Hills M2

Sandvik is supplying a major order of tunnelling machinery for use on a construction project in Australia. This deal is for a major tunnelling project in Sydney. The NSW Government, Transurban and the M7 Westlink Shareholders (the Project Sponsors) are in process to build, operate and maintain a tolled motorway linking the M1 Pacific Motorway at Wahroonga to the Hills M2 Motorway at West Pennant Hills. The new route will be called NorthConnex.

Bouygues Construction of France and Lend Lease Group (Lend Lease) of Australia have become preferred tenderer to design and build the US$2.71 billion (AUD 3 billion) NorthConnex motorway in Sydney. Comprising twin 9km tunnels that will connect the southern end of the M1 Motorway at Wahroonga to the Hills M2 Motorway at its Pennant Hills Road interchange, the NorthConnex motorway is pending for planning approval and finalisation of contract terms. Transurban and its partners in Westlink M7 said the projec