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West Gate Bridge Strengthening

Client:  VicRoads
Location:  Victoria
Start:  July 2008
Finish:  December 2011
Contract Type:  Construct only (Alliance)
Value:  $303 million (at 30 June 2010)
Description:  

John Holland has been appointed construction partner for VicRoads' Alliance to strenghten Melbourne's iconic West Gate Bridge.

The project will improve the structure's long term sustainability and enable it to carry five lanes of traffic in the peak direction.

John Holland joins an existing design alliance, comprising VicRoads, specialist design consultants Flint & Neil, and Sinclair Knight Merz. The project will bring together the specialist engineering skills of John Holland's SMP business and the local knowledge of John Holland's Southern Region operation.

The West Gate Bridge Strengthening project is part of the Monash-CityLink-West Gate Upgrade project.