This 2006 article describes the construction of Perth's new MetroRail Southern Suburbs Railway connecting north and south bound rail links, using 30,000 tonnes of steel and effectively doubling the TransPerth network. Steel proved to be an integral part of the biggest infrastructure project undertaken in the Perth metropolitan area and was used in various aspects including reinforcing bar, steel sheet piles, structural steel support work (strutting and bracing), railway line and the steel framework installed around the vertical sections of the preserved historic buildings.Steel Australia June 2006.
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