Legacy Way Project (formerly called Northern Link Road Tunnel)

Project overview*

EIS status Recommended project proceed subject to conditions and recommendations
Description A five-kilometre-long underground motorway between Brisbane’s western and inner-northern suburbs.
Proponent Brisbane City Council
Location/s The motorway will link the Western Freeway, adjacent to the Brisbane Botanic Gardens at Toowong, with the Inner City Bypass at Kelvin Grove. Map
Local government/s Brisbane City Council
Investment $1.55 billion
Key features
  • parallel tunnels, each with two lanes
  • ventilation system
  • fire protection and monitoring systems
  • free-flow electronic tolling system
Expected completion 2014
Jobs
  • 1400 (construction)
  • 85 (operational)

Environmental impact statement (EIS) process

Date Activity
23 April 2010 Coordinator-General's report on EIS (PDF, 707 KB) released

2 July 2009 Supplementary EIS submitted.
25 October 2008 to
15 December 2008		 Public consultation on EIS.
18 April 2008 Terms of reference for EIS (PDF, 380 KB) released.
1 December 2007 to
31 January 2008 		Public consultation on draft terms of reference for EIS.
30 November 2007 Project not deemed a controlled action by federal environment minister.
5 November 2007 Project referred to federal environment minister.
2 November 2007 Gazettal of significant project declaration.
28 September 2007 Application, including initial advice statement (PDF, 898 KB), submitted.

Read more about the EIS process.

Project changes

Project change application 1 - main alignment, western connections, eastern connections, project delivery

Date Activity
17 December 2010 Coordinator-General's report on project change (PDF, 1.1 MB) released.
Documents that informed the report included:
30 October 2010 to
19 November 2010		 Public consultation on project change application.
25 October 2010 Proponent's project change application (PDF, 7.8 MB) submitted.

Project change application 2 - Construction workforce parking (Toowong park 'n' ride)

Date Activity
17 June 2011 Coordinator-General's report on project change (PDF, 217 KB) released.

3 June 2011 Amendment to project change application (PDF, 16 KB) submitted by proponent.
Attachments:
25 October 2010 Proponent’s project change application (PDF, 157 KB) submitted.

Project change application 3 - Temporary construction workforce car park (Scenic Drive, Mt Coot-tha)

Date Activity
18 August 2011 Coordinator-General’s report on project change (PDF, 2.4 MB) released.
23 June 2011 Proponent’s project change application (PDF, 19.9 MB) submitted.

Project change application 4 - Conveyor tunnel

Date Activity
18 August 2011 Coordinator-General' report on project change (PDF, 5.1 MB) released.
22 July 2011 Proponent's project change application (PDF, 14.2 MB) submitted.

Project change application 5 - Tollroad control centre location

Date Activity
12 January 2012 Coordinator-General' report on project change (PDF, 1MB) released.
7 October 2011 Proponent's project change application (PDF, 3.7 MB) submitted.

Issues or concerns

As part of the Coordinator-General's conditions of approval for the project, the Brisbane City Council has appointed an independent community liaison representative to:

  • act as an independent community representative, assisting the community consultation process, including chairing the community liaison group meetings
  • be directly available to the community
  • resolve community complaints not resolved by the project's complaints process.

If you have any issues or concerns you would like to report, contact Transcity:

  • 24-hour community hotline (freecall): 1800 778 772
  • Email: info@transcityjv.com.au

Please advise Transcity what you require, e.g. a response, feedback, apology, etc.

If Transcity does not respond to or resolve your issues or concerns satisfactorily, contact the independent community liaison representative:

  • Freecall:1800 769 279
  • Email: LegacyWayICLR@brisbane.qld.gov.au
  • Visit: Legacy Way Visitors' Centre
    Level 1, 80 Jephson Street, Toowong
    Monday to Friday, between 9am to 4pm (by appointment)

Media releases

Further information

For more information, visit the Northern Link website.

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.