McConnell Dowell has been awarded the AU$120m Dryandra Road contract, which forms a significant structural element of the new runway project. The project to build the reinforced concrete underpass is expected to create up to 300 new jobs during the build.
The underpass will allow vehicles to travel under the taxiways that will connect the new runway to the domestic and international terminals and existing runway system. This is necessary to ensure continued access to key airport facilities such as the Royal Flying Doctor Service, General Aviation Terminal and Acacia Street viewing area.
Works are expected to begin on site in March this year with a completion date in August 2018.
The Dryandra Road Works package will be followed later this year with the final and largest works package, the Airfield Works.
Julieanne Alroe, Brisbane Airport Corporation CEO and managing director, said the Dryandra Road contract was a significant component of the overall contribution to jobs for the region, with 2,700 employment opportunities estimated at the peak of the runway’s construction.
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