Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) awarded a joint venture (50-50%) of John Holland and Seymour Whyte, a subsidiary of Vinci Construction Australia the contract to design and upgrade the first stage of Beerburrum – Nambour rail project, located in the south-east of Queensland.
This package includes duplication of the rail line between Beerburrum and Beerwah, straightening the rail line between Beerburrum and Glass House Mountains, an upgraded park and ride facility at Beerburrum, new or upgraded road overpasses and upgraded train signalling systems. The works worth EUR 432 million euros (AUD 695 million) and will begin in 2025 expected to be completed in 2027.
This contract award allows the joint venture with its designers SMEC Australia and WSP Australia to continue to finalise the designs and start construction of the major works package.
The joint venture brings was appointed in 2023 to undertake preconstruction and design work as part of an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) process. This included collaborating with TMR and Queensland Rail in design development, stakeholder engagement, site investigations and site preparation activities as well as environmental and cultural heritage planning and approvals.
Preliminary designs will be further refined, shared with the community and finalised, with construction, testing and commissioning activities delivered in a staged sequence of packages over the next three years.
Awarding of this contract for the major works package follows completion of separate early works late last year. This delivered an expanded park and ride facility at Landsborough station with 300 new car parks and a new bus interchange on the eastern side of the station, an expanded park and ride facility at Nambour station with 50 new car parks on the eastern side of the station, and realigned a section of Steve Irwin Way at Glass House Mountains to accommodate the new rail corridor and track infrastructure.
The Beerburrum – Nambour rail upgrade will increase the capacity and reliability of the North Coast Line, enabling more efficient travel and improved passenger and freight connections between the Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay, Brisbane and beyond.
This upgrade plays an important role in broader transport planning for an enhanced and integrated public transport network that better connects Sunshine Coast communities.
The first stage ties in with the Direct Sunshine Coast Rail Line at Beerwah and is among the projects being planned together to improve public transport services and infrastructure for the growing South East Queensland region.
The AUD 1 billion (USD 671 million) project is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments, with the Australian Government contributing AUD 616.7 million (USD 413.8 million) and the Queensland contributing AUD 387.5 million (USD 260 million).
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