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Sydney Metro nabs $1.6bn contract for last tunnel package
Global law firm Ashurst has advised Sydney Metro on gaining a new contract to design and construct 3.5 kilometres of metro tunnels between The Bays and Sydney’s central business district.
Emma Musgrave
Firm: Ashurst (Sydney Metro)
Value: $1.63 billion
Area: Transport and infrastructure
Key players: The Ashurst team was led by Alex Guy, who was assisted by counsel Ben Kipic and Melinda Harris, senior associates Marya Atmeh and Rhiannon Evans, associates Sandy Jassal and Ben Shilson-Josling (transport and infrastructure), and partner Rebecca Dixon and associate Rhea Nair (planning, access and environment).
Deal significance: As per a statement from Ashurst, this contract represents the third and final major tunnelling package awarded for the Sydney Metro West Project, part of Australia’s biggest public transport project.
“The contract includes the excavation and civil works for two new cavern stations at Pyrmont and Hunter Street in the Sydney CBD, a turnback cavern, and a tunnel boring machine (TBM) launch site at The Bays with two TBMs launched towards Hunter Street,” the firm’s statement said.
“Preparations for tunnelling on this final section of the line will start in 2023.
“Ashurst previously advised Sydney Metro on the Central Tunnelling Contract, awarded in July 2021 and the Western Tunnelling Contract, awarded in February 2022.”
Emma Musgrave
Emma Musgrave (née Ryan) is the managing editor, professional services at Momentum Media.
Emma has worked for Momentum Media since 2015, including five years spent as the editor of the company's legal brand - Lawyers Weekly. Throughout her time at Momentum, she has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest stories in corporate Australia. In addition, she has produced exclusive multimedia and event content related to the company's respective brands and audiences.
Prior to joining Momentum Media, Emma worked in breakfast radio, delivering news to the Central West region of NSW, before taking on a radio journalist role at Southern Cross Austereo, based in Townsville, North Queensland.
She holds a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) degree from Charles Sturt University.
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