Northern Beaches Express Tunnel: below is from an article in Oz Roads - Commonwealth Bureau of Roads, Freeway plans of state capital cities, 1974 ) Yes 1974 This is along the lines of points that I have raised in the Manly Daily many times over the years. We need an alternative to a short term BART bus system or a tunnel under Mosman that links to the existing already over - congested route. E needs to make better use of Wakehurst Parkway and Mona Vale Road. "The original Warringah Freeway plans have long since been forgotten and the corridor through Willoughby and Castlecrag sold off but still the Northern Beaches cries out for freeway access. Approaching the last election, the Liberals floated several proposals regarding a ~10km express tunnel for access to Seaforth/Balgowlah and points north. Also included in the proposals was a rail tunnel, however, a rail tunnel would have been too deep for any reasonably located stations on the south side of Middle Harbour. My personal preference for this project is to revive the original idea of reaching the Wakehurst Parkway. This could be achieved by a tunnel from the vicinity of Ernest St along an entirely new line beneath Northbridge Golf Course and Sailors Bay. The tunnel could resurface in Seaforth near the southern extremity of the Wakehurst Parkway. Links could be provided to Seaforth (via Frenchs Forest Rd) and to Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation (via the original Burnt Bridge Creek alignment). Wakehurst Parkway could then be duplicated at least as far as Warringah Rd (preferably to Oxford Falls) where a realigned and flood-free Wakehurst Parkway could feed traffic into Pittwater Rd at North Narrabeen. "
Posted on: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 02:07:54 +0000
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