{"id":5077,"date":"2023-12-06T05:07:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T04:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/australia\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=5077"},"modified":"2025-09-19T08:11:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T06:11:36","slug":"forrestfield-airport-link","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/australia\/project\/forrestfield-airport-link\/","title":{"rendered":"Forrestfield Airport Link"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"content-top-project\">\n    <div class=\"content-top-details\">\n        <svg class=\"icon-sprite details-logo\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon_deco_systra_blanc\" \/>\n        <div class=\"title\">Technical details<\/div>\n        \t        <div class=\"single-content\">\n\t            <div class=\"subtitle\">Customer<\/div>\n\t            <div class=\"desc\">John Holland Leighton Contractors Joint Venture (JHLJV)<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"single-content\">\n                <div class=\"subtitle\">Missions<\/div>\n                <div class=\"desc\">Tender Support and Technical Advisor<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"single-content\">\n                <div class=\"subtitle\">Activity<\/div>\n                <div class=\"desc\">Tunnel optioneering, planning, costing, and constructability analysis<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n           \n            \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-description-of-project\">Description Of Project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"1254088700\">The Forrestfield Airport Link (FAL) project was an 8.5km extension of the existing Public Transport Authority Rail Network in Perth, Western Australia, that connects Forrestfield to the city via the Perth Airport.<br><br>The new rail line would connect with the existing Midland line near Bayswater Station and connect to Forrestfield through twin 7km underground tunnels. 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