# Westgate Tunnel - Melbourne Australia **URL:** \ **Category:** OSM\ **Tags:** mapping-error\ **Created:** [December 21, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/westgate-tunnel-melbourne-australia/25135 "2025-12-21T20:03:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RickS](https://forum.kurviger.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ebca7d/32.png) [@RickS](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/RickS)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/westgate-tunnel-melbourne-australia/25135/1 "2025-12-21T20:03:07Z")
Hi, This is my first post so I hope I’m doing it correctly - please forgive me if I do it wrong. There’s a new tunnel in Melbourne Australia called the Westgate Tunnel. When planning a route Kurviger seemed to think I could exit the tunnel where I couldn’t. The route had setting for avoid tolls so this may be why it tired to avoid it but I’d have thought it would respect what you can and can’t do. I reduced the route to start at a valid entry and a valid exit and it still tried to exit. ![image](https://forum.kurviger.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/8/2898732488dfd4f1ea5b2f9a080aa3b2a5275b12.jpeg) That right turn it says to do (Hughes Street) is when you are still in the tunnel. Regards ---
**Author:** ![Hampic](https://forum.kurviger.com/user_avatar/forum.kurviger.com/hampic/32/7313_2.png) [@Hampic](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/Hampic)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/westgate-tunnel-melbourne-australia/25135/2 "2025-12-21T20:25:41Z")
Hello Rick, Welcome to the Kurviger Forum, and my regards to Melbourne ! This looks strange and is a OSM issued. I am sure one of the OSM Specialists will be check in near future. Cheers from Germany Schau Dir diese Route auf [kurviger.com](http://kurviger.com) an: City of Maribyrnong - City of Brimbank > **[City of Maribyrnong - City of Brimbank](https://kurviger.com/de/plan?point=-37.809813%2C144.905632&point=-37.81564%2C144.81263&weighting=fastest&details=route_information&details=max_speed&details=street_name&avoid_toll_roads=true&avoid_small_roads=true&avoid_unpaved_roads=true)** > > Entfernung 10.21km | Dauer 17min | Höhe ↗ 101m ↘ 76m ---
**Author:** ![Toffel](https://forum.kurviger.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/9dc877/32.png) [@Toffel](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/Toffel)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/westgate-tunnel-melbourne-australia/25135/3 "2025-12-21T20:34:06Z")
There are currently edits in OpenStreetMap for this new area/situation. Changes are at about 3 days later in Kurviger. My proposal is to be patient and wait some more days and re-check the routing again. I cannot see now why the tunnel is left onto Hughes Street, no deeper check as there are many changes. > **[Way: ‪Eureka Tunnel‬ (‪346471391‬)](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/346471391/history/26#map=13/-37.81860/144.88349)** > > OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license. ---
**Author:** ![Biker](https://forum.kurviger.com/user_avatar/forum.kurviger.com/biker/32/29287_2.png) [@Biker](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/Biker)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/westgate-tunnel-melbourne-australia/25135/4 "2025-12-21T20:39:46Z")
> **[Der beste Motorrad Routenplaner - Plane Deine nächste Tour | Kurviger](https://kurviger.com/de/plan?point=-37.809725%2C144.906567&point=-37.824154%2C144.887947&shaping.1=true&point=-37.826012%2C144.849207&weighting=fastest&details=route_information&details=max_speed&details=street_name&avoid_toll_roads=true&document_title=Melbourne%20-%20Westgate%20Tunnel)** > > Entfernung 5.83km | Dauer 8min | Höhe ↗ 32m ↘ 13m ![Maut](https://forum.kurviger.com/uploads/default/original/3X/d/c/dcaa104deb72a734b1c12ef6f8c5d3fb23fbdc33.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![zaphod\_42](https://forum.kurviger.com/user_avatar/forum.kurviger.com/zaphod_42/32/499_2.png) [@zaphod\_42](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/zaphod_42)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/westgate-tunnel-melbourne-australia/25135/5 "2025-12-21T21:01:55Z")
A defined turnpoint ingnores the difference in height between the tunnel and the surface. I’ve corrected it: Before ![2025-12-21 21_50_15-iD – Punkt _ OpenStreetMap](https://forum.kurviger.com/uploads/default/original/3X/8/6/865339f57201db53579e4564893c7b62c2027a84.jpeg) After ![2025-12-21 21_50_34-(7) iD – Punkt _ OpenStreetMap](https://forum.kurviger.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/e/0e0d4a93a0689b43ec5e8472554aa33d347df90c.jpeg) In few days it should be imported in Kurviger as well. Nevertheless Kurviger will leave the toll-route as soon as possible if you specify “avoid toll” (your startpoint is already on the toll-route). ---
**Author:** ![Toffel](https://forum.kurviger.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/9dc877/32.png) [@Toffel](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/Toffel)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/westgate-tunnel-melbourne-australia/25135/6 "2025-12-21T21:10:00Z")
Is this point required or should it better be deleted, and the tunnel connected and not splitted at this point? ---
**Author:** ![Biker](https://forum.kurviger.com/user_avatar/forum.kurviger.com/biker/32/29287_2.png) [@Biker](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/Biker)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/westgate-tunnel-melbourne-australia/25135/7 "2025-12-21T21:25:13Z")
The Westgate Tunnel is marked as tolled, so the tunnel is exited. ![Mautpflichtig](https://forum.kurviger.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/3/c31a9e1fca04ba8e0de02dccb89cb0743003ec0b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![RickS](https://forum.kurviger.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ebca7d/32.png) [@RickS](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/RickS)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/westgate-tunnel-melbourne-australia/25135/8 "2025-12-21T23:30:45Z")
Thanks for yours and everyone’s replies and solutions. I was a bit divided if it may be Kurviger or OSM issue. As pointed out, the tunnel is very new. Planning a club ride with vintage bikes through the tunnels in a toll free month - that’s how I found the issue. Kurviger has worked well for me and does well around Victoria where I mainly ride. Does a good job of avoiding dirt roads of which there are many and means me and my Ducati can explore the more minor roads. ---
**Author:** ![zaphod\_42](https://forum.kurviger.com/user_avatar/forum.kurviger.com/zaphod_42/32/499_2.png) [@zaphod\_42](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/zaphod_42)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2025, 9:37am UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/westgate-tunnel-melbourne-australia/25135/9 "2025-12-22T09:37:09Z")
> [@Toffel](#): > > should it better be deleted Maybe that’s right - feel free to do it. ---
**Author:** ![rumbrummer](https://forum.kurviger.com/user_avatar/forum.kurviger.com/rumbrummer/32/113_2.png) [@rumbrummer](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/rumbrummer)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/westgate-tunnel-melbourne-australia/25135/10 "2025-12-23T09:10:38Z")
> [@Toffel](#): > > Is this point required or should it better be deleted, and the tunnel connected and not splitted at this point? You are right: 2 ways without junction should not have a common node, because a node is interpreted as a junction. Please see “Nodes on ways” in > **[Node - OpenStreetMap Wiki](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Node)** > If highways or railways cross at different heights without connecting they should _not_ share a node So I mapped your proposal in OSM.