How much does M80 Ring Road cost?
The M80 Ring Road (Metropolitan Ring Road) is the ring freeway around the north and west of Melbourne, Australia, built in sections from 1989, with its final 6 km section from Sydney Road to Dalton Road opened on 20 August 1999 at a cost of AUD 140 million. The current M80 Ring Road Completion project between Plenty Road and the North East Link at Watsonia adds 14 km of new lanes, 10 km of pedestrian and cycle paths and 8 bridges, delivered by the consortium of Acciona, MACA and AECOM for completion in 2028; ACCIONA lists its project value as AUD 3.8 billion.
Published project estimate
AUD 3.8 billion
Approximately $2.51 billion
Cost basis: 2024
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Basis of the published figure
Published project estimate2024
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Key dimensions
- Total lengthACCIONA
- 14 km
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Current completion estimate
ACCIONA2028