Australia to Build Longest Tunnel Yet

Australia to Build Longest Tunnel Yet
An animation still of the proposed Blue Mountains tunnel. The 11-kilometre tunnel between Katoomba and Lithgow is to form the longest road tunnel in Australia. AAP Image/NSW Government
Jessie Zhang
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Sydney’s newest underground passage is set to supersede the M8 motorway for the title of the longest tunnel in the country, with the New South Wales (NSW) government confirming plans to build the new record-breaking road in the Blue Mountains.

The toll-free mammoth will run 11 kilometres long—two kilometres longer than the previous record—and revolutionise travel from the east to the west, according to Deputy Premier Paul Toole.

Jessie Zhang
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Jessie Zhang is a reporter based in Sydney, Australia, covering news on health and science.
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