Development Project (renamed New MetroRail in March 2003). Clarkson station was going to be built just north of Neerabup Road, with of double track to be built. The railway was to bridge over Burns Beach Road and go under Neerabup Road. Murray Criddle, the minister for transport, was hoping for the extension to open by September 2003. In October 2000, Court said that the cost was now $99 million for the extension to Clarkson. The first contract for the extension was awarded in March 2001, when Brierty Contractors signed a $14 million earthworks contract. Work began in May 2001, with the superintendent being Gutteridge Haskins and Davey Pty Ltd Consulting Engineers. Earthworks were completed in November 2002. In July 2001, the contract for the construction of the rail bridge over Burns Beach Road was awarded to Transfield Pty Ltd at a cost of $1.7 million. The transport minister, now Alannah MacTiernan, was still confident in the service commencement date of September 2003. The Burns Beach Road bridge was completed on 6 May 2003. In April 2002, Barclay Mowlem and Alstom were awarded a contract worth $17 million for the rail infrastructure for the extension.This contract included the design and construction of the track, traction power, signalling and communications systems. It also included work at Greenwood station. In May 2002, the government signed a contract with EDI Rail–Bombardier Transportation for the delivery and maintenance of 31 three car B-series trains, and the construction of the Nowergup depot north of Clarkson station. The initial batch of those trains was scheduled to be commissioned in September 2004 for the Clarkson extension. The same month, it was revealed that the project's completion date was now September 2004. On 13 November 2002, it was announced that a $8.7million contract was awarded to Transfield for the construction of Clarkson station. When John Holland Group bought Transfield in January 2003, the company took over the project. By July 2004, the rail infrastructure was complete and the station was almost done. On 4 October 2004, the station opened, making it the first extension of Perth's rail network since the extension to Currambine in 1993. Five new B-series trains went into operation that day. In celebration of the opening, travel on Transperth train services was free that day, costing the state $50,000. Bus services to Clarkson station commenced on 5 October 2004. At 6:30 am on 3 September 2013,