The Newcastle Light Rail project is part of the Revitalising Newcastle program, with the NSW Government investing $510 million into Newcastle, through a coordinated program of planning, urban renewal and transport initiatives designed to draw people back to the city centre and reinvigorate the CBD.

The project is designed to drive economic and job growth, strengthening connections between the city and the waterfront, providing more public green space and facilities, while delivering innovative transport through revitalising disused land and transforming it into sustainable urban spaces for people to play, live, work and enjoy. The project involved the design and construction of a 2.7km light rail system including 6 stops, a tram maintenance facility and 11 external road intersection upgrades. The project was delivered on time in accordance with the original contract period.

The talk will provide an overview of the project, the innovations identified and delivered, the challenges encountered, and the various mitigation measures implemented.

Speakers:

Garry Lomas, Downer, Project Director

Garry Lomas is a Project Director with more than 24 years’ experience in the delivery of heavy and light rail infrastructure projects. He has completed a number of rail projects ranging from $20M to $800M across brown field and green field environments. Over the last 15 years he has worked almost exclusively on Transport for NSW (TfNSW) delivering new infrastructure across Sydney and Newcastle.

Mike Rogers, WSP, Senior Principal Civil Engineer

Mike has 19 years’ experience of civil engineering including 16 years’ experience of highways and transportation engineering together with management of multidisciplinary major projects. His experience includes feasibility studies, preliminary design, tender design, detailed design, preparation of contract documents and site supervision of major highways and light rail projects as the designer’s representative. He received an award for excellence in design delivery from his parent organisation which recognised his efforts in delivering a highly complex light rail project to a high standard and within very tight budgetary and time constraints.

(This is an EA event hosted by the Civil and Structural Engineering Committee and The American Society of Civil Engineers)

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