AAP General News (Australia)
08-11-2000
SA: Alice Springs to Darwin rail link contract next month
South Australian Labor leader MIKE RANN says work on the Alice Springs-to-Darwin railway
will begin by the end of the year.
He says the contract for the billion dollar rail link will be signed next month with
construction hopefully starting in November.
The SA opposition leader was yesterday briefed on the project by AustralAsian Railway
Corporation chairman RICK ALLERT.
Mr RANN says work on the rail line should be completed by early 2004.
He says about 2,000 jobs will be be created during the construction phase of the project.
Mr RANN says SA's commitment to the project had been capped at $150 million.
He says the SA, Northern Territory and federal governments had jointly put up $480m
for the project with $750m to be raised by the private sector.
AAP RTV sl/slp/rt
KEYWORD: RAIL (ADELAIDE)
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