(14 Jan 2010)
Laing O'Rourke, in a joint venture with O'Donnell Griffin, has been awarded the  A$270  million  Sunbury  Rail  Electrification  Project,  a  major rail infrastructure upgrade in the State of Victoria, Australia.

Victorian State Premier, John Brumby said, "I am delighted to announce that the O'Donnell Griffin & Laing O'Rourke Electrification Joint Venture is the successful contractor to construct the A$270 million Sunbury Electrification project   as   part  of  an  alliance  to  improve  rail  services  on  the Sydenham-Sunbury corridor."

He said the project was designed to help the transport system cope with the expected population boom in Melbourne's outskirts.

Laing  O'Rourke's  General  Manager Rail, Rob Boulger, said the company was pleased  to  be  a part of the Victorian Government's drive to improve rail travel  in  Melbourne  and  to  provide  an  integrated  approach to public transport.  "Laing  O'Rourke is the leading rail electrification company in Australia, and this win further enhances the range of projects and services which we can deliver", he said.

The  company  was  recently awarded a major rail electrification project in Auckland,  and  is continuing to deliver electrification works successfully for  Queensland  Rail in the Queensland coalfields, and for RailCorp across New South Wales.

The Sunbury Electrification works are due to start in early 2010.