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The Legacy Way (formerly Northern Link Tunnel) is the proposed fourth of five components of Brisbane City Council’s TransApex Project. The project involves two bored tunnels carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction from the Western Freeway in Toowong to the Inner City Bypass at Kelvin Grove. The tunnel will be approximately 5.5 km long and will be tolled for approximately 45 years.[1][2]

The Environmental Impact Statement was released for public comment in September 2008 and approved in April 2010[3]. The tunnel is currently in the design stage. Construction is expected to commence in late 2010, and the tunnel open for traffic in late 2014. It is expected to carry 34,200 vehicles a day when it opens and reduce travel time between the Centenary Bridge and the Inner City Bypass by 70%.[2]

The project will be funded through council borrowings, together with a state and federal government contribution.

Tender process

Three consortia were shortlisted and invited to submit proposals in December 2009:[4]

The tenders for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the tunnels for up to 20 years[5][6] were submitted on 12 May 2010,[7] however on the 5th July the BCC announced that the Leightons Baulderstone Razel joint venture bid would not be considered. The winning bidder is expected to be announced in September.[8]

Tender outcome

On the 20th of September, 2010, Lord Mayor Newman announced that the winner of the tender process was Transcity.[9] Transcity is a consortium of Acciona, the Spanish company that built a large tunnel in Madrid, Italian tunnelling firm Ghella, which has built rail tunnels on the Trans-Siberian railway along with projects in Rome and Hong Kong, and Brisbane-based BMD Constructions.

Name change

In November 2010 the Brisbane City Council has revealed that the Northern Link will be named Legacy Way in honour of the men and women serving in the Australian Defence Force and one cent of every toll going to Legacy Australia, organisation dedicated to caring for the families of deceased veterans.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Northern Link Initial Advice Statement, Brisbane City Council, September 2007
  2. ^ a b Daniel Hurst (5 September 2009). "Council's 45-year tunnel debt". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  3. ^ http://www.dip.qld.gov.au/projects/transport/tunnels-and-bridges/northern-link-road-tunnel.html
  4. ^ Firms shortlisted for Northern Link tunnel
  5. ^ "Expressions of Interest". BCC. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  6. ^ "Tenders shortlisted for Northern Link". BCC. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  7. ^ "Northern Link toll modelled on Clem7". Ursula Heger. Courier Mail. May 13, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
  8. ^ "Northern Link bid shock as Leightons Baulderstone Razel joint venture dropped by council". Ursula Heger. The Courier Mail. July 05, 2010. Retrieved 6.07.2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  9. ^ "Toll on the $1.5bn Northern Link project fixed at $3 for first year". Ursula Heger. The Courier Mail. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 30.09.2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  10. ^ "Part of road tunnel toll going to Legacy". ABC News. Nov 10, 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.

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