The Burke Road to Tram Road project is the first of three which comprise the North East Link - Eastern Freeway Upgrades. The scope of the works includes:
- an interchange with the Primary Package
- a full freeway to freeway interchange with the Eastern Freeway
- additional lanes to the Eastern Freeway, including express lanes
- construction of the Doncaster Busway along the Eastern Freeway
- civil infrastructure, noise walls and urban design features, and
- new and upgraded cycling infrastructure.
Key Dates
| Sep 2021 | ROIs Open |
| Nov 2021 | EOIs Open |
| Oct 2022 | Preferred Bidder Selection |
| Dec 2023 | Contract Award |
| Aug 2024 | Construction Commencement |
| 2028 | Expected Construction Completion |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | North East Link Project |
| Successful Tenderer: | Nexus – comprising Laing O’Rourke, Symal Infrastructure, WSP and Arcadis |
PROJECT HISTORY
| May 2018 | The North East Link Business Case indicated there would be two secondary packages - northern and southern packages. |
| Sep 2018 | The Victorian Government released the proposed project packaging at an industry briefing. The project packaging includes the primary package PPP and four secondary packages. The Victorian Government estimated that Package 2 will cost between $2 billion and $3 billion, depending on the final design. |
| Nov 2018 | The Expression of Interest document for the Primary Package indicated a further refinement of packaging. This included North and South Packages as secondary freeway packages. |
| Sep 2021 | The Victorian Government issued an advanced notice announcing the Registration (ROI) of Interest process for the North and South Packages. The two packages were expected to be procured as two Alliance contracts. Bidders were invited to register for an industry briefing, as well as the electronic data room where ROI documents were to be published by 27 September. |
| Nov 2021 | The Victorian Government opened Expressions of Interest for the construction of the project's North and South Freeway packages, closing on 17 December. Both packages will be procured and delivered separately as Alliance contracts. |
| Oct 2022 | The Nexus consortium, comprised of Laing O’Rourke Australia Construction Pty Ltd, Symal Infrastructure Pty Ltd, WSP Australia Pty Ltd and Arcadis Australia Pacific Pty Ltd, was announced as the preferred bidder for the first part of a major overhaul of the Eastern Freeway. |
| Dec 2023 | The contract was awarded to Nexus – comprising Laing O’Rourke, Symal Infrastructure, WSP and Arcadis. |
| Dec 2023 | The Victorian Government released a mid-year budget update, allocating new funding to the project. In total, $5.7 billion was allocated to the Eastern Freeway Upgrade. |
| Aug 2024 | The Victorian Government announced the commencement of construction on the upgrades between Burke and Tram roads. |
Sector
Road
Procurement approach
Alliance |
Location
Victoria |
National |
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