Metro

Credit: NSW Government / Sydney Metro

Sydney Metro is a once-in-ageneration infrastructure project which will deliver exceptional benefits for the communities it serves by improving liveability, enhancing productivity and promoting connectivity across the Greater Sydney region. Faster journey times and an extended public transport network will allow people to be more connected to job centres and educational institutions and ultimately deliver more opportunities for communities.

By the end of the decade, the network will be expanded to include 46 stations and more than 113 kilometres of world-class metro for Sydney. Sydney Metro, together with signalling and infrastructure upgrades across the existing Sydney rail network, will increase the capacity of train services entering the Sydney CBD – from about 120 an hour today to up to 200 services beyond 2024. That’s an increase of up to 60 per cent capacity across the network to meet demand.

Technology will keep customers connected at all stages of their journey, from: • Planning at home using smart phone travel apps. • Real time journey information at metro stations and on board trains. • Accessing information and other public transport to help get to their final destination after they leave the train. • This approach will help customers achieve their daily tasks, whether it’s getting to work, meetings, school or education, sport, a day out or running errands and of course, getting home.

Two organisations, CPB Contractors Pty Ltd and Acciona Construction Australia Pty Ltd, have been shortlisted to deliver key construction work. The successful tenderer will build more than ten kilometres of viaducts, bridges and embankments that will support railway tracks and associated infrastructure. The project will support 14,000 construction jobs, including 250 apprentices.

This contract will employ a range of civil engineering trades and specialist services including drainage and ground workers, steel-fixers and concrete workers, earthmoving plant operators, truck drivers, piling contractors, crane operators, general labourers, pre-cast operators, surveillance officers and security guards. The contract is expected to be awarded in the first quarter of 2022.

The Australian and NSW governments are jointly delivering the 23 kilometre-metro railway and six stations between St Marys and the Western Sydney Aerotropolis, including two stations at the airport.

When Sydney Metro is extended into the central business district (CBD) and beyond in 2024, metro rail will run from Sydney’s booming North West region under Sydney Harbour, through new underground stations in the CBD and beyond to the south west. There will be ultimate capacity for a metro train every two minutes in each direction under the city, a level of service never before seen in Sydney. Sydney’s new metro railway will have a target capacity of about 40,000 customers per hour, similar to other metro systems worldwide. Sydney’s current suburban system can reliably carry 24,000 people an hour per line.

Credit: NSW Government / Sydney Metro

Sydney Metro appointed Turner & Townsend to provide Project Management Office Support services across their entire programme. Supported by HKA, Deloitte Australia and LogiKal, Turner & Townsend will provide Project Management Office Support (PMOS) services across all projects in the Sydney Metro programme.

The PMOS contract is a long-term appointment of up to six years and encompasses Sydney Metro City & Southwest, Sydney Metro West, Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport, as well as studies into future network expansion.

Turner & Townsend, HKA, Deloitte Australia and LogiKal will work as part of a blended team with Sydney Metro. When fully mobilised, the PMOS team will reach full capacity of over 80 programme and project controls professionals working across multiple contract packages.

Darren Munton, Turner & Townsend’s Head of Infrastructure for Australia and New Zealand said: ‘Our relationship with Sydney Metro and Transport for NSW extends over a decade since the inception of Sydney Metro. Over this time, we have worked tirelessly to build a reputation for delivering exceptional standards of service and working collaboratively with Sydney Metro and their key stakeholders.’

Turner & Townsend is an independent professional services company specialising in program management, project management, cost management and consulting across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors.

HKA is one of the world’s leading privately owned, independent providers of consulting, expert and advisory services for the construction, manufacturing, process and technology industries.

LogiKal is an award-winning SME consultancy that specialises in project controls, enhanced business intelligence, and BIM solutions. Having supported and advised on many of the world’s largest and most complex capital programmes, LogiKal helps develop client teams, optimise processes, and implement disruptive digital technologies that enable the successful delivery of projects, programs and portfolios.

Credit: NSW Government / Sydney Metro

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