Alternative Routes
Before the opening of the tunnel, motorists had to drive along Epping Road through the suburb of Lane Cove, for the few kilometres between the two freeway sections. Studies by the tunnel operator shown that the Lane Cove Tunnel cuts travel times by up to 17 minutes and saves motorists over $4 a trip.
With the completion of the surface road changes in March 2008, the existing Epping Road will have 24 hour bus lanes to reduce travel times for east and west bound bus services, a new bus interchange, a shared cyclist and pedestrian path and other measures to improve public transport and local traffic in in the corridor, while guiding traffic towards using the new tolled tunnel instead of the untolled surface road.
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