Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. was appointed as client-side technical advisor to the Western Australia Public Transport Authority (PTA) for the Forrestfield Airport Rail Link.
Jacobs’ is providing the PTA with a multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental team to review the project’s design and construction documentation. This includes reviewing and confirming the technical acceptance of safety critical systems and adherence to PTA operations, maintenance and other policy conditions, as well as compliance with other stakeholder requirements.
Jacobs is the discipline lead for rail and building services (mechanical and electrical) for the project, and is being supported by sub-consultants B,G&E and Golder & Associates.
The project involves the construction of approximately 8.5 kilometers of rail running underground in twin bored tunnels, which connect an existing above ground passenger rail line to the Perth airport and also connect the eastern foothill suburbs to the rail network for the first time.
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