Major project underway in Australia

Preliminary work is now underway for the project to upgrade the M2 motorway in New South Wales, Australia. The project has commenced with night time working, before operations gear up and daytime working commences. The project is expected to cost US$550 million and will take two years to complete. This is NSW's biggest project carried out on an operational motorway.
March 6, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Preliminary work is now underway for the project to upgrade the M2 motorway in New South Wales, Australia. The project has commenced with night time working, before operations gear up and daytime working commences. The project is expected to cost US$550 million and will take two years to complete. This is 882 NSW's biggest project carried out on an operational motorway.

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