Sydney Metro West – Western Tunnelling Package
The NSW Government is delivering Sydney Metro West – a new underground metro railway which will double rail capacity between Parramatta and the Sydney CBD, link new communities to rail services and support employment growth and housing supply. The Gamuda and Laing O’Rourke Consortium (GLC) is delivering the Sydney Metro West – Western Tunnelling Package. The project involves nine kilometres of twin metro rail tunnels between Westmead and Sydney Olympic Park, excavation for two new metro stations, a stabling and maintenance facility at Clyde and a precast facility at Eastern Creek.
General Information
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Contract award date: February 28 2022
- Contract type: Design and Construct
- Delivery partners: Gamuda Australia and Laing O’Rourke Consortium
- Project completion: Target 2026
Key Features
- Twin 9km tunnels from Sydney Olympic Park to Westmead
- A Tunnel Boring Machine launch site at Rosehill, tunnelling first towards Sydney Olympic Park and relaunched from Rosehill towards Westmead
- Excavation for a services facility and crossover structure at Rosehill to allow provision for fresh air ventilation and emergency egress
- Tunnel portal and dive excavation at Clyde Stabling and Maintenance Facility
- Earthworks, retaining structures, drainage and utilities corridor for the Clyde Stabling and Maintenance Facility
- Excavation and civil works for Parramatta and Westmead stations
- A segment manufacturing facility at Eastern Creek constructing over 60,000 segments to line the twin tunnels.
Environmental Protection Licence
Gamuda Australia and Laing O’Rourke Consortium is the holder of the Environmental Protection Licence for the Sydney Metro West – Western Tunnelling Package. A copy of the licence can be downloaded here.
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Community Notifications and Upcoming Work
A copy of all notifications can be found on the Sydney Metro West website.
Planning Approval and Sydney Metro Documentation
All Sydney Metro West environmental management documentation is available from the Sydney Metro West document library.
The latest Planning Approval documents including the Conditions of Approval, EIS Documentation and Modification Reports are available on the Major Projects Planning Portal.
Annual Sustainability Review
Gamuda Australia and Laing O’Rourke Consortium is proud to present their first Annual Sustainability Report for the period June 2022 to September 2023.
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As part of our commitment to the surrounding community, we publish environmental management plans and regular reports from the project below:
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Gamuda Australia is a fully owned subsidiary of Gamuda Berhad, a global engineering, property, and infrastructure company with an excellent track record of delivering world-class major projects.
As a leading Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPCC) contractor for large-scale projects, Gamuda’s hallmark is in delivering complex and challenging projects across diverse environments in Malaysia and around the world.
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Laing O’Rourke is an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.
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