A Full-Circle Moment on One of Victoria’s Biggest Projects 

More than 26 years ago, Colin Calder, Pushpa Nadanapatham, Michael Eager and Van Bardzamian worked together in Melbourne on the original Western Link (CityLink) project; the last major corridor linking Melbourne’s west to the CBD and north. Two decades later, the team has reunited at CJC, returning once again to the very same transport spine they helped shape in the 1990s. 

Now, Colin and team members across CJC, have delivered the next generation of that network: the West Gate Tunnel project, one of the most complex infrastructure undertakings in Victoria’s history. 

Strengthening a City-Shaping Project 

The West Gate Tunnel will transform how Melbourne moves, providing a vital second river crossing, easing pressure on the West Gate Bridge, and removing 9,000 trucks a day from inner-west streets. With twin tunnels, major freeway upgrades, and a new elevated roadway above Footscray Road, it is a once-in-a-generation upgrade to the state’s transport network. 

CJC was deeply embedded across the project, delivering a blend of project leadership, commercial strength, and construction oversight on behalf of Transurban. Our team managed key interfaces, supported milestone delivery, led contract and commercial processes, and provided on-the-ground supervision across complex surface works and bridge packages. 

This included coordinating construction on Melbourne’s busiest traffic corridors, overseeing major steel erection activities, managing stakeholder engagement, and driving the Completion Obligations process across a multi-party PPP environment. 

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The project included the design of access roads and water supply infrastructure, upper and lower reservoirs, penstock and powerhouse and transmission line connection.​

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The West Gate Tunnel Project will deliver a vital alternative to the West Gate Bridge, providing a much needed second river crossing, quicker and safer journeys and remove thousands of trucks from residential streets.

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