Turner & Townsend will provide a suite of program support services to the PMC for the delivery of the initial phase of works.

The project will build Australia’s largest thermal coal mine, and will be linked by a new 388km standard gauge rail line to a new export terminal at Abbot Point Port, near Bowen in central Queensland.

Over its 60-year lifespan, this major pit-to-port infrastructure project will not only support Adani’s operations, but the rail line and port facilities have the potential to assist the development of other proposed mines in the Galilee Basin.

Turner & Townsend director Anthony Wood said: “We have collaborated with Parsons Brinckerhoff on the Roy Hill iron one project in Western Australia and other major programs around the world.

“The team at Turner & Townsend is delighted to be working with them once again. This appointment is well deserved recognition for our work on some of the world’s largest combined mining and infrastructure projects, and we are proud to add this appointment to our growing portfolio.

“Our uppermost commitment is to assist our partners and the owners in safely delivering the project within budget and on time.”