WestConnex New M5, Sydney

Sydney, Australia

Conventional with roadheaders

Construction method

21,800 m

Excavated length

4-lane section

Lanes

20

Brush cutters

The WestConnex New M5 forms part of the largest road infrastructure programme delivered in Australia in recent years, designed to connect western and south-western Sydney with the city centre, port and airport through a high-capacity motorway network.
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The section delivered by Dragados includes the construction of two major parallel tunnels that form one of the key underground links within the wider WestConnex corridor.

The project also incorporates complex underground bifurcation caverns and future network connections, improving integration between several metropolitan transport corridors.

Excavation was carried out using a large fleet of high-powered roadheaders, specifically adapted to the geological conditions and large underground sections required beneath one of Australia’s busiest urban areas.

Project data

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More than 20 km of underground infrastructure

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17.3 km of mainline tunnels

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1.7 km of underground bifurcations

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1.3 km of galleries

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1.5 km of access ramps

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Tunnels up to 8.7 km long

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4 bifurcation caverns

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Cavern spans of up to 29 m

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1.56 million m³ excavated

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Completed in 2020

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