Construction partners

Construction partners are appointed following a robust and transparent procurement process for each project.

Construction partners on our projects

ProjectPackageConstruction partners
Ballarat Line Upgrade (complete) Consortium delivering new and upgraded stations, track duplications, passing loops and new stabling on the Ballarat Line Lendlease, Coleman Rail
Bendigo and Echuca Line Upgrade (complete) Bendigo Metro 3 – new stations at Goornong, Huntly and Raywood Symal
Bendigo and Echuca Line Upgrade (complete) BELU-S – electronic train order (ETO) system and upgrading 10 level crossings with train detection technology V/Line, Wabtec
Bendigo and Echuca Line Upgrade (complete) BELU-T Stage 1 – track upgrades between Epsom and Goornong John Holland
Cranbourne Line Upgrade Western Program Alliance delivering 8km of track duplication McConnell Dowell, Arup, Mott McDonald, Metro Trains Melbourne
Cranbourne Line Upgrade South Eastern Program Alliance upgrading Merinda Park Station Laing O’Rourke, Jacobs
Geelong Line Upgrade South Geelong to Waurn Ponds Duplication McConnell Dowell, Downer, Arup Australia Projects, WSP Australia
Geelong Line Upgrade Waurn Ponds Station upgrade and stabling and maintenance facility Downer
Gippsland Line Upgrade VicConnect delivering upgrades between Pakenham and Traralgon UGL Limited, Decmil, Arup
Gippsland Line Upgrade (complete) Design and construct a new Avon River rail bridge CPB Contractors
High Capacity Metro Trains Public Private Partnership with Evolution Rail consortium Downer, CRRC, Plenary
Hurstbridge Line Duplication Southern Program Alliance delivering the Hurstbridge Line Duplication Project Acciona Infrastructure, Coleman Rail, WSP Australia, Metro Trains Melbourne
Level Crossing Removal Project North Western Program Alliance (NWPA) removing the level crossings at Bell to Moreland, Glenroy, Preston and Pakenham John Holland, Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR), Metro Trains Melbourne
Level Crossing Removal Project Metropolitan Road Program Alliance (MRPV) removing the level crossings at Cardinia Road, South Gippsland Highway, Robinsons Road and Fitzgerald Road Fulton Hogan, Metro Trains Melbourne
Level Crossing Removal Project South Eastern Program Alliance (SEPA) removing the level crossings at Hallam Road, Manchester Road, Maroondah Highway, Union Road and Mont Albert Road Laing O’Rourke, Jacobs, Metro Trains Melbourne
Level Crossing Removal Project Southern Program Alliance (SPA) removing the level crossings at Edithvale, Chelsea, Bonbeach and Glen Huntly Acciona Infrastructure, Coleman Rail, WSP Australia, Metro Trains Melbourne
Level Crossing Removal Project Western Program Alliance (WPA) removing the level crossings at Old Geelong Road, Werribee Street, Cherry Street, Ferguson Street and Mt Derrimut Road McConnell Dowell, Arup, Mott McDonald, Metro Trains Melbourne
Melbourne Airport Rail Early works More about Melbourne Airport Rail market engagement
Mernda Rail Extension (complete) Building 8km of new rail line and 3 new stations between South Morang and Mernda John Holland
Metro Tunnel Public Private Partnership with Cross Yarra Partnership consortium to build the new tunnels and stations Lendlease Engineering, John Holland, Bouygues Construction, Capella
More about  Metro Tunnel Project Delivery
Metro Tunnel Rail Network Alliance delivering systems and infrastructure works CPB Contractors, John Holland, Bombardier Transportation
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North East Link Design and construction of North East Link Tunnels – Public Private Partnership with Spark Consortium WeBuild, GS Engineering and Construction, CPB Contractors, China Construction Oceania, Ventia, Capella Capital, John Laing Investments, DIF, Pacific Partnerships
Eastern Freeway UpgradeBurke to Tram roadsNexus – made up of Laing O’Rourke Australia Construction, Symal Infrastructure, WSP Australia and Arcadis Australia Pacific
M80 Ring Road Completion AMA – made up of Acciona Construction Australia, AECOM Australia and MACA Civil
Shepparton Line Upgrade Stage 2 – platform extensions, level crossing upgrades, a crossing loop extension and new stabling Coleman Rail, KBR
Sunbury Line Upgrade (complete) Upgrading the Sunbury line to make way for High Capacity Metro Trains John Holland, CPB Contractors, AECOM, MTM
Warrnambool Line Upgrade Signalling upgrades between Waurn Ponds and Warrnambool Downer
West Gate Tunnel Public Private Partnership with Transurban CPB John Holland joint venture

Construction panels used by Major Road Projects Victoria

Value >$300 million – high complexity

  • Acciona
  • CPB
  • John Holland (provisional appointment)
  • Webuild

Value $100 to $400 million – high to moderate complexity

  • Fulton Hogan
  • Laing O’Rourke
  • McConnell Dowell

Value $25 to $150 million – moderate complexity

  • BMD
  • Symal
  • Decmil
  • Downer EDI
  • Seymour Whyte
  • WBHO
  • Winslow
  • Gamuda Berhad

Value <$50 million – low complexity

  • ACE Infrastructure
  • Bild
  • MACA
  • Negri
  • RTL
  • Whelans

Specialist

  • Comdain
  • Downer EDI
  • Freyssinet
  • Fulton Hogan
  • SRG
  • Ventia

Read more about the Major Road Projects Victoria program delivery approach