News (Page 16)

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EastLink upgrades street lights to LED

EastLink has progressively replaced existing High Pressure Sodium (HPS) luminaires with new LED luminaries along the length of EastLink, including the ramps at the EastLink – Monash Fwy interchange and on the Ringwood Bypass. After six months of progressive work …

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Ventia and Transurban sign six year contract

Ventia has signed a six-year Incident Response and Maintenance (IR&M) contract with Transurban Queensland (TQ). TQ operates and maintains road, bridge and tunnel assets in South East Queensland, including AirportlinkM7, Clem7, Legacy Way, Inner City Bypass, Go Between Bridge and the …

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CPB completes Hyde St WGT ramp work

CPB Contractors has completed all beam installations for the Hyde St Ramps as part of the West Gate Tunnel project. “Our CPB Contractors team safely installed the last beams on Bridge 30; this milestone is a culmination of 20 months …

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RA Webinar highlights circular economy opportunities

Roads Australia today bought together industry and government representatives for a policy webinar on establishing sustainable supply chains through the effective utilisation of circular economy principles. Thanks to Aurecon for partnering with us for this policy event. ‘Sustainable Supply Chains,’ was …

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David Elliott appointed IPWEA CEO

The Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (NSW and ACT) has announced the appointment of David Elliott as Chief Executive Officer. Institute President, Grant Baker, said the appointment concluded an exhaustive search and he welcomes Mr Elliott’s addition to the …

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Transurban completes automated truck trial

Transurban’s recently completed automated truck trial tested the performance of an automated truck on urban motorways (including CityLink) in Melbourne. This was the first time a highly automated truck (a truck designed to drive without driver input) was tested in …

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Mobility Innovation Centre opened in Melbourne’s north

Victorian owned company Directed Technologies has officially opened a $15m Connected Mobility Innovation Centre, set to fuel the rapid growth of connected vehicle technology and IoT solutions that save lives, reduce emissions, and enhance productivity. The Centre will advance Australia’s …

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Queensland invests in EV charging infrastructure

More than 30 towns in Queensland will benefit from 44 new EV charging stations, almost doubling the capability of the Queensland Electric Super Highway made possible by a $10 million commitment to co-fund charging infrastructure as part of the government’s …

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Ventia welcomes Indigenous Affairs Manager

Ventia has announced that Nathan Ross, formerly WHS Manager for Sydney Harbour Tunnel, has joined their People, Safety & Culture team as Indigenous Affairs Manager.  Nathan is a proud Wakka Wakka and Wulgurukaba man with strong Aboriginal community connections across the …

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A message from the RA President

I wish to advise Roads Australia members that Michael Kilgariff will leave the organisation on Friday 26 May.  Over the past 5 years Michael has led Roads Australia through a challenging and constantly changing external environment.  During COVID we adopted …

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