Road and rail funding puts safety first in Pilbara
BHP and the Western Australia Government have launched the first stage of major road and rail works in the Pilbara region to provide better safety to the local community and mining sector.
Work is now underway on stage one of road and rail improvements in Port Hedland, which is fully funded by BHP and being delivered by the WA Government through Main Roads WA.
The $31.48 million contract, awarded to the Highway Construction-Albem Operations joint venture, will deliver the Buttweld Road ‘road-over-rail’ bridge near Port Hedland.
Stage one of the project is part of an estimated $68 million package of works with total funding for the road-over-rail projects provided by BHP ($45.26 million), the Federal Government ($18.2 million) and the WA Government ($4.54 million).