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Italian Prime Minister visits construction site
NSW Premier and Minister for Western Sydney Mike Baird and Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today joined Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to inspect major construction work on the North West Rail Link’s landmark skytrain and Kellyville Station.
Isabelle joins the big dig
Tunnel boring machine (TBM) 3 Isabelle is the first tunnel boring machine to start digging from the Cherrybrook construction site. She joins TBM1 Elizabeth and TBM2 Florence in building Australia's longest railway tunnels and will travel 6 kilometres from Cherrybrook to Epping. At the Cherrybrook construction site, up to 75,000 tonnes of rock has been dug out to get to the tunnelling depth of 16 m to get Isabelle on her way. All crushed rock from tunnelling will be recycled, with none going to landfill.
Full steam ahead
Three of the North West Rail Link’s four massive tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are now in the ground and tunnelling, as work continues on Australia’s biggest public transport project.
Third tunnel boring machine Isabelle arrives in the north west
The third of the four North West Rail Link tunnel boring machines has arrived in Sydney and has been named Isabelle.
Florence and the (tunnel boring) machine
The second of our four tunnel boring machines (TBMs) has arrived at the Bella Vista construction site.
OTS contract awarded
NSW Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian have announced Sydney’s brand new rapid transit trains will run every four minutes.
Major milestones reached on North West Rail Link
The $8.3 billion North West Rail Link has reached its most important milestone yet with a preferred operator selected to run the new rapid transit service.
Skytrain construction starts
Work has officially started on the North West Rail Link 4 km skytrain, as well as the new Kellyville railway station.
Landmark Windsor Road bridge approved
The North West Rail Link’s landmark cable stayed bridge over Windsor Road at Rouse Hill has been approved.
Old monorail saves almost three years of delays for Norwest motorists
The former Sydney Monorail is now helping deliver the city’s rail future – as well as saving motorists in the North West years of delays.