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Date: Monday 24 April 2023

Time: 09:00 – 12:00 (AEST)

09:00 sharp commencement, 20 mins of project briefing prior to site visit commencing.

Meeting Point: West Gate Tunnel Project Info Centre. Opposite Murray’s Coaches, which is located at 2 Somerville Road, Yarraville 3013

Visitor parking is available at the information centre, as clearly indicated by appropriate signage

Cost: Complimentary to ATS members

Registration: Attendees must first register to be entered into a draw for the places, as the maximum number of participants will be strictly limited 15 visiting ATS members.

Please submit your registration of interest to attend this exciting tunnel project visit via this Registration Link by COB Monday 3^rd April, registrations of interest received after this date will not be included in the draw. Successful registrants will be notified of their selection via email after the draw has taken place.

Plan for the day of the Site Visit

At 09:00 sharp, on 24^th April, the project orientation and safety induction will commence. All ATS visitors must be fit for walking down to and within the tunnel, there will be several kilometres of walking. Please do not submit an expression of interest to visit the tunnel if you feel you might not be able to meet this requirement. The site visit will then conclude by 12:00 (midday).

You must bring your own Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), as listed below:

• Steel capped lace up safety boots,
• Long trousers,
• Long-sleeved orange reflectorised shirt (or other long-sleeved shirt/jacket PLUS high-vis vest)
• Safety glasses,
• Hard hat.

All PPE must be in good condition and suitable for use on site. Incorrect or missing PPE will result in non-admission to the tunnel, this will be strictly enforced by the project representative on the day.

Westgate Tunnel Project Background

The West Gate Tunnel Project includes tunnels and an elevated motorway connecting the West Gate Freeway with the Port of Melbourne, CityLink and the city. It provides an alternative crossing of the Maribyrnong River to the West Gate Bridge. The West Gate Tunnel also involves the widening of the West Gate Freeway (from the M80 Ring Road and Princes Freeway to Williamstown Road) and upgrades to the road connections.

The West Gate Tunnel has three components:

• West Gate Freeway – connection of the M80 and Princes Freeway to the southern portals of the tunnels, including connections to Grieve Parade, Millers Road, Williamstown Road, Hyde Street and the West Gate Bridge.
• Twin tunnels – southern portals, which connect to the West Gate Freeway, and the northern portal, which connects to the new bridge over the Maribyrnong River.
• Port, CityLink and city connections – connects from the north tunnel portal to the city and includes the Maribyrnong River crossing, connections to the Port of Melbourne, elevated roads along Footscray Road, and connections to CityLink and the city, including the Wurundjeri Way extension.

The Project also includes improvements to the shared use path network, including the extension of the Federation Trail to Hyde Street, an elevated veloway for cyclists above Footscray Road, a link to the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail and a new cycling bridge adjacent to Dynon Road.

For more information visit www.westgatetunnelproject.vic.gov.au

The twin, three lane tunnels are approximately 4 km long (outbound) and 2.8 km long (inbound) and are being constructed using two Herrenknecht Earth Balance (EPB) TBMs. The Inbound tunnel recently successfully completed its drive, breaking through in February 2023. The Outbound tunnel breakthrough is expected imminently, in Q2 2023