Construction contract won on $1.6B Northern Road Upgrade – Stage 4

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A joint venture has been awarded the contract for construction of Stage 4 of the $1.6 billion Northern Road Upgrade, between Mersey Road at Bringelly and Eaton Road at Luddenham in New South Wales.

An Ertech and Georgiou Group joint venture will undertake the works, which includes realigning a 5.7-kilometre stretch of The Northern Road as well as construction of new access points to the site of the Western Sydney Airport.

New South Wales Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight Melinda Pavey said the project would provide greater network capacity to meet future demand, as well as improved infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists.

“The widening of this section of The Northern Road to four lanes, with provision for six lanes in the future, will provide the capacity required to meet increasing demand and deliver more efficient and safer road networks in the area, as the population of western Sydney continues to grow,” Ms. Pavey said.

“The upgrade will also include new ‘bus-priority’ traffic signals at various intersections and shared pedestrian and cyclist pathways on the western side of the road.”

Work on Stage 4 of the project is expected to start in October 2018 and be completed in early 2021.