Overview
- Cars will be charged $4.09 off-peak to use the tunnel, rising to $10.63 inbound on weekday mornings, with utes and vans at $6.54 and higher heavy-vehicle tariffs.
- Truck bans and curfews on six inner-west roads begin at opening, with an initial education-first approach to enforcement led by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator.
- The new link comprises 6.8 kilometres of tunnels and 9.2 kilometres of elevated roads connecting the West Gate Freeway, Docklands and city access points such as Footscray Road and Wurundjeri Way.
- Funding includes $6.1 billion from Transurban in exchange for operating tolls and a 10-year CityLink concession extension to 2045.
- Authorities warn of major interchange and lane changes near the Princes Freeway–M80 junction, with missed exits likely to cause long detours for holiday motorists.