Sure, it looked like smooth running before it opened, but how does Legacy Way fare with commuters? Credit:Legacy Way

While Mr Newman may have been happy for his former deputy to take the spotlight, Cr Quirk was equally as anxious for Mr Newman to receive his due.

"Obviously it is wonderful to have Campbell here tonight, because he was very much a key driver in this infrastructure happening," Cr Quirk said.

"He made the big calls about taking the chance and going ahead with the infrastructure and people will look back and history will show, that this was the right thing to do.

"It was forward looking, it was planning for the future, making sure that we had the structural infrastructure in place to cope with growth into the future and these assets have a 100-year asset life and they

will serve this city and region well for a long time to come."