AN ambitious underground link to
The three-section airport link project will include Australia’s largest road tunnel at 6.7km, which will bypass up to 16 traffic lights and reduce trips between Bowen Hills and the airport roundabout to as little as six minutes.
There will also be a 750m
Premier Anna Bligh said Airport Link was the most complex road and tunnel engineering feat in
She said it would cost more than $3.4 billion to build but a landmark finance deal meant it would cost taxpayers just $47 million.
“In terms of construction costs alone these projects combined are twice the size of the North South Bypass Tunnel. This is a huge step forward for road infrastructure in this city,” she said.
The project will be delivered by preferred bidder BrisConnections which includes Macquarie Capital Group, Thiess and John Holland, and construction will start later this year