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Major project coverage — scope, cost, contractors and where each one stands.
Eight machines, 26 kilometres of twin tunnels, and a crew of 25 living inside what is essentially a moving factory. The first one is away — here is what is happening under Melbourne's east.
By Construction Australia · · 7 min read
Projects · VIC
TBM Zelda has completed the northbound bore at Bulleen after just under two years. Gillian follows on the southbound, on a $26 billion project carrying the largest PPP in Australian history.
· 4 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · NSW
Four teams are bidding the transmission line and three the substations on the 110-kilometre northern section of the Sydney Ring — a healthier field than most Australian megaprojects manage.
· 4 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · NSW, VIC, NATIONAL
New South Wales alone has 11.4 gigawatts of data centres in development. None of it shows up in the public infrastructure numbers, and all of it competes for the same trades.
· 5 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · QLD
The 6.7-kilometre Broadbeach to Burleigh Heads extension opened to passengers in August 2026, four years after construction started. The cost went from about $670 million to $1.5 billion.
· 3 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · QLD
Escalators and station lighting are being commissioned across the underground stations — but the tunnel must be independently certified, a process that takes at least two years on its own.
· 3 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · SA
ACCIONA converted an Early Contractor Involvement engagement into the main works contract. Construction completion is four months away, on a project whose cost has risen from $330 million.
· 2 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · TAS
Hazell Bros is on site and BESIX Watpac and Constructure are competing for the head contract. Parliament called for a revised cost by 11 August. The government has refused to provide one.
· 4 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · SA
Laing O'Rourke and Amentum were appointed Capability Partner in July. Around $1.9 billion in contracts is already let, and the projected investment is $30 billion over coming decades.
· 3 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · NSW
Freight flights began in July, passengers follow on 25 October. Main works finished in June 2025, which makes the interesting question what the supply chain does next.
· 3 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, NATIONAL
Queensland is on track to overtake New South Wales and Victoria, while Victorian investment falls by a third. The national total hides a substantial redistribution.
· 4 min read · Construction Australia
