27/08/2017
Finished the New Wellington Rapid Build Prison project at the end of June (10 buildings in about 16 weeks - not little buildings either) (more info below) - We cant release photos though until the public launch in September - fantastic project to have worked on - the first of its type in Australia. Congrats to all the crew that worked on this one. We will put up photos of the project once the official launch has taken place.
A jail in the New South Wales central west is set to be expanded to deal with the scores of inmates in the state prison system, as part of a $3.6 billion investment, the Government says.
Key points:
New facility with 400 beds to be finished in 12 months
Corrections jobs to be doubled to about 400
Prison expansion part of $3.6b investment, minister says
The expansion will involve the construction of a new, separate high-security facility on Wellington Correctional Centre land.
Corrections Minister David Elliott said he expected works would start as soon as next week, with an extra 400 beds to be added.
An extra 220 jobs will also be created, doubling the current work force at the prison.
"It's a big investment, it's a big boost to Wellington," Mr Elliott said.
"It will see a doubling of jobs in the corrections portfolio in Wellington to about 400.
"And of course the multiplier effect for the Wellington economy will be quite significant as well."
Wellington will be the first prison in the state to be expanded using "rapid build", pre-fabricated materials which will see construction completed over the next 12 months.
"[We will use] rapid build [construction] because we do have a lot of strain on our prison population at the moment," Mr Elliott said.
"It will see a new style of dormitory, it will see new programs which have inmates outside of their cells for about 12 hours a day."
Expansion part of $3.6b investment: minister
The Corrections Minister said there was "no doubt" the Wellington expansion would be the first of a number of other similar "rapid build" constructions.
Photo: The project is expected to add an extra 400 beds to the prison. (Supplied: NSW Government)