Canberra Metro Light Rail PPP

Overview:

• Capital Metro is a light rail system under construction in Canberra–the main city of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
• The initial line is planned to link the northern town centre of Gungahlin to the city centre, and will have 13 stations that are expected to be completed by early 2019.
• The project was developed by the Capital Metro Agency with responsibility transferred to a new organisation, Transport Canberra, from 1 July 2016. The new organisation combined the Capital Metro Agency with the city's bus operator, ACTION, and the line will be delivered under a public private partnership (PPP).
• The core contractor to operate and maintain the Canberra Metro Light Rail PPP is DB Engineering.

Adam Majeed - Regional editor