NSW: Iemma officially opens Sydney's Cross City Tunnel

AAP General News (Australia)
08-28-2005
NSW: Iemma officially opens Sydney's Cross City Tunnel

New South Wales Premier MORRIS IEMMA has officially opened Sydney's first fully electronic
motorway, the Cross City Tunnel.

The $680 million tollway connects Darling Harbour and Rushcutters Bay via 2.1 kilometres
of tunnel.

Mr IEMMA says motorists making a return journey through the tunnel will avoid 34 sets
of traffic lights.

The premier says it'll take up to 90,000 vehicles a day off the city's streets, slash
travel times across the city from 20 minutes to two, and free up the city for pedestrians
and public transport.

He's urging motorists to be patient as they adjust to new traffic patterns caused by
road closures in the CBD.

Thousands of poele are now walking through the tunnel to raise money for the Salvation Army.

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