Tonkin Highway Extension and Thomas Road Upgrade Project
Tonkin Extension Alliance (TEA)
Project Key Factors
Project Name: | Tonkin Highway Extension and Thomas Road Upgrade Project |
Client: | Tonkin Extension Allianace (TEA) |
Principal: | Main Roads Western Australia (MRWA) |
Site Location: | Thomas Road to South Western Highway, Perth, Western Australia |
Contract Period: | September 2026 – December 2027 |
Project Value: | Approximately $2.65 million (Ongoing) |
The Project
The Tonkin Highway Extension and Thomas Road Upgrade Project is being delivered by the Tonkin Extension Alliance (TEA), a partnership between Georgiou Group, BMD, Civcon, GHD and BG&E together with Main Roads Western Australia. The project will create a high-standard north–south transport link between Thomas Road and South Western Highway, improving road safety, freight efficiency and connectivity in Perth’s Eastern Corridor.
The works comprise a 14km four-lane dual carriageway extension of Tonkin Highway with a Principal Shared Path along its full length, the widening and duplication of 4.5km of Thomas Road, new traffic bridges and at-grade intersections, pedestrian and equine underpasses, noise walls, drainage, lighting and intelligent transport systems.
Our Scope
Mallee Karlip has been engaged by the Tonkin Extension Alliance to supply and install Western Power streetlighting across seven Western Power ML design packages, covering Thomas Road East and West, Abernethy Road, Orton Road, Bishop Road, Mundijong Road and Bilya Avenue, and South Western Highway, Jarrahdale Road and Shanley Road. The package includes approximately 14.5km of trenching and the installation of more than 280 street light poles and luminaires.
Our scope included:
Supply, excavation, installation, testing and handover of Western Power streetlighting
Trenching, bedding and compaction of cable trenches, including road crossings by open trench or horizontal directional drilling where required
Installation of Contractor-supplied 6.5m and 12.5m galvanised street light poles, outreach arms and LED luminaires
Supply and installation of points of supply, including mini pillars, uni pillars and UMS pits
Supply, installation and termination streetlight and low voltage cabling
Liaison and coordination with Western Power for the start-up, handover and energisation of streetlight circuits
Attendance at handover walkdowns and close-out of punch-list items ahead of energisation
Preparation of redline mark-ups, as-constructed drawings and test results
Completion of quality documentation in accordance with TEA, MRWA, Western Power and Australian Standards requirements
Coordination and interfacing with TEA, Western Power, other subcontractors and existing service providers