Located in the heart of Melbourne, Australia, Flagstaff station is one of three Melbourne Underground Rail Loop (MURL) stations. Now known by Melbournians simply as the “City Loop”, construction on MURL commenced in 1971 and wrapped up with the opening of Flagstaff Station in 1985. After nearly 40 years, the time had come to refresh fire & line safety at this iconic station.

The WestConnex M8 motorway opened on Sunday 5 July, 2020 and is the second major underground stage of the WestConnex motorway network. Traversing 9km marked for two lanes in each direction, with capacity to add a third lane as required, the M8 doubles the capacity of the M5 East Tunnel, saving motorists around 30 minutes on a journey from the southwest of Sydney to the southern CBD.

Targeting increased connectivity of the Pilbara in Western Australia to drive efficient power use, Pilbara Energy Company, a subsidiary of Fortescue, planned to develop the Pilbara Transmission Project, investing some $250 million in a high voltage power transmission network.