A third runway is planned for Melbourne Airport that will bring thousands more planes into Tullamarine each year. The $500 million runway, which will be 3 kilometre long and able to handle larger passenger jets. Melbourne Airport expects to develop the MDP over 2018/19 and, subject to Government approval, begin construction on the project in 2019. The runway is planned to be operational between 2022 and 2024. A McConnell Dowell/Lendlease Joint Venture has been appointed as advisor by Melbourne Airport to progress the approvals process and finalise design work for the runway development.

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Brisbane Airport’s new runway is on track to open in 2020 with the award of the $1.3 billion Airfield Works contract to Skyway, a joint venture (JV) between BMD Construction Pty Ltd and CPB Contractors Pty Limited, a member of the CIMIC Group.

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Perth Airport will deliver a third runway before the end of the decade (subject to demand). The third runway is proposed to be 3,000 long and 45 metres wide and run parallel to the existing main runway. In June 2018 Perth Airport Corporation released a preliminary draft major development plan for the new runway for public comment. Comments were due by the end of August 2018.