Kings Cross Tunnel
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kings Cross, Sydney, Australia |
| Start | William Street |
| End | New South Head Road |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 15 December 1975 |
| Owner | Transport for NSW |
| Traffic | Automotive |
| Technical | |
| Length | 274 metres |
| No. of lanes | 4 |
| Operating speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) |
The Kings Cross Tunnel is a twin-tube road tunnel in Sydney, Australia. It runs beneath Kings Cross from William Street to New South Head Road. It was built in conjunction with the Eastern Suburbs railway line that has a tunnel immediately below the road tunnel at its eastern end.[1]
Work commenced in 1970.[2] Two bridges were constructed at Victoria Street and Ward Avenue forming the portals.[3][4] A foot bridge was built near the eastern approach.[5] Built using the cut and cover method, it was opened on 15 December 1975 by Premier Tom Lewis.[1][6][7] The air rights were sold in the 1980s and developed as apartments by Walker Corporation.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kennedy, Brian (1982). Subterranean Sydney. Frenchs Forest: AH & AW Reed. pp. 71–74. ISBN 058950312X.
- ^ Kings Cross Road Tunnel Project Department of Main Roads Annual Report for year ended 30 June 1971 page 12
- ^ Kings Cross Road Tunnel Department of Main Roads Annual Report for year ended 30 June 1972 page 12
- ^ Kings Cross Road Tunnel Department of Main Roads Annual Report for year ended 30 June 1973 page 11
- ^ Kings Cross Road Tunnel Department of Main Roads Annual Report for year ended 30 June 1974 page 11
- ^ Kings Cross tunnel opening Sydney Morning Herald 16 December 1975 page 7
- ^ Kings Cross Road Tunnel Project Department of Main Roads Annual Report for year ended 30 June 1976 page 10
- ^ Space over Kings Cross tunnel to be sold Canberra Times 10 October 1986 page 14
- ^ Walker's $27.5m Kings Cross deal Australian Financial Review 9 January 1998