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| Leighton-led consortium extends Hume Highway in New South Wales  Australian group Leighton Contractors will team with the New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority, Maunsell Australia Pty Limited, SMEC Australia Pty Limited and Coffey Geotechnics Pty Limited to deliver a portion of the "Accelerated Southern Hume Duplication Package", a New South Wales and Australian Government funded initiative. The $300 – 400 million package of works, to be delivered by the alliance team, will duplicate 35kms of the Hume Highway, the shortest road between Sydney and Melbourne, by late 2009.The Australian Government has allocated $800 million in order to duplicate 67km of the Hume Highway in southern New South Wales by the end of 2009. The duplication of the Hume Highway is expected to significantly improve road safety for all motorists and improve transport efficiency for communities and industries along this major freight route. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |