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| John Holland selected for Western Highway Realignment Alliance John Holland, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leighton Holdings, in an alliance with VicRoads and Aecom, has been selected to construct the $200 million new Western Freeway route between Melton and Bacchus Marsh, west of Melbourne. The realignment will extend south of the existing freeway and link Harkness Road at Melton West with Bacchus Marsh Road at Bacchus Marsh. Construction will involve the delivery of a new interchange at Woolpack Road, which will provide connections on and off the Western Freeway. The interchange and associated road links will improve safety and freight movements between regional centres. It will also include local road overpasses linking Bulmans Road and Clarkes Road at Melton West with an overpass carrying Hopetoun Park Road across the freeway. New major bridgeworks will also be delivered, carrying the freeway over Djerriwarrh Creek, Cowans Road and Pyrites Creek. A new bridge spanning the Lerderderg River will be constructed as part of the Woolpack Road extension. In response to community feedback, the alliance is investigating the opportunity of restoring access to Hopetoun Park Road. The Australian Government is contributing $160 million towards the $200 million Western Highway realignment from its Nation Building Program and the Victorian Government is contributing the balance from its $38 billion Victorian Transport Plan. Work will commence in early 2010 and is expected to be completed by early 2012. write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Construction News :: home page |