{"id":65251,"date":"2024-06-14T08:29:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T22:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/?p=116574"},"modified":"2024-06-14T08:29:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T22:29:05","slug":"high-speed-rail-gaining-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=65251","title":{"rendered":"High speed rail gaining momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"
IMAGE: altocumulus\/stock.adobe.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The High Speed Rail Authority<\/a> (HSRA) is on track to deliver the first key milestone for Australia\u2019s first high speed rail line, with tenders awarded for the Sydney to Newcastle Business Case.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Advisers will support HSRA to plan and develop the East Coast High Speed Rail Network, connecting Sydney, Central Coast and Newcastle.<\/p>\n

A competitive open tender process sought industry experts with extensive experience in planning and delivering major infrastructure projects like high-speed rail.<\/p>\n

Industry was also encouraged to form suitable consortia, where necessary, and comply with all requirements set out by the Commonwealth Approach to Market Terms.<\/p>\n

More than 300 industry members participated in the HSRA\u2019s industry briefing held on 27 March, 2024.<\/p>\n

The session was an opportunity for industry to learn more about the program\u2019s milestones and demonstrate interest in the project.<\/p>\n

The eight work packages have been awarded to the following applicants:<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Work packages\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nAdvisers<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Project Control Services (Costs, Schedule and Risks)<\/td>\nKPMG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Economics, Funding and Financing, Demand Modelling and Economic Development Strategy<\/td>\nEY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Commercial, Delivery Strategy and Industry Engagement<\/td>\nEY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Transport, Land Use and Property<\/td>\nWSP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Technical Advisory, Environment and Sustainability, Community and Stakeholder Engagement<\/td>\nWSP and Arcadis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
High Speed Rail Network Operations Planning<\/td>\nArup<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First Nations Participation and Engagement<\/td>\nGHD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First Nations Culture and Heritage<\/td>\nGHD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

These advisers will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the program.<\/p>\n

With 14.9 million passengers annually, Sydney to Newcastle is the busiest intercity rail line in Australia.<\/p>\n

The business case will determine important elements of the network, including proposed corridor alignment, station locations, fleet, cost estimate and construction timeframes.<\/p>\n

It will be an opportunity to benchmark best practice and explore lessons learnt from high-speed rail networks across the globe.<\/p>\n

The Federal Government has committed $500 million for the planning and corridor protection of the Sydney to Newcastle section, and established the High Speed Rail Authority to conduct the work independently.<\/p>\n

HSRA will work closely with state, territory and local governments, industry and peak groups, community and First Nations stakeholders on business case development.<\/p>\n

The first major milestone will be progressing with onsite studies like geotechnical investigations to test ground condition.<\/p>\n

This will help inform high-speed rail corridor alignment and station locations.<\/p>\n

The business case is expected to be presented to Government by the end of this year.<\/p>\n

Stakeholders can register their details to participate in future engagement opportunities by emailing\u00a0info@hsra.gov.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Program information is available at the website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The post High speed rail gaining momentum<\/a> appeared first on Rail Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\"
IMAGE: altocumulus\/stock.adobe.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The High Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) is on track to deliver the first key milestone for Australia\u2019s first high speed \u2026 <\/p>\n

The post High speed rail gaining momentum<\/a> appeared first on Rail Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2903,354,165,2251,163,58,164],"tags":[10376],"class_list":["post-65251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-plans-and-reports","category-fast-rail","category-industry-infrastructure","category-nsw","category-rail-industry-news-australia-new-zealand","category-track-construction","category-train-stations","tag-rail-express"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t