INVESTMENT
ARTC completed a number of projects
during the year which increased
capacity to meet the growing coal
demand. Projects commissioned
during the year included:
$
359M
Maitland to Minimbah
3rd Track
$
83M
Nundah Bank 3rd Track
$
31M
Chilcott’s Creek
Passing Loop
$
27M
Bylong Passing Loop
Extension
$
23M
Pages River Passing Loop
$
21M
Drayton Junction Upgrade
$
20M
Watermark Passing Loop
$
1M
Kooragang Bypass
Road Realignment
These projects expand capacity and
improve reliability to support future
export demand.
Planning for future capacity
projects mainly centred on
Kooragang Island, also started
during the year. These include:
$
162M
Hexham Relief Roads
$
42M
Whittingham Relief Hub
$
36M
Kooragang Departure
Roads 7 and 8
$
33M
Drayton Relief Hubs
$
31M
Kooragang Departure
Road #3
$
30M
Kooragong Arrival Roads
Stage 2
$
15M
Gunnedah Yard
Reconfiguration
$
8M
Scone Reconfiguration
100
200
300
0
400
Millions (
$
)
Capital Investment in the
Hunter Valley Network
07/08
95
08/09
178
09/10
233
10/11
171
11/12
377
12/13
318
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