VLocity trains will soon be able to travel to Warrnambool for the first time, with works now underway to upgrade 12 level crossings as part of the $114 million Warrnambool Rail Line upgrade.
Another major milestone has been marked on the Western Sydney Airport project, with companies now being invited to bid for the first major earthworks contract for the massive $5.3 billion project.
Construction on two new solar farms - with a total capacity of over 460MW - in New South Wales are set to go underway this year, with Germany-based Belectric securing the engineering, procurement and construction as well as operations and maintenance contracts for both projects.
SIMEC Zen Energy has revealed its plans of a US$1 billion renewable energy program near Whyalla in South Australia. The initiative will include the 280MW Cultana Solar Farm which is expected to begin construction in early 2019.
Downer EDI grows their order book with two new contracts for road management and maintenance works in the states of Tasmania and Victoria.
The South Australian Government has revealed plans of tunnelling the remaining two sections of the Adelaide’s North-South Corridor. The last two sections under planning are the River Torrens to Anzac Highway and the Anzac Highway to Darlington sections.
Works are now underway on Stage 1 of a new higher and wider Stapley Drive bridge over the M1 Pacific Motorway at Varsity Lakes. This is part of the $197.5 million upgrade on the M1 Pacific Motorway from Mudgeeraba to Varsity Lakes.
Richard Crookes Construction has been awarded a $150 million contract to deliver Stage 1 of the $1.6 billion Park Sydney development - Greenland Australia and Golden Horse’s Sydney housing project.
The $158 million two-tower development adjacent Perth Arena has been given the development approval by Planning Minister Rita Saffioti, and construction on the new buildings are expected to commence in mid-2019.
