The Public Transport Authority will work closely with CPB Contractors and Downer to deliver the Yanchep Rail Extension and Thornlie-Cockburn Link projects under a bundled contract arrangement, which will collectively support more than 3,000 jobs. With the contract signed, the Thornlie-Cockburn Link’s final cost is confirmed as $716 million, with the State Government contributing $366 million and the Federal Government contributing $350 million. The revised cost reflects the complexity of relocating third party infrastructure, ensuring the jobs created are competitively paid, minimising network disruption and meeting environmental requirements.
Made up of CPB Contractors and Downer, NEWest Alliance will work closely with the Public Transport Authority to progress the designs and construction schedule once the contract is signed next month. Together the projects are set to create 3000 jobs and once operational will give residents of the northern and southern suburbs greater access to employment an
SIMPEC were chosen by Newest to provide electrical and communication construction tradespeople for the installation works in the Beckenham Substation and supervision of the works.
These works included the following:
SIMPEC were also chosen to provide supervision of the commissioning for the Nicholson Street station.
This contract was established due to SIMPEC’s unwavering focus on ensuring our customer needs are met and our teams work safely each and every day.
