Timeline
Approval was obtained in October 2008 and construction commenced in early 2009, focusing on the section between Sefton and Cabramatta with completion due in early 2010. By August 2009 construction was under way along the whole corridor. On 3 November 2009, the ARTC deferred the project for at least five months due to more service relocation, changes to the signalling system which could not occur until 2011 and changes in the design for cost purposes with the project already costing $309 million.
In September 2010 the ARTC announced the resumption of the project, which will now be delivered in three stages. The first stage was the work conducted prior to the suspension. The second stage, between Birrong and Leightonfield, will be completed in late 2011. The final stage, between Leightonfield and Macarthur, is due for completion in early 2013.
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