Track laying on the first rail crossing under Sydney Harbour is complete, marking a major milestone on the Metro City & Southwest project.
\nPremier Dominic Perrottet said projects like these aid the state\u2019s economic recovery while he was inspecting the completed tracks and the new Barangaroo Station, which is now ready for platforms, lifts and escalators to be installed.
\n\u201cThis incredible city-shaping project is coming together before our eyes, with services set to start in 2024,\u201d Mr Perrottet said.
\n\u201cSydney Metro will transform the way we travel around our great city – the trip deep under Sydney Harbour will take just three minutes between the new Barangaroo Station and Victoria Cross Station at North Sydney.\u201d
\nMinister for Transport Rob Stokes praised the construction team for completing the 800 metre section of track in both tunnels under Sydney Harbour.
\n\u201cWorkers have laid 2,400 railway sleepers and 4,200 tonnes of concrete have been installed to finish this historic railway tunnel under Sydney Harbour,\u201d Mr Stokes said.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s incredible to think of the hard work that is going into this project. Eventually more than 4,000 tonnes of Australian steel will be used for the 31 kilometres of tracks from Chatswood to Sydenham, including 200 tonnes under the Harbour.\u201d
\nThe excavation of the Barangaroo caverns, which will house the metro platforms, took almost two years to complete. About 650,000 tonnes of crushed rock \u2013 enough to fill 100 Olympic swimming pools \u2013 was removed.
\nStation builder BESIX Watpac will now fit out the station, creating 300 jobs at the peak of construction. Across the Sydney Metro City & Southwest, more than 5,000 people are currently working on the project; about 50,000 will have worked on the project by the time it is complete.
\nMetro trains will start running through the harbour tunnels in 2024, extending the North West Metro into the city and beyond to Bankstown.
\nNew stations are being delivered at Crows Nest, Victoria Cross, Barangaroo, Martin Place, Pitt Street and Waterloo, along with new underground platforms at Central Station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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