About CLEM7
Clem Jones Tunnel (CLEM7) is Brisbane’s first major road tunnel. The 6.8kilometre CLEM7 is being delivered on behalf of Brisbane City Council by Queensland toll road company, RiverCity Motorway Group.
Scheduled to be open in 2010, the tunnel will link to five existing major motorways and arterial roads on the north and south sides of the Brisbane River which together carry 400,000 vehicles every day.
The 6.8 kilometre toll road includes twin, 2–lane 4.8 kilometre tunnels.CLEM7 is the first critical component of the Brisbane Lord Mayor’s TransApex vision that aims to reduce deficiencies in the City’s urban road network.
CLEM7 is also the first section of the new M7 motorway in Brisbane. The M7 is due to be completed in 2012 following the construction of the 6.7km Airport Link tunnel. The M7 will provide a direct link from Woolloongabba to the Airport and the growing northern suburbs.
Brisbane City Council, in partnership with RiverCity Motorway Group, has committed to delivering this vital piece of infrastructure to the Brisbane community by October 2010.
Tolls will be collected through a fully electronic tolling system that will identify motorists using the tunnel via an electronic tag fitted inside their vehicle or by taking a photograph of their licence plate number.
Proudly Honouring the Memory of Clem Jones
Clem Jones was Brisbane’s longest serving Lord Mayor, holding office from 1961 to 1975. He oversaw the city’s growth from a sleepy country town to a vibrant subtropical city.
Clem Jones was a great advocate of progress and was responsible for Brisbane’s first town plan.His achievements include establishing sewerage, water and roads networks. He sealed roads, built new ones and developed city gardens, sporting fields and swimming pools.
Clem Jones passed away in 2007, aged 89. He made an enormous contribution to Brisbane’s infrastructure and for that reason it was decided to name the city’s biggest ever infrastructure project after him.
