Connector Motorways was an Australian toll road operator which operated the Lane Cove Tunnel and the Falcon Street Gateway (now Military Road E-ramp) in northern Sydney. Both projects opened to the public in March 2007. Connector was owned by CK Infrastructure Holdings (19.6%), AMP (15%) and Leighton (11%)
Background Connector Motorways started off as the Lane Cove Tunnel Company and was engaged by Roads & Traffic Authority to design, construct, maintain and operate the tunnel for 33 years on 1 October 2003. Connector Motorways was supposed to operate the tunnel concession until 2037.
Receivership On 19 January 2010, Connector Motorways went into receivershipKordaMentha appointed to Connector Motorways Pty Ltd. . Retrieved 20 January 2010. when traffic through the tunnel failed to reach the projected volumes. Toll road operator Transurban bought the tunnel in May 2010 for $630 million and became the new operator.. Abc.net.au (10 May 2010). Retrieved 2013-09-07.
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