From today, drivers will notice changes on the West Gate Freeway as workers establish a construction site that will allow the citybound tunnel entrance to be built without closing lanes on the freeway during peak times.
The biggest tunnel boring machines (TBMs) in the southern hemisphere are on their way to Melbourne, with an order now placed for the two massive machines that will build the West Gate Tunnel.
Students in Melbourne’s west will be given the chance to break into the construction industry with scholarships funded through the West Gate Tunnel Project.
Public hearings on the West Gate Tunnel Project’s Environment Effects Statement (EES) commenced on Monday 14 August 2017 and will continue for approximately five weeks
An Environment Effects Statement (EES) for the West Gate Tunnel Project has been released, giving residents throughout the west a chance to have their say.
The West Gate Tunnel Project will make it easier and safer for pedestrians and cyclists to get around Melbourne, with over 14km of new and upgraded cycling and walking paths, including a new 2.5km veloway above Footscray Road.
The West Gate Tunnel Project will deliver a massive win for communities in the inner west, with 24/7 truck bans to improve safety, reduce noise, and greatly improve air quality for local families.
Congestion will be slashed for 200,000 motorists on the Monash every day, with contracts signed and construction of the Monash Freeway Upgrade to start in September.
Major works to add an additional lane (inbound) and build new overhead signage structures on the West Gate Freeway as part of the Webb Dock Access improvements are well underway.
Works have begun for the $5.5 billion Western Distributor, with a dedicated new link for trucks to access the Bolte Bridge removing the need to merge or weave through traffic on the West Gate Freeway.