Vinci affiliate wins pair of Australia roadworks contracts worth US$230mn
25 September 2024
Seymour Whyte – an Australia-based subsidiary of French firm Vinci Construction – has signed two contracts for road works in the cities of Melbourne and Sydney worth approximately A$340 million (US$230 million).
Aerial view of the existing Clyde Road and bridge outside the city of Melbourne, Australia. (Image courtesy Seymour Whyte)
Both contracts involve major road upgrades to areas around the country’s two most populated cities and will focus on environmental and sustainability goals throughout the years-long projects.
Melbourne’s Clyde Road project
In Melbourne, a Major Road Projects Victoria scheme will see Seymour Whyte upgrade a 1.2km section of Clyde Road in the city’s southeast suburbs.
“[Seymour Whyte] will build one additional lane in each direction, widen the Clyde Road bridge and upgrade the existing junctions,” added the French contractor.
Seymour Whyte added, “The upgrade is designed to enhance traffic flow and safety by improving freeway access, adding additional lanes between the Princes Freeway and Kangan Drive, and widening the existing Clyde Road bridge over the freeway.”
The project also includes upgrading the Clyde Road and Kangan Drive intersection, said the company, which added it will construct new and upgrade existing shared walking and cycling paths and install new street lighting, road signage, drainage and landscaping.
It’s set for completion in 2027.
Sydney’s Mamre Road project
Visualisation of the future Mamre Road outside Sydney, Australia. (Image courtesy Seymour Whyte)
In Sydney, the work entails upgrades for Transport for New South Wales to a 3.8km stretch of Mamre Road west of the city near the site of a future international airport, which is currently under construction.
“The project involves transforming the two-lane, unseparated road into a four-lane road with a large central median allowing for the addition of two extra lanes in the future and building a noise wall,” said Vinci.
Additional areas subject to works include the intersection with Banks Drive, Solander Drive, Luddenham Road and Erskine Park Road, where signal upgrades and stud and turning lane construction are scheduled.
The project is scheduled to finish in 2028.
Seymour Whyte emphasising sustainable initiatives
Both schemes are said to emphasise environmental initiatives.
On the Sydney works, Vinci said its subsidiary will be using reclaimed asphalt pavement for roughly 40% of works, while reusing excavated materials on site.
In Melbourne, the project will analyse greenhouse gas emissions throughout and rely on solar and hybrid energy while following Victoria state’s “Recycled First” approach.
Seymour Whyte’s Steve Lambert, chief operating officer, said the Clyde Road upgrade will also pilot a hydrogen trial on the project.
“The integration of innovative sustainable technologies, including the trial of hydrogen power, is a testament to our commitment to reducing environmental impact while delivering critical infrastructure,” said Lambert.
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