Rail system is progressing well with
over half of the 13.5 kilometre track and
overhead traction power lines completed.
The first two trams have left Germany
and are enroute to the Gold Coast with
arrival expected late August. The Depot
building is now substantially complete
with our partners, Bombardier Transport
installing the communications and
controls equipment to the Operations
Control Centre. Three of the six High
Voltage Traction Power Stations have
been installed with one of the Stations
being energized. Commissioning works
with the first vehicles will commence late
September 2013 operating between the
Depot and Southport Station.
submarine pipe pull (twin 1050 millimetre
diameter pipes, each string length 3.9km,
weighing a total of 13,000 tonnes) the
project team at Gladstone has now turned
their focus to completing the Horizontal
Directionally Drilled Pipelines on the
Mainland and conventional Pipelay works
on Curtis Island. The 2.3km underwater
pipe trench is also being filled with
aggregate and rock armour to protect the
pipelines. Construction of the Delivery
Station on Curtis Island is well underway.
BHPB Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) in
collaboration with EPCM Contractor
Bechtel. Inclement weather continues
to hamper progress, however with
alternate access to the offshore works
via the existing Trestle we look forward to
improved productivity for the remainder
of the works.
Container Terminal Redevelopment
at Port Botany has commenced. This
project involves the construction of bulk
earthworks, underground services and
various pavements over a 17 hectare
area of reclaimed fill.
was made with the successful completion
of concrete foundation works below
the Murray River bed. The project is on
schedule for completion in October 2013.
was completed marking the construction
of the longest incrementally launched
bridge (1,100 metres) in the Southern
Hemisphere. This project also won
the Civil Contractors Federation South
Australian Earth Award Category 5 for
projects over $75 million.
pedestrian bridge linking the Adelaide
CBD on the Southern bank of the Torrens
River with Adelaide Oval on the northern
bank, as well as the Wayville Railway
Station comprising a centre platform
station and a pedestrian overpass
providing access to the Adelaide
Showgrounds. The Seaford Rail Works
were also completed on the Adelaide
Living Beaches project allowing us to
commence the 10 year Operational and
Maintenance contract to ensure the
Glenelg beaches are maintained
in pristine condition.
completed creating an additional exit for
vehicles leaving Melbourne Airport for the
CBD. The 60 metre long spans over the
busy Tullamarine Freeway were jacked
into place using a hydraulic gantry system
reducing the closure time of the Freeway.
replace 34,000 sqm of Air Side apron
pavements over the next three years.
Trains Melbourne (MTM) transforming
Balaclava Station to premium station level.
We look forward to further work with MTM.
month construction period during which
the intersection of the busy Springvale
Road and Dandenong railway line is grade
separated. The works also provide a new
railway station, increasing the connectivity
for the commuters and pedestrians
in the area.
conditions, we have continued to
strengthen our relationship with existing
clients such as BHPBIO, Rio Tinto and
FMG in our traditional marine sector.
Our service offering has been increased
with the successful delivery of 240
kilometres of heavy haul rail for FMG from
their Solomon mine site to Port Hedland.
of the Quick Mud Creek Bridge with
Bechtel on the Wheatstone LNG Project,
the first in the oil and gas sector.