Southern Gateway Alliance, comprising Leighton Contractors, WA Limes tone and GHD has been selected by Main Roads as the preferred proponent to build the new Mandurah Entrance Road. The project is being jointly funded by the Federal and Western Australian Governments with a total budget of $130 million. The Mandurah Entrance Road is expected to open for traffic by mid 2010.
Mr. Ray Sputore, General Manager, Western Region Construction for Leighton Contractors, said design and construction of the project was expected to commence in mid 2009 creating up to 200 new jobs. “The 7 kilometre Mandurah Entrance Road is a key piece of infrastructure and we welcome the Federal Government’s decision to bring forward funding for the project t. It will link the State’s largest ever road project, the Kwinana Freeway extension – Forrest Highway, to a major regional centre,” he said. Mr. Sputore said the selection of Southern Gateway Alliance highlighted the ability of the team to deliver large scale infrastructure projects in the region on budget and ahead of schedule.
Leighton Contractors’ Resources Division has been awarded a four-year contract extension worth $160 million by Macarthur Coal (C & M Management) Pty Ltd. Under the contract, Leighton Mining will initially undertake the majority of the surface mining operations at the Moorvale project, which is situated in the Bowen Basin in Central Queensland. The Moorvale Project has an estimated 40 million tonnes of recoverable low volatile pulverized coal injection (PCI) coal and thermal coal and at current rates of production it is expected mining will continue until 2016. As part of the new arrangement, Leighton Mining will also commission, manage and operate Macarthur Coal’s new mining fleet at Moorvale.
Steven Keyser, General Manager of Leighton Mining said today the contract extension was testament to the successful and collaborative partnership between Leighton Mining and Macarthur Coal. “The award of this contract recognizes our ability to work closely alongside respected clients to add value to their operations,” he said. “The contract extension was a reflection of the hard work, focus and commitment to team work demonstrated by Leighton Mining staff at Moorvale.”
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