as presenting challenges to the construction time frame. It was estimated to be open during the third quarter of 2020, but was further delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tunnel finally opened on 31 October 2020. Toll Ownership NorthConnex is owned by the NorthWestern Roads Group (NWR), consisting of Transurban (50%), Queensland Investment Corporation (25%) and CPP Investment Board (25%). NWR also owns Westlink M7. The concession to operate and toll the NorthConnex expires in June 2048. Pricing Toll prices on NorthConnex are set to the maximum toll prices on M2 Hills Motorway. Toll prices on the M2 and NorthConnex would increase in line with the proposed concession agreement with the Government and will end in June 2048. Despite the aligned NorthConnex and M2 toll prices, NorthConnex tolls do not cover travel on the M2 Motorway. This means that travelling on both the NorthConnex and M2 will incur two separate toll charges. Pennant Hills Road regulation Since the opening of NorthConnex on 31 October 2020, all trucks and buses over 12.5 metres long or over 2.8 metres clearance height (except vehicles transporting dangerous goods, oversize vehicles, or that have a genuine destination only accessible via Pennant Hills Road) travelling between the M1 and M2 are forbidden to use Pennant Hills Road and must use the NorthConnex tunnels instead. Trucks and buses will be monitored by two gantries located along Pennant Hills Road, one at Normanhurst and one at Beecroft / West Pennant Hills. A fine of 194 with no demerit points will also be imposed on truck and bus drivers detected (with the use of cameras mounted on gantries) using Pennant Hills Road with the traffic flow. Exits and interchanges See also Sydney Bypass Transport in Sydney in the 2010s WestConnex References External links NorthConnex website NorthConnex construction information website Highways in Sydney The Hills Shire Tunnels in Sydney Tunnels completed in 2020