CROSS RIVER RAIL | PROJECT


which will be a win for commuters and a better value for money outcome. At a capital cost of AU$5.4 billion (US$3.97bn), Cross


River Rail is expected to be the largest transport project ever built in Queensland. The business case has benefits of the project expected to exceed costs by AU$1.9 billion (US$1.4bn); for every dollar invested, the project is projected to bring in AU$1.41. Construction will bring around 1,500 jobs per year. Three major packages of work make up the project.


The consortia for the contracts were announced in April 2019. The Tunnel, Station and Development (TSD) package, which includes the underground section of the project and the construction of the four inner-city stations, is being delivered by the Pulse Consortium led by CIMIC Group companies Pacific Partnerships, CPB Contractors and UGL, with international partners DIF, Bam and Ghella. The other packages are the Rail, Integration and Systems (RIS) alliance and the European Train Control System (ETCS) contract. Early works – geotechnical investigations through to


borehole drilling, subsurface public utility investigations, baseline monitoring and demolition works – began in August 2017. So too did construction of the temporary coach terminal at Roma Street. In late 2019, major construction started.


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