(4th March 2011)
Laing O’Rourke has been selected to carry out the preliminary infrastructure works on a project that will change the face of Sydney, winning the tender to deliver the Barangaroo Headland Park Early Works package. The Headland Park will be the centrepiece of a once-in-a-lifetime redevelopment of Sydney’s harbour foreshore.
Working for the Barangaroo Delivery Authority – a state government body – Laing O’Rourke will begin the process of restoring the north end of the current container terminal adjacent to the Harbour Bridge to its pre-1836 shoreline. The transformation will eventually incorporate public recreation areas, a harbour cove and either a cultural, artistic or performance space.
Infrastructure South General Manager Paul McNerney said the team was proud to be involved. “We are extremely pleased to have been entrusted with the delivery of what will become a unique space for the people of Sydney,” Paul said.
There are a number of subsequent stages of work to be completed on the Barangaroo Headland Park site and Laing O’Rourke has also been shortlisted to bid for these over coming months.
Key Project Facts
- The Headland Park will be a 6.7 hectare site at the northern most point of the Barangaroo site, immediately adjacent to Millers Point and Walsh Bay
- The rebuilding of the headland will be achieved through the re-use of fill from the rest of the Barangaroo development, as well as sandstone extracted from the site
- Rebuilding the headland is a sustainable act, which will see the recycling of approximately 350,000 cubic metres of fill
- Within the rebuilt headland will be a ‘cultural space’ of between 10,000 and 20,000 square metres.
- The return to the former natural shoreline, similar to what existed prior to 1836, will enable the public and visitors to enjoy a quiet parkland environment which merges with the harbour
- A new harbour inlet will also be constructed as part of the Headland Park transformation