Leighton Holdings Ltd subsidiary (ASX: LEI) John Holland has snared the contract to deliver works between Glenfield South and Leppington for the South West Rail Link project by the New South Wales Government's Transport Construction Authority (TCA). The design and construct contract is valued at approximately $550 million.

Under the agreement, John Holland will deliver 10.5 kilometres of new twin track electrified rail line from Glenfield to Leppington under the contract, including new passenger stations at Leppington and Edmondson Park and a train stabling yard at Rossmore.

Incorporated in the civil works is the movement of 1,000,000 cubic metres of earth, the delivery of retaining walls, five overbridges and seven underbridges, including an underpass beneath the Hume Highway.

John Holland's Group Managing Director, Glenn Palin, said: "This contract builds on our recent success in the delivery of major expansion and electrification works in the rail sector, consolidating our position as the pre-eminent rail contractor in Australia."

The award follows a number of recently completed projects delivered on behalf of the Transport Construction Authority, according to Richard Stewart, General Manager of National Operations & Major Projects in John Holland's Rail business.

Work on the project will commence early in 2011 and is expected to be completed in 2015.