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Facts and Figures

Tunnel

Length of toll road   6.8 kilometres
Length of tunnel 4.8 kilometres
Traffic lanes in each direction 2 lanes
Connecting roads

Lutwyche Road, Inner City Bypass, Airport Link Tunnel (2012), Shaftson Avenue, Ipswich Road and Pacific Motorway

Concession Period 45 years 

 

 

Tunnel boring machines 

Cost A$50 million per machine 
Diameter 12.4 metres
Length   253m
Weight 4,000 tonne
Cutters 78 tungsten carbide tipped 19 inch disc cutters
Manufacturer Herrenknecht (Germany)
Progress Up to 20 metres per day
Crew                     22 people per shift

 

Bridges 

Number of bridges 18
Number of beams 350 Super T bridge beams
Length of beams 25 kilometres if placed end-to-end
Number of  decks 1,100
Biggest beam 39 metres long and weighs 75 tonne

Clem Jones Tunnel facts