29 million (AUD 850 million) to widen an eight-lane tolled section of Tullamarine freeway leading to Melbourne Airport.
April 29, 2014 Read time: 1 min
Australian developer and operator of tolled roads, 891 Transurban, is planning to spend US$788.29 million (AUD 850 million) to widen an eight-lane tolled section of Tullamarine freeway leading to Melbourne Airport.

Transurban expects to complete the project in two years and construction is scheduled to start in 2015. The company owns 50% stake in M1 Eastern Distributor, M7 and M5 roads in Sydney and owns the Hills Motorway. Transurban has operational rights in the Cross City Tunnel.
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