Newcastle to Sydney high-speed rail project shortlists construction consortia

The High Speed Rail Authority has shortlisted three construction consortia to advance the Newcastle to Sydney high-speed rail project. The groups will participate in an Early Contractor Involvement process to design Area Package 1, which covers the section between Berowra and Ourimbah.

The scope of this work includes designing 35 kilometres of twin tunnels and constructing a new high-speed rail station at Gosford. The three shortlisted consortia are the Acciona John Holland Joint Venture, the Advanced Alliance Joint Venture (comprising Gamuda Engineering, FCC Construction Australia, and Samsung C&T Corporation), and the GoFar Joint Venture (comprising CPB Contractors, Ferrovial Construction Australia, and VINCI Construction Grands Projects Australia).

Minister for Infrastructure Catherine King stated that the project aims to address road congestion and existing rail capacity limits between New South Wales’ largest cities. The project is currently in a two-year development phase, with the goal of enabling travel between Newcastle and Sydney in approximately one hour. No major construction contracts will be awarded until the federal government completes its decision-making process.