The Byford Extension of the Armadale line is estimated to cost $635 million. The project includes:
- eight kilometre extension of the Armadaline line from Armadale Station to Byford
- a new ground-level station at Byford Station
- upgrading Armadale Station, and
- reconfiguringThomas Road level crossing with a road-over-rail bridge.
Further investigating on expanding the Byford Rail Extension project scope to potentially include elevated rail in the Armadale and/or Byford town centres are under way.
The new Byford Station includes:
- 600 parking bays
- a bus interchange, and
- a pedestrian crossing over the railway line.
Work on Armadale Station includes:
- expanding the platforms for six-car trains
- constructing a new Australind platform
- extending the pedestrian overpass, and
- redeveloping the bus interchange.
The main Construction Contract is expected to be awarded mid-2021, with construction to commence before the end of 2021.
Key Dates
| Oct 2020 | RFP Open |
| 2021 | Expected Contract Award |
| Dec 2021 | Expected Construction Commencement |
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) |
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. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2020)
Sector
Rail
Procurement approach
Alliance |
Location
Western Australia |
National |
Infrastructure Australia status
Not listed
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