Creating Stakeholder Value
West Gate Tunnel Project
Transformational project enhancing transport
outcomes for Victoria
Vital alternative to the West Gate Bridge, which carries over 200,000 vehicles
per day and regularly experiences congestion
WGTP will deliver around 70km of new traffic lanes, create more than
6,000 construction jobs and is expected to generate around $11 billion
in economic benefits for the State of Victoria1
Connection to CityLink will create an integrated network enabling safer,
faster and more efficient trips for customers
Value sources include CityLink and WGTP tolling mechanisms and CityLink
concession extension
Up to
20 mins
in travel time savings per
trip expected for
customers using the
West Gate Tunnel²
More
More
than 9,000 than 14km
in estimated trucks per
day off local streets
following the opening of
the West Gate Tunnel
of new and upgraded
walking and cycling paths
WGTP progress update
•
First Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) has excavated around 550 metres of
the outbound tunnel. Second TBM commenced tunnelling and excavated
around 150 metres of the inbound tunnel
More than 70% of widening works on West Gate Freeway now complete
More than 600 metres of the new elevated roadway above Footscray Road
has been built
1. Victoria State Government-Western Distributor Business Case (2015).
2. Victorian government West Gate Tunnel Project website.
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