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Construction consortium captures key contract in Australia

The Pacific Complete consortium is the preferred Delivery Partner for the NSW Government’s Woolgoolga to Ballina Pacific Highway upgrade in Australia. The Pacific Complete consortium comprises Laing O’Rourke and Parsons Brinckerhoff. The A$4.3 billion highway upgrade is Australia’s largest regional infrastructure project. NSW Roads and Maritime Services will deliver the project using a Delivery Partner model similar to the approach used for the highly successful construction project for the London Olympic
April 29, 2015 Read time: 1 min
The Pacific Complete consortium is the preferred Delivery Partner for the NSW Government’s Woolgoolga to Ballina Pacific Highway upgrade in Australia.

The Pacific Complete consortium comprises Laing O’Rourke and 2693 Parsons Brinckerhoff. The A$4.3 billion highway upgrade is Australia’s largest regional infrastructure project. NSW Roads and Maritime Services will deliver the project using a Delivery Partner model similar to the approach used for the highly successful construction project for the London Olympic infrastructure.

The project involves the duplication of approximately 155km of road to a four-lane divided road on the Pacific Highway. The upgrade will begin 6km north of Woolgoolga and end approximately 6km south of Ballina.

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