Melbourne's West Gate Tunnel Opens, Easing Traffic Congestion
Update: 2025-12-14
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Melbournes West Gate Tunnel, a long-awaited project to ease traffic congestion, finally opens after a decade, costing $10.2 billion. The tunnel, featuring three lanes in each direction, aims to reduce congestion and remove heavy trucks from local roads in the western suburbs. Despite initial cost estimates of $5.5 billion and a completion date of 2022, the project faced cost blowouts and delays, pushing the total expenditure to $10.2 billion and delaying its opening to late 2025. Motorists will pay $4.09 for a car and $6.54 for a ute or van, with higher charges during peak hours.
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