A pair of Australian rail and engineering businesses will deliver the $100 million station and railway project for Perth’s new sports stadium.
Construction of the station at the new Perth Stadium will begin within months, after transport minister Dean Nalder late last week named Laing O’Rourke and AECOM as the companies selected to build the infrastructure.
The $100 million project will see the construction of a station and associated rail infrastructure. It is part of a $358 million package for public transport infrastructure at the site.
“The station is a vital part of the new Perth Stadium project and will enable up to 28,000 passengers to depart the new stadium within an hour of an event,” Nalder said.
Nalder said Laing O’Rourke and AECOM will mobilise on-site quickly to ensure the works are completed on schedule in late 2017, which will allow time for the infrastructure to be tested in the lead-up to the 2018 AFL season.
“When complete, Stadium Station will be the second largest station on Transperth’s network – with six platforms connected by two pedestrian concourses, each with multiple passenger lifts for access by people with mobility issues.
“This contract will involve not only building the Stadium Station, but also significant rail works, including infrastructure that will enable Transperth to store up to 117 railcars on the Burswood Peninsula, ready for use at the end of a game.”
The transport projects for the new Perth Stadium also include a pedestrian footbridge linking the stadium site to East Perth and a dedicated bus facility on the peninsula to load up to 20 buses at a time.
Nalder said the total construction workforce on the various contracts for the new Perth Stadium transport components would range from between 1800 to 2000.