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Laing O’Rourke team scoops $417m Australian highway

12 Jan 17 A joint venture between Laing O’Rourke and BGC Contracting has landed a AU$417m (£253m) road construction contract in Western Australia (WA).

The contract for the central section of NorthLink WA central section has been awarded by Main Roads WA to the Great Northern Connect (GNC) joint venture.

The GNC team will design and construct more than 20km of highway and four interchanges, including 14 road bridges, three footbridges and new cycling and pedestrian facilities.

The NorthLink WA central section is the second package of a programme of works to upgrade Tonkin Highway to freeway standard and extend the link north.

The highway will provide the northern link into Perth for heavy freight traffic and create direct access for growing suburbs such as Ellenbrook.

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Laing O’Rourke’s Australia hub managing director Cathal O’Rourke said that he was delighted to put pen to paper, marking the formal awarding of the contract. “We are extremely pleased to be playing a major role on another significant project for Western Australia,” he said. “This project builds on our growing portfolio of national road infrastructure projects and marks an important stage in our growth as a delivery partner of choice in the sector.”

Laing O'Rourke had announced last year that it had put its successful Australia business up for sale to raise funds (link opens in new tab).

BGC Contracting CEO Greg Heylen said the company was particularly pleasing to be building on an existing strong relationship with Laing O’Rourke to deliver such a vital infrastructure project. “As opportunities in the mining sector have declined in recent years, BGC Contracting has refocused its energies on the diversification of the business with a strong emphasis in the public infrastructure sector and this latest success is a satisfying endorsement of this strategy,” he added.

Construction is expected to start in the middle of this year and is scheduled to be complete by mid-2019.

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