GPS Misled Drivers

It has been confirmed that the GPS has misdirected about two drivers using the unfinished EastLink freeway after their cars' satellite navigation systems told them it was open for business. Confirming this is BuilderThiess John Holland, which is currently building the $3.8 billion toll road for ConnectEast.

According to the company spokewoman, Megan Cusack, who said the company became aware of this problem in mid-January. She said "We contacted navigational companies to advise them that they needed to rectify their products to indicate that EastLink is actually closed."  However she said the motorists who had driven on the road had not driven far.

A State Government spokeswoman said rumours circulating in the media last week that EastLink would open at the end of next month were inaccurate.
"There is still quite a lot of work remaining," the spokeswoman said. "EastLink remains on schedule to open in mid-2008, well ahead of the original completion date of November 2008.
"There are still a range of works to be completed on the roadway and inside the tunnels, making an exact opening date too difficult to predict."