The government of New South Wales has awarded the Altrac Light Rail consortium, which includes Acciona, the contract to build a 12 km light rail route in Sydney, Australia’s largest city. Construction will begin in April 2015, with services expected to start operating in early 2019.
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(22/01/2015)
The contract includes the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the new Central Business District and South East Light Rail project and has a budget of A$2.1 billion (about €1.4 billion).
The consortium, which in addition to Acciona also includes Transdev Sydney, Alstom Transport Australia and Capella Capital, will also assume responsibility for operation and maintenance of the existing Inner West Light Rail line. Through Acciona Concesiones, the Group’s concessions’ subsidiary, Acciona will also be an equity investor in the project.
Acciona will be responsible for the design, construction and integration of the civil works including 12 km of track, 19 stops, a bridge over the Eastern Distributor toll road, a tunnel under Moore Park, Control Centre facilities, housing for the light rail vehicles, a maintenance depot, and substations and other service buildings along the route. The project also includes wire free infrastructure to protect the aesthetic appeal of the Central Business District.
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