Transport for Tomorrow

Who are we?

The main construction contract for More Trains, More Services work on the south coast has been awarded to Transport for Tomorrow, comprising of Laing O’Rourke and KBR who will work in partnership with Transport for NSW to deliver all MTMS projects between Mortdale and Kiama.

We have an ethical and moral responsibility to drive sustainability throughout our core business and aim to leave a lasting legacy for the communities in which we work.

Our commitments

1. We are committed to future proofing the infrastructure we deliver to be purposeful in 25, 50 and 100 years’ time
2. We are committed to integrating sustainable practices into our projects as a strategic priority which will lead to social, economic and environmental benefits
3. We are committed to engaging with suppliers to explain sustainability requirements and expectations and to help simulate innovation in relation to sustainability through the procurement process.

‘The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that others will save it, we at Transport for Tomorrow are committed to delivering safe and sustainable infrastructure by working collaboratively, utilising our experience and employing innovative technologies, leaving a legacy that will continue to be used and enjoyed by future generations.” - Jeff McAuliffe, Alliance General Manager, Transport for Tomorrow

Sustainability spotlight: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Re-plant

Reduce: our carbon footprint

Through investigating the technical suitability of various concrete mixes supplied to site, the Mortdale Maintenance Centre project team has identified a more sustainable mix through consultation with the supplier, subcontractor, design and construction teams. The nominated mix helps reduce the carbon footprint of concrete used on site by 16%.

Image: The Mortdale Maintenance Centre project team and subcontracted concrete supplier meeting on-site to identify a more sustainable approach to construction.

Reuse: excavated material and old rail infrastructure
In an effort to avoid sending excavated material to landfill, we have started storing clean spoil for re-use and re-purposing.

In Helensburgh, we have re-used sandstone excavated from our Waterfall site to improve the surface of Cawley’s Road in the National Park.

Stored material will be available to the Rural Fire Service, National Parks and Wildlife Service and Sydney Trains for upgrading fire trails, roads, walking tracks and re-purposing within the rail corridor.

Image: excavated material being transferred into a construction vehicle for transportation to storage sites

In Wollongong, we have been re-using old sleepers as barriers to assist in segregating stockpiles to ensure better management for reuse, disposal and offsite recycling.

Image: old sleepers being reused as barriers to contain stockpiles

Recycle: water bottles, cans, cartons and air

We are collecting water bottles, cans and cartons at all of our construction sites as part of the NSW Government’s ‘return and earn’ scheme. All proceeds collected from our recycling on-site will be donated to local schools, charities or community groups.

In March we installed a breathing stand to clean the air inside our site offices for the Mortdale Maintenance Centre Upgrade. The breathing totem is a modular unit covered in 144 living plants which ventilate the surrounding air, pull microscopic pollutants into the root system, produce 43 cubic metres of clean air per hour and remove 62 litres of carbon dioxide every 12 hours.

This is the first Australian construction site to install a natural air purifier and will form a case study for The University of Technology Sydney in further investigations into the potential benefits of implementing this unique technology within the construction space.

Image: Picture of the breathing stand installed in our site office

Vegetation removal

Some vegetation removal will be required for some of our work to enable construction activities to be undertaken safely. Vegetation impacts will be kept to a minimum, where possible.

All vegetation removal will be offset in accordance with Transport for NSW’s Vegetation Offset Guide which aims to replace 100% of all native vegetation removed.