The RTA developed 73 road changes for the CCT as the project progressed through the EIS and Supplementary EIS processes. In March 2006 the Government announced the reversal of six road changes, mainly for creating new bus lanes. By May 2006, 63 road changes have been completed, six reversed, and four were still pending. There is uncertainty over which reversals of road changes would trigger compensation to CCM.
The EIS allowed right turns from William Street into the three north-south roads through Woolloomooloo giving access to the Harbour crossings. All bidders built their business cases on these conditions. We explain below how these progressively altered as the project progressed.