Cross River Rail guaranteed to go ahead
11 July 2019
Cross River Rail means more
trains, more often across the whole of
South East Queensland. It doesn’t
matter whether you catch the train from Robina, Nambour, Springfield or
Cleveland, Cross River
Rail enables a turn up and go network for all South East Queensland
rail commuters.
The announcement that the construction contract has been officially
signed with
Pulse, the consortium selected as the preferred proponents
in April, guarantees the delivery of Cross River Rail.
Deputy Premier Jackie Trad today said this was a key milestone that
locks in the companies that will deliver the biggest infrastructure
project south east Queensland has seen in decades.
“This project will create 7,700
jobs during construction, and we expect
to see those jobs starting in the next couple of months ” Ms Trad said
“It means that we will be able to slash travel times and increase
service frequency for commuters right across the south east corner, from
the
Gold Coast to the
Sunshine Coast and out to Ipswich,” Ms Trad said
“Major construction will commence later this year as scheduled, starting
with the demolition of the Roma Street Transit Centre.
“After the Newman LNP government scrapped this project and tore up the
funding deal, we have got it back on track.
“Our commitment to this project will see tunnelling construction kick
off next year too”.
Ms Trad said the Cross River Rail project would transform public
transport in the region and revitalise the precincts around the new
stations at Exhibition, Albert Street, Roma Street and Woolloongabba.
“By 2036, the south-east corner alone will be home to nearly five
million people which makes the need for turn up and go
public transport
essential,” she said.
“South East Queensland is one of Australia’s fastest growing regions,
and we need to build infrastructure now that helps us keep pace with
that growth.
“Our public transport network is nearing capacity, constrained by a
single rail river crossing with all lines running through the same four
city centre stations.
“Cross River Rail will unlock this bottleneck creating new capacity for
the whole region as it grows, ensuring high-capacity train stations
where they are needed most.”
The Pulse Consortium is comprised of
CIMIC Group companies,
Pacific
Partnerships,
CPB Contractors, and
UGL with international partners
DIF,
BAM, and
Ghella Investments & Partnerships.
CIMIC Group Chief Executive Office Michael Wright said they would use an
integrated approach to the PPP project, based on CIMIC’s end-to-end
capabilities across a project’s life cycle.
“We will finance, design, construct and maintain the new tunnels and
rail stations, in partnership with the State Government, to deliver
world class rail assets and services for South East Queensland,” Mr
Wright said.
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