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Lend Lease & Bouygues preferred tenderer for NorthConnex Motorway, Sydney

Bouygues Construction of France and Lend Lease Group (Lend Lease) of Australia have become preferred tenderer to design and build the US$2.71 billion (AUD 3 billion) NorthConnex motorway in Sydney. Comprising twin 9km tunnels that will connect the southern end of the M1 Motorway at Wahroonga to the Hills M2 Motorway at its Pennant Hills Road interchange, the NorthConnex motorway is pending for planning approval and finalisation of contract terms. Transurban and its partners in Westlink M7 said the projec
March 25, 2014 Read time: 1 min
979 Bouygues Construction of France and Lend Lease Group (Lend Lease) of Australia have become preferred tenderer to design and build the US$2.71 billion (AUD 3 billion) NorthConnex motorway in Sydney.

Comprising twin 9km tunnels that will connect the southern end of the M1 Motorway at Wahroonga to the 6662 Hills M2 Motorway at its Pennant Hills Road interchange, the NorthConnex motorway  is pending for planning approval and finalisation of contract terms.

891 Transurban and its partners in Westlink M7 said the project's construction is scheduled to start in 2015, with completion expected in 2019.

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