$955 Million Central Walk, Sydney Metro Contract Awarded - securing more NSW jobs
15 March 2018
NSW Government:
Work on building new
Sydney Metro underground platforms at
Central Station and the
landmark
Central Walk will begin immediately, after
Laing O'Rourke was
awarded a $955 million contract to transform
Sydney’s busiest station.
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance said the
massive upgrade to Central Station represents the biggest improvement to
the station in decades - making it easier for customers to connect
between
light rail, suburban and inter-city trains, the new Sydney Metro
and buses.
“This is the start of Central’s long-awaited renewal, bringing new
entrances and simpler interchanges that will make life so much easier
for customers,” Mr Constance said.
“Central Station is the gateway to our great city, and we are working to
develop a station that blends heritage with innovative design on par
with other grand stations around the world.
“Labor failed to deliver Sydney Metro after promising it five times over
16 years in office. Next year, the
NSW Government will open the revolutionary Sydney Metro in North
West Sydney - transforming the daily commute for Sydneysiders forever.”
Sydney Metro is supporting more than 17,000
jobs, helping
NSW achieve
its enviable record of Australia’s lowest unemployment rate for 32
consecutive months.
The Central contract includes:
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The excavation and construction of the new underground Sydney Metro platforms at Central beneath platforms 13 and 14;
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Central Walk - a new 19-metre wide underground concourse from Chalmers Street, connecting customers to suburban rail platforms, Sydney Metro platforms, the new light rail and buses;
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For the first time, customers will be able to use escalators to get to platforms 12 to 23;
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Completion of the Central Walk and Central Station metro upgrade contract is expected in 2022, with Central Walk open to customers.
Once the Central contract is
complete, work will continue along the 30km length of the Sydney Metro
City & Southwest project to lay tracks and fit out stations before
services start in 2024.
This is the first step in the renewal of Central Station, creating a new
pedestrian gateway to the east and better linking the suburban rail
network.
More than 270,000 people use the station daily, with that number
expected to rise to 450,000 in the next two decades.
Work to build the Sydney Metro platforms at Central will happen
underground and during Sydney Trains' scheduled maintenance shutdowns.
“As customers get on with their daily lives at Central Station, the
Sydney Metro platforms will be constructed right under their feet,” Mr
Constance said.
“We’ll be working hard to minimise impacts as much as possible, but we
are committed to making this station better, and easier to navigate for
the hundreds of thousands customers who travel through it every day.”
The first part of the
Sydney Metro City & Southwest project at Central
has been completed with major construction finished on a rail access
bridge which will be used to safely deliver Sydney Metro, and improve
access for ongoing maintenance work at Central.
The bridge was built in 10 months and connects Regent Street with Sydney Yard, allowing trucks easy access within the confines of a working railway.
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Source: NSW Government - www.transport.nsw.gov.au
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