Project Owner: To be announced

Budget: $3.6 Billion

Stage: Publicly announced

Commencement: 2018

Jobs: Up to an estimated 23,000 jobs by 2033

The State Government of Victoria has committed to the planning and building of a new airport rail link in its upcoming state budget after almost a decade of debate.

Melbourne Airport is located in Victoria, Australia. It is one of Australia’s major international entry points and caters for over 28 million air passengers each year.

The new, electrified rail link will replace Melbourne’s SkyBus, and in turn will see services leaving every 10 minutes from Southern Cross Station to Melbourne Airport.

It will be no longer than 19 km long, meaning it will take less than 25 minutes, which in turn will be shorter travel time than the current form of public airline transportation, The aforementioned SkyBus. This will be to cater for over 60 million passengers who are set to travel in the next 20 years, a significant growth in comparison to previous time periods.

This project is estimated to cost up to $3.6 billion dollars. $6.5 million dollars was allocated from the 2012 state budget. A detailed design and plan is currently being undertaken to identify whether a Metro or Vline route would be more effective.

This will open up a world of opportunities for job seekers. Melbourne Airport itself generates approximately 14,300 direct jobs and 43,000 indirect jobs, making the site and surrounding areas an important employment cluster for people living in the surrounding area.

With this project in place, the employment for the Melbourne Airport and surrounding areas is projected to grow to up to 23,000 direct jobs.

The final design for this project will be completed in the next 18 months, pre-production in 2017 and the construction of the full project to be started at the end of 2018.

Although the rail way line is estimated to finish in 2026, the project itself will not begin operating until approximately 2033.

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The bottleneck of the intersection at Lower Plenty Road and Rosanna Road will be eased by the long-awaited upgrade of the Hurstbridge line at Rosanna station. A duplicate track between Rosanna and Hurstbridge will increase efficiency and lower waiting times for trains on the line. As a result, a complete station rebuild will also increase commuter comfort.

The project aims to remove the level crossing at Rosanna station; passenger feedback has been addressed to determine which way of redesigning the area would be best (this will take into account the benefits and drawbacks for all possible outcomes).

The complete project will take around two years to complete and will create over 200 jobs for the rail and construction industries in the North Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. The long-term effects of this upgrade for nearby Rosanna Road could mean less cars and more people choosing to commute via train.

On the same line, the Alphington Station level crossing is also set to be removed. These anticipated works will fix the constant problems with the Hurstbridge line timetable, and allow more reliability between other public transport outlets, such as the bus. Signal upgrades will also allow for a faster system with less tendency for power failure.

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13 December 2016

Project List: State: VIC Type: Rail
Location: Melbourne
Project Manager: Evan Tattersall (CEO) Paul Dixon (Engineering)
Project Owner: Melbourne Metro Rail Authority (MMRA) – Victorian Government
Budget: $10.9 Billion
Phase: Approved, currently in early planning stage
Jobs Created: 4700
Timeframe: To begin construction 2017, expected to be complete 2026
How to Apply: http://au.indeed.com/jobs?q=Tunnel&l=Melbourne+VIC&start=10
Also: https://jobs.careers.vic.gov.au

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The Melbourne Metro Rail Tunnel aims to create five new stations to service the city in a complete rehaul of Melbourne’s underground system.  The stations: CBD North; CBD South; Arden; Parkville and Domain, link old with new and aim to serve new customers as Melbourne’s public transport passengers increase.

With Melbourne recently becoming the fastest growing city, this increasing populous is expected to double by 2050. This will put a huge strain on the current slow, inaccurate and outdated rail network. In the next 20 years, the population of the City of Melbourne alone is expected to grow by over 100,000, to over 250,000 people, and this does not include the larger total population of Greater Melbourne, which encompasses almost 5 million people in 2016.

Current improvements all across the city and suburbs, such as: level crossing removals, upgrades in signalling, and new trains, will accommodate this expected increase in people, along with the Metro Rail Tunnel. Considering a large amount of people work in the inner city, these extra stations and trains will give people the freedom to choose from different services to get them where they need to go.

The amount of jobs this project will generate over the next 10 years will expand into many different areas such as: engineering; construction; communications; planning, and into finance and accounting. 4700 is the number of jobs currently being stated by the Victorian Government, however there is potential for many more, taking into account the wide scope of this extensive project.

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