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Contract 3 – Highway upgrade between the Cooroy southern interchange and Cudgerie Drive : construction of 6.5km of new northbound highway lanes to duplicate the existing Cooroy bypass , rehabilitation of the existing highway to make the southbound lanes , upgrade of the existing Cooroy southern interchange and new bridges over Six Mile Creek . This contract was awarded to Lend Lease Engineering Pty Ltd in April 2014 , and is expected to be finished in late 2016 , weather permitting .
• Over 600,000 cubic metres of earth will be shifted as part of Contract 3 .
• Around 200,000 tonnes of asphalt will be laid for Contract 3 .
• Over 150 metres of bridge material will be used at the Cooroy southern interchange and Six Mile Creek as part of Contract 3 .
• It is expected that Lend Lease will employ around 350 people directly and indirectly throughout the life of Contract 3 .
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