Alliance to deliver Ballina bypass by 2012

Leighton Contractors has been appointed as an alliance team member by the Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW (RTA), to deliver the Ballina bypass project, where preliminary site work is now underway.

Leighton has joined the RTA, Maunsell AECOM, SMEC and Coffey Geotechnics to design and construct the bypass that will provide about 12.4km of dual carriageway as part of the Pacific Highway upgrade program.

Leighton Contractors MD Peter McMorrow, said the bypass will boost his team's already extensive track record working in alliance partnerships on complex infrastructure projects.

“The delivery framework is setup to allow the strengths and expertise of each alliance.”

Leighton Contractor's NSW and ACT GM Michael Metcalfe, said the alliance has been working together for the past nine months to develop the scope and design of the bypass.

“Our aim is to build a long term quality product for the RTA that we can all be proud of. Over the next four years we are committed to addressing the project challenges, especially the significant soft soil settlement, to ensure the upgrade's success,” he said.

The bypass will stretch from South Ballina at the intersection of the Bruxner and Pacific Highways to just north of Ross Lane, Tintenbar. It will bypass a 19km section of the Pacific Highway and deliver significant safety improvements and time savings for traffic.

Preliminary site work has now begun to establish the main site office and construction area at Teven Road and the Northern Compound near Ross Lane. Later last month, construction teams began fencing and clearing the site as well as installing erosion and sediment controls.

The project will be opened in stages which will be:

Opening of the Cumbalum to Ross Lane section by late 2010; and

Opening of the Bruxner Highway to Cumbalum interchange by mid 2012.

Major features of the project include:

12.4km of dual carriageway;

New interchanges at Bruxner Highway, Teven Road, Cumbalum and Ross Lane;

11.9km of local roads;

19 bridges including major structures over waterways;

More than 1.7 million m; of earthworks

Approximately 100,000m of concrete; and

Significant treatment of extensive soft and deep soils.

The Leighton Contractors' component is valued at $490m out of $9bn of total work in hand. It has participated in more than 20 alliances to deliver construction and mining projects across Australia and New Zealand, with a capital value of more than $4.5bn.

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