Major construction work is expected to start in early 2018 with the
project scheduled to open to traffic in 2022.
CIMIC Group Chief Executive Officer Michael Wright said: “Delivering
complex roads and transport projects are core capabilities for CIMIC and CPB
Contractors. We are the largest tunnelling contractor in Australia, with
considerable experience in creating transforming infrastructure such as the
West Gate Tunnel.
“We are privileged to be working with Transurban and the Victorian
Government to deliver this exciting project that is so integral to the State’s
vision for sustainable roads systems, and so vitally important for its people
and communities.”
CPB Contractors Managing Director Juan Santamaria said: “With many
decades of roads and tunnelling experience in Australia, our capabilities will
ensure minimal disruption, a safe and effective works program, and certainty of
delivery for our client.
“We are focused on ensuring opportunities for local workers, and
providing a value for money procurement program that includes Indigenous
business and social enterprises to achieve broader community benefits.”
The West Gate Tunnel project, one of Victoria’s largest ever urban road
projects, will deliver a vital alternative to the West Gate Bridge, provide
quicker and safer journeys, and remove thousands of trucks from residential
streets.
Design and construction works include widening the West Gate Freeway from
eight lanes to 12 between the M80 Ring Road and Williamstown Road; a 2.8km
eastbound tunnel and 4km westbound tunnel under Yarraville; a new bridge over
the Maribyrnong River; an elevated road along Footscray Road to the Port of
Melbourne, CityLink and the city’s north; and major new cycling and pedestrian
paths.