CPB Contractors to deliver
Victoria’s West Gate Tunnel project
21 December 2017
CPB Contractors has achieved contractual close
on
Victoria’s multi-billion dollar
West Gate Tunnel.
CPB Contractors was selected by
Transurban and the
State Government of
Victoria as the preferred contractor for the project in April 2017, in a
50:50 joint venture with
John Holland.
The design and construct contract will generate revenue to CPB
Contractors of approximately $2.49 billion.
Major construction work is expected to start in early 2018 with the
project scheduled to open to traffic in 2022.
CIMIC Group Chief Executive Officer Michael Wright said: “Delivering
complex
roads and transport projects are core capabilities for CIMIC and
CPB Contractors. We are the largest
tunnelling contractor in Australia,
with considerable experience in creating transforming infrastructure
such as the West Gate Tunnel.
“We are privileged to be working with Transurban and the Victorian
Government to deliver this exciting project that is so integral to the
State’s vision for sustainable roads systems, and so vitally important
for its people and communities.”
CPB Contractors Managing Director Juan Santamaria said: “With many
decades of roads and tunnelling experience in Australia, our
capabilities will ensure minimal disruption, a safe and effective works
program, and certainty of delivery for our client.
“We are focused on ensuring opportunities for local workers, and
providing a value for money procurement program that includes Indigenous
business and social enterprises to achieve broader community benefits.”
The West Gate Tunnel project, one of Victoria’s largest ever urban road
projects, will deliver a vital alternative to the West Gate Bridge,
provide quicker and safer journeys, and remove thousands of trucks from
residential streets.
Design and construction works include widening the West Gate Freeway
from eight lanes to 12 between the
M80 Ring Road and Williamstown Road;
a 2.8km eastbound tunnel and 4km westbound tunnel under Yarraville; a
new
bridge over the Maribyrnong River; an elevated road along Footscray
Road to the Port of Melbourne, CityLink and the city’s north; and major
new cycling and pedestrian paths.
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