Media Release
January 15, 2010
Abigroup appointed to build Victoria’s new Peninsula Link
Abigroup, as part of the Southern Way consortium with Bilfinger Berger and the
Royal Bank of Scotland, has been appointed to design and construct the new $759m
Peninsula Link.
The project involves the construction of 27 kilometres of motorway, with two lanes
in each direction, between the EastLink toll road in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs and
the Mornington Peninsula Freeway at Mt Martha.
The project is a Public Private Partnership (PPP) project to design, construct, finance,
operate and maintain the road and is the first road PPP in Australia which will be toll-
free and based on an availability charge.
Abigroup’s Managing Director David Jurd said, “Abigroup is delighted to be
appointed to design and build this major new road which is predicted to reduce
travel times by up to 40 minutes compared to the current route.
“Over the past few years Abigroup has completed a significant proportion of new
road building in Victoria and only last month as part of the Monash Alliance we
completed the highly successful upgrade of the M1 Freeway in Melbourne on
schedule and within budget. The new Peninsula Link enables us to roll our project
teams on to continue the great work”
The project includes:
11 local road connections;
more than 35 bridges;
a 22 km cycling and walking path;
a roadside control centre; and
fauna crossing underpaths
Construction work on Peninsula Link, which is forecast to create more than 4,000
direct jobs, will begin shortly with completion scheduled for early 2013.
Abigroup is a diverse national contractor with expert teams delivering works in
areas including roads, buildings, water, rail, mining services, tunnels, bridges and
telecommunications. Abigroup is a member of the Bilfinger Berger Australia group.
For further information contact: Peter Scott, Media Relations Manager, Abigroup
Ltd, Ph: 02 9499 0756, mobile 0404 469 823.
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