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Executive Summary
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the success of Werrington Arterial Road, whose
construction commenced on 9 March 2015. The project was carried out by Burton contractors
PTY limited after a successful tender awarded on 21 January 2015. The road is one among others
constructed under Western Sydney Infrastructure scheme. The project was to offergood road
network within the western Sydney area. The project was targeted ton foster economic growth,
reduce traffic, and ease congestion. The article, therefore, analyses the project development
cycles and the fundamental project management practices involved.
Introduction and Scope
The paper critically discusses the project management process of Werrington Arterial
Road. Australian and the NSW Governments financed upgradingof the road as part of the $3.6
billion west Sydney infrastructure scheme. Burton Civil Engineering Contractors, which is of the
leading civil engineering firm in Australia, designed and carried out the upgrading process of the
project. The project was completed on 28 May 2017 and after that opened for traffic (Serra, &
Kunc, 2015 p.33). The minister officially opened the road for urban infrastructure who termed
the project as one of the most successful among other west Sydney infrastructure projects. Gipps
Street, Claremont Meadows and Kent Road were upgraded to form the new Werrington Arterial
Road. The upgrade created a link between the Great Western super highway and M4 Motorway
hence increasing capacity and improving travel time (Kasemsap, 2018 p.88).

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Figure 1: Werrington Arterial Road.
Stakeholder Analysis
In any stage of project management, the stakeholders play a significant role in the
development of a project in different ways. A Shareholder in every project is an individual or
institution that many or may not gain any financial or resource advantage from the project but
can affect the outcome of a given project( Marcelino-Sádaba, González-Jaen & Pérez-Ezcurdia,
2015 p.22).
The key stakeholder in the Werrington Arterial Road project was Burton Civil
Engineering Contractors. The contracting firm carried out the dual carriage construction process
by executing different duties. The firm was responsible for planning, supervising, inspection, and
project execution project from its beginning to the end regardless of the situation.
The Australian and NSW Governments were the other critical stakeholders in this
project. The two governments financed the Werrington Arterial Road project by jointly
contributing a total of $51.8 million (Marcelino-Sádaba, González-Jaen & Pérez-Ezcurdia,
2015p.67).

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Landowners, archeologists, road users, suppliers, sub-contractors, and other competitors
are the other key stakeholders involved in the project. A committee consultation agency was to
be established in the project proposal stage. The stakeholder consultation agency was to provide
coordinate communication, assist in the management of emerging issues, maintain a positive
relationship with different individuals, and enhance dynamic communication (Martens &
Carvalho, 2017 p.101). The stakeholders were also to engage the community in the different
levels of the projects.
Figure 2: uproximate cost for Upgrade cost as per media
The team carried out the engagement of the surrounding community through the use of
posters, websites, and newspaper advertisements. After receiving these advertisements, the
communities were supposed to make enquires and contributions regarding the project.
R- Group international was engaged to supply the project with the different materials
required to facilitate in buildings R Hope Electrical was another stakeholder as the company
offered electrical installations and solutions during the construction process (Calvo-Mora,
Navarro-García & Periañez-Cristobal, and 2015 p.74).