Towradgi station is a step closer to getting two lifts installed, with the construction contract awarded.
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And a Transport for NSW spokeswoman said the construction contract for the long-awaited Unanderra lifts will be awarded "in the coming weeks".
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Sydney-based Degnan Construction will design and build the facilities, which will also include a new footbridge, new toilets and kiss and ride spaces.
"Detailed design work has commenced and early works are due to start in the upcoming months," the spokeswoman said.
"Major construction begins around the middle of this year with completion expected in 2022."
The spokeswoman said Degnan planned to engage Illawarra subcontractors as part of the construction.
"The contract for the detailed design and construction for the Unanderra station upgrade is expected to be awarded in the coming weeks," she said.
"Once the design has been finalised, construction is expected to commence in mid-2021 and anticipated to be completed in 2022."
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Glen Humphries
I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, state and federal politics, as well as writing for the TV guide. If I'm not writing, I'm reading.
I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, state and federal politics, as well as writing for the TV guide. If I'm not writing, I'm reading.
