An exciting moment for McConnell Dowell’s work on Tasmania’s New Bridgewater Bridge, as half of the construction barges that will be used to deliver the project arrive in Hobart. The barges are key enabler for the delivery of the largest …
Sustainability was a major focus for CIMIC Group’s CPB Contractors in its delivery of The Northern Road upgrade Stages 5 and 6 in NSW. The upgrade works are designed to accommodate rapid population growth in this part of Sydney’s west, …
Construction works have commenced on the 16-kilometre Coomera Connector Stage 1, which will create a ‘second M1’ to remove up to 60,000 local trips a day from the M1 Pacific Motorway, south of Brisbane. The $2.16 billion project will support …
WSP and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced a collaboration to help governments and the private sector with developing digital twins for complex infrastructure. WSP will leverage AWS IoT TwinMaker, an AWS service that makes it easier for software developers …
McConnell Dowell has been appointed as the Managing Contractor for an extensive refit of South Australia’s Heysen Tunnels, as part of a broader South Eastern Freeway upgrade. The Federal and South Australian Governments are both investing in the upgrade works …
RA members Arup and SMEC have been awarded the detailed design contract for the four-lane Tiaro Bypass project on Queensland’s Bruce Highway. The the draft concept design developed by the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) includes includes 9km …
Monday was a big day for Melbourne’s Burnley Tunnel, as the Australian-first pacemaker lighting system was switched on for drivers. Drivers descending into the tunnel will now see a green band of moving light along the walls, which will help …
The Victorian Government has extended the contract of the Metro Trains Melbourne (MTM) consortium to operate passenger rail services across Melbourne for a further 18 months. The consortium includes RA members John Holland and CIMIC Group’s UGL. The Metro Trains …
SYSTRA ANZ has announced the acquisition of Bamser, an Australian based infrastructure advisory firm providing multi-disciplinary services to the transport, utilities, mining and energy sectors. The transaction boosts SYSTRA’s position as a leading global player in complex tunnelling, coming after …
It was an underground gig in the most literal sense in Brisbane this week, as Powderfinger lead guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug played some of the legendary band’s biggest hits 34 metres below the CBD in Cross River Rail’s …