Sydney Metro - Western Sydney Airport

The new Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport rail project will be a catalyst for economic development in Western Sydney. It will connect the new Western Sydney International Airport with the rest of the city’s public transit system and residential areas in the Western Parkland City with business hubs, including the new Aerotropolis. It is estimated that construction of the metro line will generate 14,000 jobs - with a further 28,000 jobs to be created with the construction of the airport. The resulting development of Bradfield will in turn generate 200,000 skilled jobs in the aerospace and defence industries, and the manufacturing, cargo and logistics, tourism and research sectors. Ghella is involved in one of the three prime contracts - Station Boxes and Tunnelling Works (SBT). This project involves 
the excavation of five stations and the design and construction of two twin tunnels: the 4.3 kilometre northern tunnel from St Marys to Orchard Hills and the southern 5.5 kilometre tunnel between the Airport Business Park and 
Bradfield Stations. Western Sydney Airport will be the first rail infrastructure project in Australian history to commit to “carbon neutral” certification for the construction and operation phases, under the Australian Government’s Climate 
Active Carbon Neutral Service program. All Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced and offset.

Benefits
1. Acts as a catalyst for economic development in Western Sydney.
2. Supports more than 14,000 jobs. 
3. Peak of 12 trains per hour in both directions. 
4. Reduces greenhouse gas emissions.