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Home > Melbourne's West Gate Tunnel engineering design contract awarded

Melbourne's West Gate Tunnel engineering design contract awarded

Written by admin on 09/01/2018 in News

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Jacobs Engineering Group Inc, through its joint venture with Aurecon, has been selected by John Holland and CPB Contractors consortium to carry out the engineering design for the $5.1bn (AU$6.7bn) West Gate Tunnel Project that is now proceeding after receipt of all environmental and planning approvals.

The project is located in Melbourne’s inner west and will become the city’s alternative to the West Gate Bridge.

The design consists of two new three-lane tunnels, a 2.8km eastbound tunnel and 4km westbound tunnel under Yarraville, the widening of the West Gate Freeway from eight to 12 lanes, 14km of new and upgraded cycling and walking paths and nine hectares of open space and wetlands.

Construction is expected to begin in early 2018 and the new tunnels are expected to open in 2022.

“This is a significant transport infrastructure project for Melbourne and confirms the continued buoyancy of the Australian market,” said Jacobs Buildings and Infrastructure Asia Pacific Senior Vice President Patrick Hill. “The project, which will be supported by more than 140 Jacobs staff, further establishes Jacobs’ place as one of the world’s leading transportation and infrastructure service providers.”

The Western Distributor Authority (WDA), an administrative office within the Victorian Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, is responsible for the delivery of the West Gate Tunnel Project on behalf of the Victorian Government. WDA is working in partnership with Transurban to deliver the project as a Public Private Partnership.

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