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EastLink
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| Project name | | EastLink |
| Value | | $2.5 billion capital value (Net Present Value Nov 2004) |
| Status | | Service Delivery Commenced |
| Department or agency | | Southern and Eastern Integrated Transport Authority, Department of Transport |
| Private sector partner | | ConnectEast is a listed consortium that involves Macquaire Bank (financier), a joint venture of Thiess and John Holland (TJH) (construction), Sociedad Iberica de Construccionnes Electricas, S.A. (SICE) (the tolling system and integration of the roadside equipment) and Transfield Services (Australia) Pty Limited (operations and maintenance services). |
| Description | | EastLink is the largest urban road project ever constructed in the State of Victoria with a construction cost of $2.5 billion.
As one of the largest public private partnerships ever undertaken in Australia, the 39km motorway sets a new benchmark for delivering modern infrastructure.
EastLink was delivered on budget and construction completed 5 months ahead of schedule. EastLink opened to traffic on 29 June 2008.
The project is Victoria's second fully-electronic tollway and links the Eastern Freeway in Mitcham with the Frankston Freeway in Melbourne's South-East.
EastLink is part of Linking Victoria, the Government policy designed to improve Victoria’s transport system.
The project includes:
- 39km of tolled motorway and 6km of bypass roads at Dandenong and Ringwood;
- twin, three-lane, 1.6km tunnels under the Mullum Mullum Valley;and
- 103 structures, including 88 bridges
EastLink will be a tolled road. However, the Ringwood Bypass and the Dandenong Southern Bypass will not be tolled. For motorists, it brings:
- a seamless tolling system between EastLink and other toll roads across Victoria;
- a toll cap of $4.96 ($2008) for a one-way weekday journey for the full length of the road;
- the lowest tolls of any private toll road in Australia.
On 14 October 2004, the Premier announced that ConnectEast was the successful bidder for the EastLink project. It was awarded the 39 year concession to finance, design, construct, commission, toll, operate, deliver customer services, maintain, repair and ultimately hand over EastLink to the State at the end of the concession period. In a world-first for a public private partnership (PPP) project of this type, the concessionaire has committed to a regime of Key Performance Indicators that ensures a level of service delivery for the users.
The Southern and Eastern Integrated Transport Authority (SEITA) is a single-purpose statutory authority representing the State on the EastLink project. |
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| Contact information | |
Ian McLennan, Assistant Director, SEITA
Phone: 613 8562 6830
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| Related information | | Eastlink
EastLink Customer Centre, Corner Maroondah Highway and Hillcrest Avenue, Ringwood (Melway Map 49 E9)
Phone enquiries: 135465
Legislation: EastLink Project Act 2004, Act No. 39/2004
Seita Annual Reports
Other information is a available at:
Connect East
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