Western Harbour Tunnel is Sydney’s third harbour crossing. ACCIONA has been awarded Stage 2 of the Project, which involves the design and construction of the northern section of the tunnel. Works include connections from Stage 1 at Cove Street, Birchgrove, to the Warringah Freeway near North Sydney, tunnelling underneath Sydney Harbour and complete tunnel fit out.

The Project will change the way people travel across Sydney Harbour by improving capacity and providing new direct routes and reliability on both sides of the harbour.

ACCIONA is looking to collaborate with incorporated companies, ideally but not necessarily established less than seven years ago,  that are either:

• startup companies with a Minimum Viable Product of the proposed solution to the challenge;
• spin offs of knowledge agents with a new development in technologies relating to the ACCIONA businesses with market potential; or
• scale ups that have a proven solution in the market, which must be adapted to the circumstances of the challenge.
• Research centres, innovation and research groups with minimum validated solutions / technologies in laboratory environment that can be adapted or applied to the use case proposed by ACCIONA.

Western Harbour Tunnel (WHT) I’MNOVATION program, aims to support the co-development of new solutions that will improve:

• support the enhancement and automation of tunnel inspection processes through digital technologies such as AI, LiDAR scans, and virtual reality to improve safety and increase quality and productivity.
• contribute to the holistic recovery and future resilience of the marine environment, ensuring that both natural ecosystems and cultural heritage are preserved and enhanced for future generations.