DALLAS, Sept. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs
Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC), in a joint venture with GHD, has
been appointed by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) to
deliver a feasibility study and environmental impact assessment for
a 300-kilometer-long greenfield section of the multi-billion dollar
Inland Rail Program in New South
Wales (NSW), Australia.
The scope of the Narromine to Narrabri (N2N) project involves
the delivery of further engineering design and environmental
investigations to determine the preferred route for the 40- to
60-meter-wide rail corridor.
"Inland Rail will connect farms, mines, cities and ports to
global markets, providing significant supply chain benefits," said
Jacobs Buildings, Infrastructure and Advanced Facilities Senior
Vice President and General Manager Patrick
Hill. "In addition, it will reduce transit times and
complete one of the missing freight rail links between Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane, and we will leverage our extensive
background in rail and transportation to help make it happen."
N2N is one of 13 projects that completes the Inland Rail
Program, and the 300km of new track makes it the longest distance
project within Inland Rail. It will involve seven passing loops,
four road-over-rail graded separations and three rail-over-rail
graded separations, 17 rail underbridges, four kilometers of
viaduct, a number of level crossings and more than 320 utility
crossings.
"This important feasibility design work will give us critical
information in terms of engineering, environmental, traffic flows,
socio-economic impacts and benefits and other areas of interest,"
said Inland Rail Chief Executive Officer Richard Wankmuller. "It will lay the groundwork
for the detailed design for this section and help identify how we
can adjust to address community concerns."
Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering
solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. With
$15 billion in fiscal 2017 revenue
when combined with full-year CH2M revenues and a talent force of
more than 77,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of services
including scientific, technical, professional and construction- and
program-management for business, industrial, commercial, government
and infrastructure sectors. For more information, visit
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