Leighton's (ASX: LEI) subsidiary, Leighton Contractors has secured a $115 million contract by Sydney Ports Corporation to deliver the main construction phase of the Intermodal Logistics Centre (ILC) at Enfield in South-West Sydney.

Located on a 60 hectare industrial site and connected by a dedicated freight line to Port Botany, the ILC at Enfield is part of a network of planned and existing intermodal facilities in Sydney. In full operation it will service around a quarter of Sydney’s total intermodal demand.

Mike Metcalfe, Executive General Manager of the Construction Division at Leighton Contractors, said securing the main construction contract with Sydney Ports Corporation was an opportunity to contribute to a critical piece of Sydney’s freight chain.

“The ILC at Enfield will help achieve a key objective of the NSW Government to move 40 per cent of port-related contained freight by rail. Once complete, container trucks will spend less time on the roads and freight logistics will become more reliable, cost efficient and economically sustainable,” he said.

Leighton Contractors recently completed $17 million of early works at the site, which included the construction of a vehicular bridge over the adjacent railway marshalling yards and drainage and earthworks for the construction of a frog habitat area.

Major features of the ILC include warehouse and container storage areas, an intermodal terminal and internal rail siding, northern and southern rail connections and an environmental project to encourage the recovery of the Green and Golden Bell Frog population in the local Greenacre area. The project is scheduled to be completed in early 2013.