LS Precast selected to make 96,000 concrete segments for Suburban Rail Loop

Benalla, Victoria’s LS Precast has been selected to make concrete segments for a 16-kilometre section of the Suburban Rail Loop, a transport and urban planning project currently being built in the state.

According to a statement from SRL minister Harriet Shing on Friday, the company will supply over 96,000 segments for the section of twin tunnels running between Cheltenham and Glen Waverley. The value of the contract was not shared.

Approximately 170 segments will be built a day onsite for the SRL East twin tunnels, with a start date scheduled for October.

The loop is part of the state government’s Big Build collection of projects, and will link “every major train service from the Frankston Line to the Werribee Line via Melbourne Airport” according to its website. Trains are expected to begin taking passengers in 2035

LS Precast was built in 2018 to supply the Big Build. It has supplied 49,000 concrete products so far for the West Gate Tunnel Project and is currently producing approximately 46,000 concrete segments for the North East Link Project. 

Picture: credit LS Precast

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