Tagged: Queensland

Arup and SMEC to design Tiaro Bypass

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 …

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Electric bus push gathers momentum

Queensland’s Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Hon. Mark Bailey MP, has announced the rollout of more electric buses for the state’s public transport fleet. The Minister confirmed that 17 electric buses will be built at Volgren’s Eagle Farm and …

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Enhanced night-time safety key to boosting use of buses

Concerns about passenger safety at night is the leading factor shaping people’s perception of buses in Australia’s largest urban centres according to world first research commissioned by Roads Australia (RA), with support from Aurecon. The report, Investigating the Social Licence …

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World-first for road worker safety in Queensland

Hugely positive news from Queensland this week, as Minister for Transport and Main Roads Hon. Mark Bailey MP announces that speed camera technology will target speeding drivers in school zones and roadworks across Queensland in a world-first road safety initiative. …

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FSC expands into Queensland

RA member FSC has announced its expansion into Queensland, appointing principal Niall Keown as its new Queensland Manager. FSC is a multi-disciplinary design, engineering, project management and environmental consultancy that brings a fresh approach to engineering. The expansions into Queensland …

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Recognition for ‘hero of the road’

Congratulations to Venitia’s BMS Motorway Response Officer Greg Cox, who was presented with the 2022 AfPA Flexible Pavement Field Worker of the Year for Queensland last weekend. Greg is responsible for the operations of one of Brisbane’s critical pieces of transport …

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