THE South Australian Government last week said the return of rail services to Port Adelaide is another step closer, after awarding the contract to design and construct the $16.4 million Port Dock Railway Line project to the Public Transport Projects Alliance.
DETAILED design works to remove the Oaklands Park level crossing will begin immediately, after the major contract for the $174.3 million project was awarded to the Public Transport Projects Alliance (PTP Alliance) consisting of McConnell Dowell, Mott MacDonald and Arup.
THE South Australian Government last week announced that Lendlease has been awarded the contract to deliver stage one of the $615 million Gawler Electrification project, which involves electrification of the Gawler line between Adelaide and Salisbury.
TRAIN services on Adelaide's Outer Harbor and Grange lines re-commenced today, after being temporarily closed since September to enable major works to be undertaken on the $238 million Torrens Rail Junction Project.
SOUTH Australian Planning Minister John Rau has approved the rezoning of eight strategic development sites in metropolitan Adelaide, including the Hackney Hotel site at 95 Hackney Road, the Caroma site at 76 Magill Road, Norwood, and the Marleston TAFE Site at 254-262 Richmond Road.
CONSTRUCTION has begun on the redevelopment of Dock One at Port Adelaide into a residential, commercial and tourist precinct, after contracts for more than 21 hectares of waterfront land were finalised.
ADELAIDE'S $160 million O-Bahn City Access Project was last week officially opened at a community day marking the completion of the major construction project, which aims to improve travel for all vehicles in the city's East End.
THE SouthAustralian Government last week announced it will conduct a feasibility study into the extension of the O-Bahn bus network from Tea Tree Plaza to Golden Grove.
MORE than $200 million of infrastructure projects committed to as part of the 2017-18 South Australian Budget were last week considered by the Parliamentary Public Works Committee.
THE South Australian Government last week announced plans to invest $300 million over ten years for 400 new buses to service the Adelaide Metro network, with a tailored industry participation plan to require the successful tenderer to maximise opportunities for local industry.
ALMOST 30 digital bus stops are proposed for the city, and signage has been upgraded at O-Bahn interchanges in preparation for the opening of the $160 million O-Bahn tunnel, SA Transport and Infrastructure Minister Stephen Mullighan announced last week.
EXPRESSIONS of interest are being called for more than $200 million of public transport projects in South Australia, including the $174.3 million Oaklands Crossing upgrade that aims to significantly reduce vehicle congestion and improve train services.
SKYCITY Entertainment has committed to a $330 million expansion of the Adelaide Casino within the Festival Plaza precinct, which forms the final component of the transformation of the neglected space into a world-class destination in the heart of the Adelaide Riverbank's entertainment precinct.
