page_title: Legacy Way
section_title: Tunnel design
hierarchical_section_title: Legacy Way / Tunnel design
caption_attribution_description: English: Lowest point of the Legacy Way in Brisbane (westbound direction), located about 40 metres under Fernberg Road in Paddington Image taken during public walk through day 31 May 2015
context_page_description: The M5 Legacy Way is a 4.6 kilometres long tunnel linking the Western Freeway at Toowong and the Inner City Bypass at Kelvin Grove, Brisbane. The project consisted of two bored tunnels carrying two motorway grade lanes of traffic in each direction. It opened on 25 June 2015 and is the fourth of five components of Brisbane City Council's TransApex Project. The tunnels will be tolled for approximately 45 years.
  The Environmental Impact Statement was released for public comment in September 2008 and approved in April 2010. Construction commenced in April 2011 with original plans to open the tunnel to traffic in late 2014. It carries approximately 20,000 vehicles a day and has reduced travel time between the Centenary Bridge and the Inner City Bypass by 71%.
  The project was funded through council borrowings, together with a state and federal government contribution.
caption: Low point sump, about 40 metres underneath Elizabeth Street, Paddington
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