_____ Dougwe. For further details on the project, refer to the NorthConnex website.

Work on the $3 billion NorthConnex tunnel is nearing completion following the first end-to-end drive through along the M1-M2 link in Sydney.

I wonder if, in the light of the latest tolls applied to vehicles of these dimensions on the M7 and M5 (some caravans) will the toll apply to us caravanners? Credit: NorthConnex.com.au.

I wonder if, in the light of the latest tolls applied to vehicles of these dimensions on the M7 and M5 (some caravans) will the toll apply to us caravanners? “Charging a new toll in this deep recession is highway robbery," Mr Graham said.The most important news, analysis and insights delivered to your inbox at the start and end of each day. Chief one feather .

Legislation was made in 2017 of the Road Traffic Act for the purpose of getting trucks to drive on NorthConnex instead of Pennant Hills Road.

Like those for the M2, the tolls will rise at 4 per cent a year or the rate of inflation, … “The cost would be $78.30 per week, plus any other toll roads used,” Ellis said.

Legislation was made in 2017 of the Road Traffic Act for the purpose of getting trucks to drive on NorthConnex instead of Pennant Hills Road. NorthConnex is expected to open to traffic in the coming months.The nine kilometre NorthConnex twin tunnel motorway will directly link the M1 Pacific Motorway at Wahroonga and the Hills M2 Motorway at West Pennant Hills.The $3 billion project is being delivered by Transurban in partnership with the Australian and NSW Governments.NorthConnex will deliver faster, safer, more reliable and more efficient journeys for road users. The toll is set to be $23.03 each way. NorthConnex which will be completed in 2020, will be the longest and deepest road tunnel in Australia. Some exemptions apply.Class A vehicles (vehicles under 12.5m long or 2.8m clearance height): $7.91The best way to pay your toll is with an electronic tag or pass for use on all of Sydney's motorways.For a list of electronic tag and pass providers visit the If you don't have an electronic tag or pass, a toll notice will be issued requesting payment of the toll and a fee. On and off-ramps linking the tunnel and the existing M1 Pacific Motorway, north of Edgeworth David Avenue, Wahroonga and the Hills M2 Motorway at Pennant Hills Road; Tunnel support facilities to provide air intake systems, emergency smoke extraction outlets and substations. There will be no toll-free period. NorthConnex began as an unsolicited proposal with construction starting in 2015. A trip on NorthConnex will cost $7.83 for cars and $23.50 for heavy vehicles each direction. The nine-kilometre twin tunnels join the M1 Pacific Motorway at Wahroonga to Pennant Hills Road-Cumberland Highway and the M2 Hills Highway.

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Mr Constance said the tunnel "years in the digging" would be in operation within two months.The tunnel will connect the M1 Pacific Highway at Wahroonga to the M2 at West Pennant Hills, avoiding 21 traffic lights on Pennant Hills Road.It's hoped the removal of 5,000 trucks per day will ease traffic on Pennant Hills Road, as well as improve safety. Cars will pay tolls of more than $7 for driving on NorthConnex, while trucks will be charged $23.70.

NorthConnex will provide a direct connection between the M1 Pacific Motorway at Wahroonga and the Hills M2 Motorway at West Pennant Hills.The $3 billion project is being delivered by Transurban in partnership with the Australian and NSW Governments.Northconnex will deliver faster, safer, more reliable and more efficient journeys for road users. Prior to this increase, heavy and light vehicles paid the same toll… Once the NorthConnex tunnel opens for business, it will cost heavy vehicle operators $23.50 per trip or they face a fine of nearly $200 dollars. This enables drivers to bypass 40 traffic lights on the Pacific Highway to the CBD or … “If you think of a nine-kilometre tunnel looking at the same concrete walls, it’s designed to actually alert drivers and keep their minds engaged with the driving in front of them.”The project was funded in part by the state government, which contributed $577 million, the federal government ($412 million), and toll roads giant Transurban and partners, which contributed $2 billion.Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the project was evidence of infrastructure spurring the economy through the COVID-19 crisis by creating 8700 jobs.“Infrastructure will be a key to jobs as we grow out of the COVID-19 recession,” he said.Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the NSW government had managed to maintain all government-based construction jobs through the coronavirus lockdown.Trucks will be fined for attempting to avoid the new toll road, Mr Constance said.“Why would you go and build a tunnel if you’re going to have trucks not use it, that’s why we put the penalty in place,” he said.“Think about the wear and tear on trucks stopping at 21 traffic lights above ground, think of the time savings ... we are going to see billions in dollars uplift economically as a result of the time savings associated with NorthConnex.”The new tunnel will take 5000 trucks off local roads, according to the state government.Opposition roads spokesman John Graham said the government should reconsider offering a toll-free period. NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance said the new tunnel was designed to "maintain the concentration of drivers".