SYSTRA Awarded Contract for Western Harbour Tunnel Project

Sydney, Australia — SYSTRA is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a key role on the Western Harbour Tunnel project.

On behalf of our client, Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW), SYSTRA will provide Delivery Assurance Specialist Services on the second phase of the project.

We are thrilled to be part of this generational project. The win highlights the advantages of our enhanced capability and global expertise that we offer to our clients.  

In providing Delivery Assurance Specialist services, we are bringing genuine lifecycle delivery experience built from working on some of the most significant underground infrastructure projects in Australia and abroad. We look forward to working closely with TfNSW and the wider stakeholder network to deliver such a critical part of Sydney’s future transport network.

Jon Daley, Executive General Manager – Infrastructure Engineering, SYSTRA

The Western Harbour Tunnel is an internationally significant and technically complex megaproject that demands specialised tunnelling expertise. As a once-in-a-generation harbour crossing, it includes the largest bored tunnel in the Southern Hemisphere. To support the Government in ensuring the effective delivery and seamless transition of construction processes and road tunnel assets into operations, Transport has engaged SYSTRA, drawing on their global tunnelling experience and proven technical capability.

Simon Cooper, Western Harbour Tunnel Project Director, Transport for New South Wales

The Western Harbour Tunnel is set to transform Sydney’s transportation network and is a critical component of the state’s long-term transport strategy, designed to ease traffic flow on major artillery roads such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Western Distributor, and Anzac Bridge. The project involves the construction of a new road tunnel, 6.3 kilometres long with three lanes in both directions that will cross underneath Sydney Harbour, linking the WestConnex with the Warringah Freeway at North Sydney.

As part of SYSTRA’s role in the project, we will provide tunnelling assurance specialists for tunnel operations, including works related to the tunnel boring machine operations. This scope requires specialist knowledge and expertise to ensure critical equipment performs according to plan.