Archive for category: Congestion
Lights, cameras, action: traffic technology transforms NorthConnex Tunnel
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Condition monitoring and maintenance, Congestion, Partner Solutions, Risk management, Road, Safety, Security, Software, Technology, Transport, Tunnel, 0Representing the combined efforts of multiple organisations, the NorthConnex Tunnel opened on 31 October 2020, linking the M1 Pacific...
Protect traffic controllers with portable traffic light
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Asset Management, Congestion, Construction, Intelligent Transport Systems, Partner Solutions, Project, Risk management, Road, Safety, Transport, 0According to Safe Work Australia, in the past two years more than 230 Australians were killed at work, with...
Federal Budget Breakdown– $7.5 billion for transport infrastructure around the country
Imogen Hartmann, , Airport, Congestion, Logistics, News, Planning, Project, Rail, Road, spotlight, Transport, 0The highly anticipated 2020-21 Federal Budget has been released and features significant funding for Australia’s infrastructure industry, with a...
Request for Proposal for $576 million bridge project released
Eliza Booth, , Bridges, Congestion, Construction, Contracts awarded, News, Planning, Project, Road, Safety, spotlight, TAS, 0A new Request for Proposal (RFP) has been released to market for the $576 million Tasmanian Bridgewater Bridge project....
Why changing how we pay for transport is a good move
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Congestion, Rail, Road, Transport, VIC, 0by Michel Masson, Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Victoria In both phases of COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne, roads have been...
Uber data enables road performance trend analysis
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Congestion, COVID-19, Industry Insight, Investment, News, NSW, Planning, Policy, QLD, Research, Road, spotlight, Transport, Trends, Urban Development, VIC, WA, 1Infrastructure Partnerships Australia has harnessed anonymised travel time data from Uber to analyse road performance trends over 2019, determining...
NSW’s plan to fast-track $4.3 billion tranche of projects
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Congestion, Construction, COVID-19, Investment, News, NSW, Planning, Policy, Project, Rail, Safety, spotlight, Technology, Transport, Urban Development, 0Pending approval, the NSW Government will fast-track 13 new projects, including the Tech Precinct at Central Station, under its...
EOIs open for $73 million in Adelaide road upgrades
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Congestion, Construction, Investment, News, Planning, Policy, Project, Road, SA, Safety, Transport, 0The Federal and South Australian Governments have released Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for the construction of $73 million worth...
Preferred tenderer announced for $175 million Albany Ring Road
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Congestion, News, Planning, Policy, Project, Road, Safety, Transport, WA, 0The Albany Ring Road in Western Australia will begin construction in September 2020, following the announcement of the preferred...
Sydney’s new M5 tunnels open
Infrastructure Journalist, , Congestion, Construction, Investment, NSW, Policy, Project, Regional, Road, spotlight, Transport, Tunnel, Urban Development, 0The new $4.3 billion M5 tunnels between Beverly Hills and St Peters in New South Wales are now open...
Western Parkland City transport corridors finalised
Infrastructure Journalist, , Airport, Congestion, Investment, News, NSW, Planning, Policy, Project, Rail, Regional, Road, spotlight, Transport, Urban Development, 0The NSW Government has confirmed the final transport links to connect Sydney with the forthcoming Western Parkland City. The...
Three consortia shortlisted for Mitchell Freeway upgrade
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Congestion, Construction, Contracts awarded, Investment, News, Project, Road, spotlight, Transport, WA, 0The Western Australian Government has shortlisted three consortia for a $76 million project to construct a third lane on...
States and territories fast-track shovel-ready projects
Infrastructure Journalist, , ACT, Asset Management, Bridges, Congestion, Construction, COVID-19, Disaster Management, Industry Insight, Investment, News, NSW, NT, Planning, Policy, Project, QLD, Regional, Risk management, Road, Safety, spotlight, Transport, WA, 0State and territory governments around Australia and the Federal Government – under its JobMaker plan – are jointly funding...
WA Government awards $400 million Tonkin Gap contract
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Bridges, Company news, Congestion, Construction, Contracts awarded, COVID-19, Investment, News, Planning, Policy, Project, Rail, Regional, Road, Transport, WA, 0The Western Australian Government has awarded a $400 million contract to fix a bottleneck on Tonkin Highway, fast-tracking the...
Infrastructure Australia announces results of Townsville Ring Road evaluation
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Congestion, Construction, Investment, News, Planning, Policy, Project, QLD, Regional, Research, Road, Transport, 0Infrastructure Australia has released the results of its independent evaluation of whether the Townsville Ring Road Stage 5 project...
Pacific Highway upgrade forges ahead with new intersection
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Bridges, Congestion, Construction, Investment, News, NSW, Planning, Policy, Project, Road, Safety, Transport, 0The Iluka interchange has opened to traffic, marking another milestone for the Woolgoolga to Ballina section of the Pacific...
New simulated trips through WestConnex M5 Tunnels
Infrastructure Journalist, , Accessibility, Congestion, Construction, Digital technologies, News, NSW, Planning, Policy, Project, Road, Software, spotlight, Transport, Tunnel, 0Transport for NSW has released a series of virtual animated trips through the $4.3 billion WestConnex New M5 Tunnels...
Variable speed limit signs trialled on NSW Highway
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Congestion, Intelligent Transport Systems, News, NSW, Planning, Policy, Project, Regional, Road, Signals, Transport, 0Variable Speed Limit (VSL) signs have been successfully trialled along a new southbound overtaking lane on the Newell Highway...
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