page_title: Perth Arena
section_title: Construction
hierarchical_section_title: Perth Arena / Construction
caption_attribution_description: English: Perth Arena under construction from south-east corner (cnr Milligan and Wellington Streets)
context_page_description: Perth Arena is a neofuturistic entertainment and sporting arena in the city centre of Perth, Western Australia, used mostly for basketball matches. It is located on Wellington Street near the site of the former Perth Entertainment Centre, and was officially opened on 10 November 2012. The Perth Arena is the first stage of the Perth City Link, a 13.5 hectare major urban renewal and redevelopment project which involves the sinking of the Fremantle railway line to link the Perth central business district directly with Northbridge.
context_section_description: The tender for the project was won by Western Australian construction consortium BGC, and work commenced on the site in June 2007.
  The construction was marred by controversy in relation to the cost and time blowouts from the original $150 million estimate to $550 million. Auditor General Colin Murphy reported in 2010 that "The initial estimates of the cost and opening date for the Arena were unrealistic and made before the project was well understood or defined." An example of the modifications to the original Arena design is the change of the carpark location from being built above the nearby railway line as a separate project to underneath the Arena itself.
caption: The arena under construction in February 2011, with underlying steel framework visible
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