The New South Wales Government has awarded a AUD 240 million (USD 189.7 million) contract for major railway work at Sydenham station as part of Sydney Metro project.
The Sydenham Metro Upgrade contract was awarded to a joint venture partnership between John Holland Pty Ltd and Laing O’Rourke Australia Construction Pty Ltd.
The Sydenham Metro upgrade contract involves upgrading Sydenham station to be able to operate as part of the new Metro, including signalling works, utility relocations and train control systems installation.
Work is scheduled to begin at Sydenham in 2018. When metro services begin at Sydenham in 2024, customers will have more trains, faster trips and new and direct access to job and educational precincts like North Sydney, Macquarie University and Macquarie Park.
The contract includes major railway upgrade work to the existing rail system at Sydenham to allow for the introduction of the Sydney Metro system. It also includes the reconfiguration of existing track and rail systems to segregate the T3 Bankstown Line and the goods line, installation of metro tracks and rail systems including crossover and turnback facilities.
This is the second major contract to be awarded for the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project, which is Stage 2 of Sydney Metro. The AUD 2.81 billion (USD 2.2 billion) contract to build the 15.5 km twin railway tunnels between Chatswood and Sydenham and six new stations.
The Sydney Metro City & Southwest project cost range has been set at AUD 11.5 billion (USD 9 billion) to AUD 12.5 billion (USD 9.89 billion). The final project budget will be confirmed once all major contracts are awarded, following the same process used for the AUD 8.3 billion (USD 6.56 billion) Sydney Metro Northwest.
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