page_title: Barangaroo ferry wharf
section_title: Construction
hierarchical_section_title: Barangaroo ferry wharf / History / Construction
caption_attribution_description: English: A view of pre-construction efforts in the planning of a new wharf at Barangaroo South. The area in which the wharf is to be constructed is surrounded by yellow water barriers, marking the site of construction.
context_page_description: Barangaroo ferry wharf is a ferry wharf located on the eastern side of Darling Harbour, in Sydney, Australia. The wharf is the major public transport link of the Barangaroo precinct, situated west of the Sydney central business district. The complex consists two wharves, with provision for a third wharf in the future. It is serviced by Sydney Ferries' F3 Paramatta River and F4 Cross Harbour services. The wharf opened on 26 June 2017.
  Barangaroo was built on the premise of being a second major terminal for the Sydney Ferries network, after Circular Quay. The third ferry wharf in the history of the Sydney Ferries network to be situated in Darling Harbour, it serves as a replacement for King Street Wharf 3, designed as a long-term solution to a conclusion made by the Walker Report, which called for easing of congestion through a second terminal at Darling Harbour. Originally scheduled to be opened in 2016, construction of the wharf was delayed by a year, and was controversial for many alleged occupational health and safety violations, which resulted in the death of a worker in February 2017.
context_section_description: Construction was originally scheduled to commence in 2015, with the wharves to open in 2016. In April 2015, Transport for NSW issued Invitations to Tender to three companies to build the wharves. A contract was awarded to McConnell Dowell later in September. Over the time period of the wharf's construction, it has been alleged by the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union that over 1,500 incidents concerning worker safety have occurred on the wharf.
  In late February 2017, during the latter stages of the wharf's construction, a worker was killed after being accidentally struck with a metal large header beam while working on a construction barge. The man, a Maitland local in his 30s, was reportedly killed instantaneously, and was declared dead at the scene. An investigation into the incident was initiated by SafeWork NSW and the New South Wales Police Force shortly afterward. The accident also sparked attention from local and national media, whom emphasised the "tragic" narrative of the incident; the man being married and fathering a 14-month old son at the time of his death. Preliminary investigations found that a metal beam carried by a crane struck a pile of steel beams, causing one to fall off and land on the man's torso, instantly crushing and killing him. The crane's driver was subject to mandatory blood and urine testing afterwards.
  New South Wales Minister for Transport Andrew Constance publicly expressed his condolences over the accident, stating that he hoped that the government's agencies would "co-operate fully with all investigations into this very sad incident." The Maritime Union of Australia claimed that the accident was "completely preventable", having been previously denied access to the site when they attempted to investigate reports unsafe work conditions, prior to the fatal accident.
caption: Pre-construction activities at the site of the wharf at Barangaroo South in April 2015.
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