Connector Motorways
{{Short description|Australian toll road operator}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
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| name = Connector Motorways
| logo = Connector Motorways logo.png
| type = Transport
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| foundation = 2007
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| location = Sydney, Australia
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| divisions = Lane Cove Tunnel
Military Road E-ramp
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| owner = CK Infrastructure Holdings (19.6%)
AMP (15%)
Leighton (11%)
| homepage = {{url|https://web.archive.org/web/20070324073313/http://connectormotorways.com.au/|connectormotorways.com.au}}
| dissolved = January 2010
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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/other/8253/An%20Overview%20of%20the%20Lane%20Cove%20Tunnel%20and%20Falcon%20Street%20Gateway.pdf|title=An Overview of the Lane Cove Tunnel and Falcon Street Gateway|publisher=Connector Motorways|access-date=23 October 2021}} Both projects opened to the public in March 2007. Connector was owned by CK Infrastructure Holdings (19.6%), AMP (15%) and
Leighton (11%){{cite journal|last1=Li|first1=Zheng|last2=Hensher|first2=David|date=September 2010|title=Toll Roads in Australia: An Overview of Characteristics and Accuracy of Demand Forecasts|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230717203|doi=10.1080/01441640903211173 |journal=Transport Reviews|volume=30|issue=5|pages=541–569|s2cid=153484704|access-date=23 October 2021}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.connectormotorways.com.au/|title=Connector Motorways (January 2007)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108121204/http://www.connectormotorways.com.au/|access-date=23 October 2021|archive-date=8 January 2007}} Connector Motorways was supposed to operate the tunnel concession until 2037.{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/business/lane-cove-tunnel-operator-hits-the-wall-20100120-mkca.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Lane Cove Tunnel operator hits the wall | first=Matt | last=O'sullivan | date=20 January 2010}}
Receivership
On 19 January 2010, Connector Motorways went into receivership[http://www.connectormotorways.com.au/node/329 KordaMentha appointed to Connector Motorways Pty Ltd.] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20100127182307/http://www.connectormotorways.com.au/node/329 |date=27 January 2010 }}. 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.[https://archive.today/20120723220928/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/10/2894830.htm Lane Cove Tunnel sold for $630 million - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)]. Abc.net.au (10 May 2010). Retrieved 2013-09-07.