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Publish Date : 22-Dec-2015

The tender to construct the $620 million Darlington upgrade project has been awarded to Gateway South - a joint venture between Fulton Hogan and Laing ORourke.

Announcing the successful tender in Adelaide today, Minister for Major Projects Paul Fletcher said he had also given in-principle agreement to extend the scope of the Darlington project by approximately one kilometre, to north of Tonsley Boulevard.

I am also pleased to announce that the Australian and South Australian Governments are working together to consider Flinders Link - an extension of the Tonsley rail line, Mr Fletcher said.

Under the proposal, the existing Tonsley rail line would be extended to the Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre and complement work already being undertaken to improve connectivity between Tonsley and the Flinders precinct.

The $620 million Darlington interchange project is part of the broader $2.5 billion North-South Road Corridor upgrade, towards which the Turnbull Government has committed $1.7 billion over the next decade, Mr Fletcher said.

The overall North-South Corridor is one of Adelaides most important transport corridors.

Without significant new investment, the corridor will continue to experience severe congestion and will not be able to cope with projected traffic growth.

The Darlington project will reduce congestion, improve safety, boost freight transport productivity and increase competitiveness for export industries.

Travel time savings are also expected to be significant for motorists and public transport users.

Federal Member for Boothby Andrew Southcott said the revised scope of the Darlington project involves reconfiguring approximately 3.3 kilometres of South Road, from the Southern Expressway to north of Tonsley Boulevard, into an expressway-standard road.

It will include a lowered non-stop motorway that passes underneath Flinders Drive, Sturt Road, Mimosa Terrace/Sutton Road, Ayliffes Road and Tonsley Boulevard, Dr Southcott said.

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