Eerie Calm Descends on Francis Street as West Gate Tunnel Silences Trucks

Eerie calm descends on Francis Street as West Gate Tunnel silences trucks

After a decade marked by delays and cost blowouts, the West Gate Tunnel opens, bringing “life-changing” relief — and an eerie absence — to long-suffering residential streets in Melbourne’s west.

Melbourne's West Gate Tunnel opens, with promise to transform travel in city's west

The long-awaited West Gate Tunnel project, designed to transform Melbourne's west by diverting thousands of freight trucks, is officially open to travellers.

West Gate Tunnel opens

Melbourne’s long-awaited West Gate Tunnel opened to traffic on Sunday.

Westgate Tunnel is open for business in Melbourne

Outbound exit of the Westgate Tunnel. Image: bigbuild.vic.gov.auMelbourne’s long-awaited Westgate Tunnel opened yesterday, nearly eight years after construction first began. The opening of the tunnel provides an alternative link from the CBD to the city’s west and is expected to remove thousands of trucks from city streets and the congested Westgate Bridge. For commuters, modelling suggests potential time savings of up to 20 minutes for those ap…

West Gate Tunnel now open

Image courtesy of the Victorian Government. The West Gate Tunnel is now open to traffic, providing an alternative journey to the West Gate Bridge thanks to new twin tunnels, as well as new links to the port, the city and CityLink. The West Gate Bridge had reached its capacity prior to delivery of the project, with a single incident having the […] The post West Gate Tunnel now open appeared first on Roads & Infrastructure Magazine.

West Gate Tunnel open

Just over 10 years since it was first approved, the West Gate Tunnel finally opened to traffic early on Sunday morning. The first vehicles entered the tunnel under the Yarra River just after midnight on 14 December, bringing to an end a decade of construction,… Read more The post West Gate Tunnel open appeared first on Star Weekly.