The WA Government has shortlisted a pair of consortia to deliver the Thornlie-Cockburn Link and the Yanchep Rail Extension, a pair of major builds under its Metronet urban rail program.
State transport minister Rita Saffioti on April 6 said a team of Coleman Rail, Clough and Georgiou Group, and a team of CPB Contractors and Downer, have proceeded to the next stage of the tender process to build the two rail projects, which are being bundled together under an alliance model.
The Thornlie-Cockburn Link will deliver a 17.5-kilometre connection between Thornlie and Cockburn Central stations, along with two new stations. The Yanchep Rail Extension will extend the Joondalup line, from Butler to Yanchep, adding three new stations.
With construction planned to begin within the calendar year, and more than 3,000 jobs expected over the span of both projects, Saffioti said the shortlist announcement was an important milestone.
“The two projects will transform the way people in our suburbs access the public transport network,” the minister said. “We are creating new links to the far northern suburbs of Perth and giving eastern and southern suburban residents other options – including better links to jobs – than the existing radial rail links into the city.
“I look forward to being able to announce the preferred consortium later this year, which will stimulate thousands of jobs throughout the supply chain.”