Road Tunnels in Australia
Edited by: Eugenio A. Merzagora
7th revision - February 2005
Tunnel Length (m) Date of
opening
State Notes Road
Kuranda 7 000 PRJ QLD Atherton Tablelands from Cairns proposal  
Woollooongabba University 5 000 2006 QLD Brisbane  
Brisbane North Connection 5 000 2006 QLD Brisbane  
Kangaroo Point – Fortitude Valley 5 000 2006 QLD    
M5 East 3 950 09.12.2001 NSW 2 tubes. Sydney - Sydney airport M5
Burnley 3 400 22.12.2000 VIC Melbourne city link. Opposite to Domain tunnel M1
Lane Cove 3 400 2006 NSW Will connect M2 to Gore Hill Freeway M2
Eastern Freeway extension 3 200 2005 VIC Second tube: 3200 m. Actual tubes (1530 m) will be lenghtened M3
Hawthorne 3 000 2006 QLD Immersed tunnel  
Paddington – West End 3 000 2006 QLD Brisbane  
Sydney Harbour 2 280 31.08.1992 NSW Second tube: 2280 m. Immersed tunnel 1
Cross City 2 250 2005 NSW Second tube: 2250 m. Sydney  
Inner Northern 2 000 ? QLD Brisbane  
Eagle Farm - Morningside 2 000 2006 QLD    
City Valley bypass 2 000 2006 QLD Brisbane  
Eastern Distributor 1 700 19.12.1999 NSW Two tubes in double Deck Configuration. Connection to Sydney Harbour 1
Northbridge (Graham Farmer) 1 600 24.04.2000 WA Second tube: 1600 m, Perth 8
Domain 1 600 16.04.2000 VIC Melbourne city link. Opposite to Burnley tunnel M1
Eastern Ewy 1 530 ?   Ringwood.  
Port Hedland Harbour 1 037 1997   Finucane island. Immersed tunnel  
Marsh street Ramp 850 09.12.2001 NSW Ramp, M5 East, Sydney M5
Princes Highway Ramp 800 09.12.2001 NSW Ramp, M5 East, Sydney M5
Vulture Street 650 11.2001 QLD Brisbane / Bus transit  
Cooks river 550 09.12.2001 NSW Second tube: 550 m. Sub river tunnel near Sydney Airport M5
Mt. Barker 500 2001 SA Second tube: 500 m. Adelaide – Crafers M1
Epping (Norfolk rd.) 460 26.05.1997 NSW Second tube: 460 m M2
ICB (Inner City Bypass) 460 21.09.2001 QLD Second tube: 460 m, three lanes each 3
Tugun bypass 460-270 PRJ QLD-NSW Under design  
Airport 400   NSW Second tube: 400 m M1
Moore Park 400   NSW Shortest tube: 300 m M1
Macquarie* 300   NSW Second tube: 300 m M1
Numdah bypass 270   QLD    
Buranda 200 2002 QLD Brisbane  
Acton 150   ACT Second tube: 150 m. Parkes Way  
Cahill Expressway 150   NSW Only dir. Castlereagh M2
Harris Str. 150   NSW Second tube: 150 m M4
Pascoe Vale Rd. 150   VIC Second tube: 150 m M80
Gallery Rd. 125   NSW Second tube: 125 m M1
Cleveland Str. 100   NSW Second tube: 100 m M1
Naremburn 50   NSW Second tube: 50 m M1

Warm thanks to: David Hunter, Phil Martina, Shane Couch, Dione Turner

Legenda:
Red: under costruction
Pink: in project
*: nickname

Roads and Traffic Authority, New South Wales

Perisher Blue Skitube

Comments and questions to: Eugenio A. Merzagora

 

Legenda: Car Plates in Australia / Targhe automobilistiche in Australia / Autokennzeichen aus Australia / Plaques d’immatriculation en Australia

C.P. State/Territory Main Town
ACT Australian Capital Territory Canberra
NSW New South Wales Sydney
VIC Victoria Melbourne
QLD Queensland Brisbane
TAS Tasmania Hobart
SA South Australia Adelaide
NT Northern Territory Darwin
WA Western Australia Perth

 

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