Lendlease selected as constructor for $1.6bn road project in Australia

The Sydney-based multinational and infrastructure company has been awarded contract by the Australian government to carry out The Northern Road and Bringelly Road upgrades.

The project comprises the building of a new The Northern Road 11.5-kilometers section between Peter Brock Drive and Mersey Road as well as the 4.3-kilometers upgrade of Bringelly Road between King Street at Rossmore and The Northern Road at Bringelly.

The Australian government’s Federal Minister for Urban Infrastructure, Paul Fletcher explained: “These upgrades will prepare one of Australia’s fastest growing region’s roads for future traffic growth and improve travel times for motorists by widening the existing roads to four lanes in each direction.”

The project is part of the $3.6bn Western Sydney Infrastructure plan which aims to deliver new and upgraded roads to support integrated transport in the region as well as to transform the economy of Western Sydney by supporting the Western Sydney Airport at Badgerys Creek foreseen to start operation in 2026.

The Minister for Western Sydney, Stuart Ayres also declared: “Once the entire $1.6 billion The Northern Road Upgrade is completed, motorists travelling between Narellan and Penrith will benefit from 35 kilometres of upgraded road, meaning increased road capacity, less congestion and safer roads.”

Work on the project is to start soon for a completion in 2020.