as a "bribe" and a "political rort". According to a Herald editorial, "The use of public funds to compensate Connector Motorways for delays to road changes around the tunnel is ... as cynical a piece of political jobbery as Sydney has seen in many a long year." Changes to Epping Road Changes made to Epping Road and associated roads included: A bus interchange, completed in March 2008, on the corner of Longueville Road and Parklands Avenue at Lane Cove. A new pedestrian bridge across Longueville Road providing access to the bus interchange and a link to Lane Cove village. A new cycleway and pedestrian path between Mowbray Road and Pacific Highway, to join the completed cycleway between Mowbray and Wicks Road, North Ryde, and along the Gore Hill Freeway between Pacific Highway and Naremburn. Because over 30 per cent of all travel on Epping Road is by public transport, bus-only lanes were provided. Some parts of Epping Road and Longueville Road required widening to provide the dedicated bus lanes and cycle path. Epping Road eastbound, between Mowbray Road west and Longueville Road, Lane Cove, has one general traffic lane and one bus lane eastbound. Epping Road westbound, between Longueville Road and Centennial Avenue, and between Sam Johnson Way and Mowbray Road West, has two general traffic lanes and one bus lane. Between Centennial Avenue and Sam Johnson Way it has one general traffic lane and one bus lane. Right turn lanes were reinstated for westbound traffic at the intersection of Parklands Avenue and Centennial Avenue, Lane Cove. Street lighting was upgraded. As the final construction activity, Epping Road between Mowbray Road and Pacific Highway was resurfaced with new asphalt and new line marking. These changes were considered in the 2001 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and are part of the Planning Minister's 2003 approval. They have been supported by a more recent Parliamentary Inquiry. The measures were designed to try to overcome the disconnection of the local community resulting from the extensive road work – reinstating right hand lanes, adding pedestrian crossings and making improvements to public transport infrastructure. Extensive community consultation was undertaken. Defects In July 2022, it was revealed there was cracking found in sections of both the east and westbound tunnel roof, with the owner Transurban taking the builders to court for remediation. It was estimated that the total repair cost would be $300mn and it would take