Jonathan O’Dea, Member for Davidson is pleased to announce work on the NorthConnex project has reached another milestone with the first tunnel breakthrough happening on Wednesday 13 December.
“NorthConnex is a transformative project which will ease congestion on Pennant Hills Road and return local roads to local communities,” Mr O’Dea said.
“Twenty roadheaders are tunnelling 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to take traffic from the surface and move it underground.
“In a little more than 18 months, NorthConnex has carved out an impressive 15 of 21 kilometres of rock beneath northern Sydney.
“This major milestone is a wonderful reminder of what residents in Davidson have to look forward to when the project is completed in December 2019.
“The $3 billion NorthConnex project will better link the upper North Shore with the Sydney Orbital network, cutting travel times and connecting residents with the future Western Sydney Airport and the jobs in the region.
“Using NorthConnex as part of an alternative route to the CBD avoids 40 traffic lights on the Pacific Highway. This should help alleviate traffic through my electorate along the Highway.
“The next significant phase of work, the tunnel fit out, gets under way next year when we will also see the start of work on the tunnel’s permanent aboveground facilities.”
The completed NorthConnex project will include twin nine-kilometre tunnels under Pennant Hills Road, allowing motorists to travel between Newcastle and Melbourne without a single set of traffic lights.
For more information visit www.northconnex.com.au.
