The Byford Rail Extension is an eight-kilometre extension of the Armadale line from Armadale Station to Byford and includes:
- a new ground-level Byford Station with approximately 400 parking bays
- elevated rail through Armadale, with a new elevated Armadale Station, and
- removal of eight level crossings at Armadale Road, Forrest Road, Church Avenue, Seventh Road, Byron Road, Eleventh Road, Thomas Road and Larsen Road.
Key Dates
| Oct 2020 | RFP Open |
| Dec 2021 | Preferred Bidder Selection |
| 2022 | Contract Award |
| Nov 2023 | Construction Commencement |
| 2025 | Expected Construction Completion |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Public Transport Authority |
| Shortlist: | Byford Alliance (Downer EDI, CPB Contractors, Aurecon and CareyMC) and MetCONNX Alliance (Laing O’Rourke, Pritchard Francis Consulting, and Kellogg Brown & Root) |
| Successful Tenderer: | MetCONNX Alliance (Laing O’Rourke, Pritchard Francis Consulting, and Kellogg Brown & Root) |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Sep 2017 | The 2017-18 WA Budget confirmed the Public Transport Authority will spend $2.1 million across 2017-18 and 2018-19 to undertake planning for the extension. |
| May 2018 | The Federal Government allocated $241 million towards the line as part of the $1.1 billion funding allocation for METRONET in the 2018-19 Budget. The funding was to be provided between FY2019-20 and FY2024-25. |
| Jun 2018 | In June 2018, tenders opened to prepare a business case for the $491 million Byford Extension. |
| Sep 2019 | The first stage of the business case was submitted to IA for assessment. |
| Jul 2020 | The second stage of the business case was submitted to Infrastructure Australia. |
| Oct 2020 | The Government of Western Australia released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the project. The tender included design and construction of eight kilometres of electrified dual track, the removal of level crossings and a new station at Byford. |
| Jan 2021 | The Government of Western Australia announced the Byford Alliance (Downer EDI, CPB Contractors, Aurecon and CareyMC) and MetCONNX Alliance (Laing O’Rourke, Pritchard Francis Consulting, and Kellogg Brown & Root) as the two shortlisted bidders for the main works contract. |
| May 2021 | The Federal Government announced $110 million in new funding for the project, bringing its total commitment to $351 million to date. |
| Sep 2021 | The WA Government announced an additional $220 million for the project. |
| Nov 2021 | The WA Government issued a Request for Tender for the Professional Engineering Services for the Byford Extension and Victoria Park - Canning Level Crossing Removal packages of the METRONET program, closing on 14 December. |
| Dec 2021 | The Government of Western Australia announced the preferred bidder for the contract – the MetCONNX Alliance, comprising Laing O’Rourke, Pritchard Francis Consulting and Kellog Brown & Root. |
| Aug 2022 | The Government of Western Australia formally awarded the main works contract to the MetCONNX Alliance. |
| Nov 2023 | The WA Government announced that all planned works to support the transformation of the Armadale Train Line had been completed and that the train line will shut on 20 November 2023 to enable construction to begin. |
| May 2024 | The 2024-25 WA Budget allocated $846 million to the project over the next two years, with the project's total estimated cost increasing by $538 million to $1.3 billion. The Budget also committed $325 million over four years to deliver electric bus infrastructure, including supplying 199 locally-built electric buses, depot modifications, and to constructing new electric bus-compatible depots, for the new Morley-Ellenbrook Line and the upgraded Armadale Line, including for the Byford Rail Extension. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2024)
Sector
Rail
Procurement approach
Alliance |
Location
Western Australia |
National |
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