The contract for the central section of NorthLink WA central section has been awarded by Main Roads WA to the Great Northern Connect (GNC) joint venture.
The GNC team will design and construct more than 20km of highway and four interchanges, including 14 road bridges, three footbridges and new cycling and pedestrian facilities.
The NorthLink WA central section is the second package of a programme of works to upgrade Tonkin Highway to freeway standard and extend the link north.
The highway will provide the northern link into Perth for heavy freight traffic and create direct access for growing suburbs such as Ellenbrook.
Laing O鈥橰ourke鈥檚 Australia hub managing director Cathal O鈥橰ourke said that he was delighted to put pen to paper, marking the formal awarding of the contract. 鈥淲e are extremely pleased to be playing a major role on another significant project for Western Australia,鈥� he said. 鈥淭his project builds on our growing portfolio of national road infrastructure projects and marks an important stage in our growth as a delivery partner of choice in the sector.鈥�
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BGC Contracting CEO Greg Heylen said the company was particularly pleasing to be building on an existing strong relationship with Laing O鈥橰ourke to deliver such a vital infrastructure project. 鈥淎s opportunities in the mining sector have declined in recent years, BGC Contracting has refocused its energies on the diversification of the business with a strong emphasis in the public infrastructure sector and this latest success is a satisfying endorsement of this strategy,鈥� he added.
Construction is expected to start in the middle of this year and is scheduled to be complete by mid-2019.
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