The new 6.5-kilometer Western Harbour Tunnel is expected to cut traffic by 35 percent in the Western Distributor, 20 percent in the Sydney Harbour Tunnel, and 17 percent on the Harbour Bridge 2.

Works on the freeway are more than 70 per cent complete and expected to wrap up by late 2026, but drivers will have to wait a little longer for the Western Harbour Tunnel to open in 2028.

AECOM's JV to design the Western Harbour Tunnel in Sydney. May 10, 2023 9:50 AM ET AECOM (ACM) Stock By: Ahmed Farhath, SA News Editor. Mlenny.

Click here to enlarge map image. Flight Connection Average Time: 1 hour 2004 Passenger Traffic: 36,711,920 Driving: From Hong Kong Island, follow road signs to Western Harbour Tunnel.

Premier Chris Minns confirmed that the 6.5-kilometre Western Harbour Tunnel would be tolled but declined to say what it would cost motorists, citing negotiations between the government and private ...

Giant caverns – each large enough to house the body of an A380 – will house the boring machines that will carve the road tunnel between Waverton and Birchgrove.