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Suburban Rail Loop East – Cheltenham

Suburban Rail Loop East – Cheltenham

Projects

Project: Suburban Rail Loop East – Cheltenham

Principal Contractor: CPB Contractors and ACCIONA

The Suburban Rail Loop East is Victoria’s largest transport infrastructure project, connecting Melbourne’s middle suburbs via a new 26-kilometre underground rail line from Cheltenham to Box Hill. Cheltenham is the southern terminus of the SRL East tunnels, with works forming part of the AU$3.6 billion tunnelling and station package delivered by the Suburban Connect consortium of ACCIONA, CPB Contractors and Ghella. Crews at Cheltenham are relocating underground services and clearing the site of a former petrol station to prepare the ground for tunnelling and the new underground station, with tunnel boring machines launching from nearby Clarinda to build the tunnels through to Cheltenham. Cheltenham is also one of three southern stations, alongside Clayton and Monash, planned to connect passengers to the orbital rail network from 2035.

Key aspects of the project include:

  • Relocation of underground services and site preparation ahead of tunnelling and station construction
  • Remediation and clearing of a former petrol station site
  • Construction of a new underground Suburban Rail Loop station at Cheltenham, the southern terminus of the SRL East tunnels
  • Delivery by the Suburban Connect consortium of ACCIONA, CPB Contractors and Ghella

HCS is engaged on the project to provide Underground Service Locating services.

Suburban Rail Loop East – Clayton

Suburban Rail Loop East – Clayton

Projects

Project: Suburban Rail Loop East – Clayton

Principal Contractor: CPB Contractors and ACCIONA

The Suburban Rail Loop East is Victoria’s largest transport infrastructure project, connecting Melbourne’s middle suburbs via a new 26-kilometre underground rail line from Cheltenham to Box Hill. The Clayton works form part of the AU$3.6 billion tunnelling and station package awarded to the Suburban Connect consortium, comprising ACCIONA, CPB Contractors and Ghella, covering 16 kilometres of twin tunnels between Cheltenham and Glen Waverley and two new underground station boxes. At Clayton, crews have completed all 123 reinforced concrete diaphragm wall panels forming the station box and the underground passenger connection to the existing Clayton Station, clearing the way for excavation to begin. The new Clayton station is planned to connect passengers to the orbital rail network from 2035.

Key aspects of the project include:

  • Construction of a new underground Suburban Rail Loop station box at Clayton
  • 123 reinforced concrete diaphragm wall panels providing structural support and groundwater control for deep excavation
  • An underground passenger connection to the existing Clayton Station
  • Delivery by the Suburban Connect consortium of ACCIONA, CPB Contractors and Ghella

HCS is engaged on the project to provide Underground Service Locating services.

Barwon Health Upgrade

Barwon Health Upgrade

Projects

Project: Barwon Health Upgrade (Barwon Women’s and Children’s)

Principal Contractor: Built

The Barwon Health Upgrade is a $395 million redevelopment delivering new and expanded women’s and children’s health facilities within the University Hospital Geelong precinct. The Victorian Government has committed more than $500 million to the broader Barwon Health upgrade, with Built engaged as managing contractor by the Victorian Health Building Authority on behalf of Barwon Health, working alongside architect Lyons. The project includes new buildings to the east and west of the Bellarine Centre and a new front entrance for the hospital, providing additional inpatient beds, birthing suites, operating theatres and outpatient clinics. Main works construction got underway in 2025, following enabling works to relocate the Endoscopy and Day Procedure Unit, with completion expected in 2029.

Key aspects of the project include:

  • A new children’s inpatient unit and expanded women’s and maternity facilities
  • A new neonatal and parent care unit and expanded special care nursery
  • Additional operating theatres, birthing suites and specialist outpatient clinics
  • A new front entrance and redevelopment within the Bellarine Centre at University Hospital Geelong

HCS is engaged on the project to provide concrete scanning services.

Geelong Convention and Event Centre

Geelong Convention and Event Centre

Projects

Project: Geelong Convention and Event Centre (Nyaal Banyul)

Principal Contractor: Built

The Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Event Centre is a $456 million waterfront precinct under construction on a 1.6-hectare site on Corio Bay, Geelong, and is the centrepiece of the Geelong City Deal. The project is being delivered by the Plenary Conventions consortium, with Built engaged as the sole design and construct contractor for the precinct, working alongside architect Woods Bagot and facilities manager BGIS. Once complete, the precinct will provide a purpose-built convention and exhibition space with a 1,000-seat venue, alongside a 200-room Crowne Plaza hotel, retail offerings and a new public plaza on the Geelong waterfront. The centre is expected to be completed in 2026 and will support more than 700 ongoing jobs for the Geelong community once operational.

Key aspects of the project include:

  • A 1,000-seat convention and event venue with two large exhibition spaces, meeting rooms and flexible event spaces
  • A 200-room Crowne Plaza hotel integrated within the precinct
  • A new public plaza and redeveloped waterfront frontage on Corio Bay
  • Delivery by Built as sole design and construct contractor, supporting more than 1,450 jobs during construction

HCS is engaged on the project to provide concrete scanning services.

Ferris Road Level Crossing Removal (LXRP)

Ferris Road Level Crossing Removal (LXRP)

Projects

Project: Ferris Road Level Crossing Removal (LXRP)

Principal Contractor: Fulton Hogan

The Ferris Road Level Crossing Removal replaces a dangerous and congested level crossing in Melton, in Melbourne’s outer west, with a new road bridge over the rail line. The project was delivered by an alliance including Fulton Hogan, Metro Trains Melbourne, V/Line and the Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP), as part of a $229 million contract that also covers the Hopkins Road level crossing removal in Truganina. The new bridge includes a separated pedestrian and cycling path, replacing boom gates that around 16,000 vehicles a day previously had to navigate. The new road bridge opened to traffic in July 2026, forming part of the broader Melton level crossing removal program alongside the Coburns Road and Exford Road projects.

Key aspects of the project include:

  • New road bridge over the rail line, removing the Ferris Road level crossing
  • Separated pedestrian and cycling path built into the new bridge
  • Part of a $229 million alliance contract covering Ferris Road and Hopkins Road
  • Removes boom gates used by around 16,000 vehicles a day

HCS is engaged on the project to provide Underground Service Locating services.

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