Name of the Project
Sydney Metro West.

Location
New South Wales, Australia.

Project Owner/s
Sydney Metro West.

Project Description
The 24 km Sydney Metro West will double rail capacity between Greater Sydney and the Sydney central business district (CBD), with customers able to get from Parramatta to the Sydney CBD in about 20 minutes on a fast, safe and reliable driverless metro train.

The central tunnelling package includes:

• twin 11 km metro railway tunnels from The Bays to Sydney Olympic Park;
• excavation and civil works for five new stations at The Bays, Five Dock, Burwood North, North Strathfield and Sydney Olympic Park;
• two double-shield, hard-rock tunnel boring machines (TBMs);
• a crossover cavern at Burwood North and one of the two precast concrete factories at Eastern Creek;
• more than 70 000 concrete segments to line the twin tunnels;
• two access shafts at Burwood North and The Bays; and
• a TBM launch site at The Bays Station and a TBM retrieval site at Sydney Olympic Park station.

The western and eastern tunnelling packages are expected to be awarded in late 2021 and 2022 respectively.

Potential Job Creation
The central tunnelling package will create more than 10 000 direct new jobs and 70 000 indirect jobs, with many of these jobs generated by this major contract.

Capital Expenditure
The central tunnelling package is valued at A$1.95-billion.

Planned Start/End Date
Completion of the central tunnelling contract is expected in 2025.

Latest Developments
Acciona Construction Australia and Ferrovial Construction Joint Venture (JV) was awarded the first of three major tunnelling contracts after a competitive tender process involving three shortlisted companies.

The remaining two tenderers – John Holland, CPB Contractors and Ghella Australia JV, and the Gamuda and Laing O’Rourke Australia JV, will bid for the western tunnelling package, with the successful tenderer awarded a contract to build 9 km of twin tunnels between Westmead and Sydney Olympic Park. This second major contract is expected to be awarded by the end of this year.

Sydney Metro has also begun the process to appoint its third major tunnelling contractor for the eastern tunnelling. This contract for tunnelling between The Bays and Hunter Street, in the Sydney CBD, is expected to be awarded by late 2022.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
Acciona Construction Australia and Ferrovial Construction JV (first of three tunnelling contracts).

Contact Details for Project Information
Sydney Metro West, email sydneymetrowest@transport.nsw.gov.au.