NSW awards Sydney Metro Chatswood to Bankstown contract
The NSW Government has awarded a $1.376 billion contract to undertake the work in the tunnels of the Sydney Metro to turn them into working train lines from Chatswood to Bankstown.
The NSW Government has awarded a $1.376 billion contract to undertake the work in the tunnels of the Sydney Metro to turn them into working train lines from Chatswood to Bankstown.
The $1.376 line-wide contract was awarded to Systems Connect — an unincorporated Joint Venture between CPB Contractors and UGL.
Transport Minister Andrew Constance, announcing the contract, said: “We’re currently digging twin new metro tunnels between Chatswood and Sydenham — this is the contract that will turn these tunnels into a working railway.
“This major investment extends metro rail from Sydney’s booming north west, delivering a new 66km railway for Sydney in 2024.”
“As part of our plan to improve transport, new metro rail will help give people more choice on how they get around Sydney.”
Canterbury Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour has previously made known his opposition to the present plan for the metro.
In July he said the council is considering legal action to stop the government delivering this proposed metro.
Labor has threatened to dump the Metro if the party wins the 2019 election.
The government said that due to the scale of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project, the final contract value may vary due to ongoing fine-tuning and optimisation involving the 14 other major contracts.
This is the seventh Sydney Metro City & Southwest contract to be awarded and the budget range has been set between $11.5 billion to $12.5 billion.
The final project budget will be confirmed once all major contracts are awarded, following the same process used for the $8.3 billion Sydney Metro Northwest, the government said.
THE CONTRACT INCLUDES:
■ 31km of underground railway track to be laid in the twin railway tunnels from Chatswood to Sydenham.
■ 31km of overhead power equipment and 11 new substations to power the Metro from Chatswood to Bankstown.
■ Installation of over 350km of high voltage, low voltage and tunnel service cabling.
■ Connecting the railway tracks from the end of Sydney Metro at Chatswood to the new tracks into the city.
■ The expansion of the Sydney Metro Trains Facility at Rouse Hill to accommodate 37 new trains for Sydney Metro City & Southwest.
■ The construction of the Sydney Metro Trains Facility — South at Marrickville
Installation of tunnel equipment such as ventilation, drainage and emergency evacuation and monitoring equipment as well as the fit out of the tunnel ventilation and high voltage equipment in the seven new underground stations.
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