BACKGROUND

The Melbourne CityLink is one of the most advanced tolled highway systems in the world and was developed through a PPP. The project was originally designed to satisfy a number of transport objectives, including:

• Provide a freeway-standard link to connect three existing freeways;

• Facilitate the movement of traffic around downtown area; and

• Improve accessibility to major sporting, recreational facilities, and the Port of Melbourne.

Exhibit 4.4 provides an area-wide map for the Melbourne CityLink project in downtown Melbourne.