CITYLINK TULLA WIDENING Major Works Complete on the Seven New Vehicle Bridges and Two Citylink Tulla Widening Project Pedestrian Bridges Were Constructed
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CITYLINK TULLA WIDENING Major works complete on the Seven new vehicle bridges and two CityLink Tulla Widening project pedestrian bridges were constructed. We’ve reached a major This innovative new system helps make travel times more reliable by milestone on the $1.3 billion controlling the flow of traffic on and CityLink Tulla Widening (CTW) entering the freeway. The system also Five existing bridges help traffic better cope with accidents were widened and project, with all major works strengthened. now complete. and breakdowns. Drivers are currently enjoying significant This major freeway upgrade has travel time savings of 17 minutes on increased capacity and eased congestion a round trip between the Bolte Bridge More than 60 ramps along 24 kilometres of the Tullamarine and Melbourne Airport, with average were widened and Freeway, CityLink and West Gate Freeway speeds during the AM peak almost rebuilt. — from Melbourne Airport, Tullamarine doubling since the new lanes opened. through to Power Street, Southbank. A staged opening of additional lanes The project has transformed one of was delivered between April 2017 The freeway was Melbourne’s busiest freeways, providing and September 2018. New lanes closed over 400 times 30% more capacity, improved travel were provided as soon as they were to complete the works times for all road users, and improved completed, which allowed thousands overnight and minimise connectivity through interchange of motorists to take advantage of the impact on motorists. upgrades. A new freeway management additional capacity, months ahead system was installed on CityLink, the of schedule. Tullamarine Freeway and Calder Freeway. roadprojects.vic.gov.au Authorised by the Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne Upcoming works Whilst all major works are complete, there are still some minor works, checks and maintenance that you’ll notice on the ramps and freeway. We’ll complete all works by mid-2019. We need to complete these activities to ensure the best possible outcome for motorists using the freeway. So while major works are complete, we may still need to close some lanes and ramps overnight between now and the middle of the year. Speed limits may be reduced, with the majority of delays being less than five minutes. The CityLink Tulla Widening project was jointly funded by Transurban and the Australian and Victorian governments. We thank you for your patience whilst we completed this important freeway upgrade. Project stats 50+ 260,000+ KILOMETRES OF TONNES OF NEW LANES ADDED ASPHALT LAID 210,000+ 120,000+ VEHICLES TONNES CRUSHED BENEFITED ROCK LAID 5 million+ 130,000+ HOURS OF LABOUR CUBIC METRES OF COMPLETED EARTH REMOVED For languages other than English, CONTACT US please call 9280 0780. [email protected] Please contact us if you would like this Follow us on social media 1800 105 105 information in an accessible format. @roadprojectsvic Major Road Projects Victoria If you need assistance because of a hearing or GPO Box 4509, Melbourne VIC 3001 speech impairment, please visit relayservice.gov.au 0356.