Archive for category: Road
$137 million for Commonwealth Avenue Bridge upgrade
Imogen Hartmann, , ACT, Bridges, Construction, News, Project, Road, Transport, 1The Federal Government has announced $137 million in funding for the upgrade of Canberra’s Commonwealth Avenue Bridge. Deputy Prime...
Search for Tonkin Highway contractor kick-started
Imogen Hartmann, , News, Project, Road, Transport, WA, 0Feedback received from local contractors during an industry workshop is set to shape the Western Australian Government’s search for...
Western Harbour Tunnel’s major milestone
Imogen Hartmann, , Construction, News, NSW, Planning, Project, Road, Transport, Tunnel, 0The New South Wales Government has given planning approval for the Western Harbour Tunnel and Warringah Freeway Upgrade, bringing...
$42.5 million upgrade works begin on Isis Highway
Imogen Hartmann, , News, Project, QLD, Road, Transport, 0Crews have commenced work on stage one of Queensland’s $42.5 million Isis Highway safety upgrade, which is expected to...
$4.8 million flood-mitigation infrastructure for Tasmania
Imogen Hartmann, , Construction, News, Planning, Project, Road, Safety, TAS, Transport, 0Tasmania’s Huon Valley Council and the Federal Government are jointly funding new infrastructure upgrades to mitigate flooding along the...
Federal Government announces gas-boosting roads investment in NT
Imogen Hartmann, , Construction, Energy infrastructure, News, NT, Project, Road, Transport, 0The Federal Government has announced the Northern Territory’s Gas Industry Roads Upgrades program, funded through the Roads of Strategic...
Works commence on $55 million Northern Tasmania Roads Package
Imogen Hartmann, , Construction, News, Project, Road, TAS, Transport, 0Works have kicked off on the first stage of Tasmania’s $55 million Northern Roads Package, with the aim of...
New engineering-based bridge asset management guide
Imogen Hartmann, , Asset Management, Bridges, News, Planning, Project, Road, Transport, 2Austroads has published its Engineering Guideline to Bridge Asset Management, touting an engineering approach as the best method for...
Two level crossing removal contracts awarded
Imogen Hartmann, , Construction, Contracts awarded, News, Planning, Project, Rail, Road, spotlight, Transport, VIC, 0The Victorian Government has awarded two level crossing removal contracts for the Ferguson Street site in Williamstown, and the...
Victorian road maintenance blitz kicks off
Imogen Hartmann, , Construction, News, Planning, Project, Road, Transport, VIC, 0Victoria’s 2021 road maintenance season is now underway, with crews upgrading 2,000km of roads, filling an estimated 220,000 potholes...
Tasmania’s $485 million roadworks kick off for 2021
Imogen Hartmann, , Construction, News, Project, Road, TAS, Transport, 0Roadworks have resumed across Tasmania, funded by the State Government’s $485 million investment in state roads for 2021, as...
Tasmania’s Bridgewater Bridge replacement gains Major Project status
Imogen Hartmann, , Bridges, Construction, News, Planning, Project, Road, TAS, Transport, 0Tasmania’s Bridgewater Bridge replacement is the first project to be declared a Major Project, and is expected to provide...
Joint Venture awarded contract for Mitchell Freeway extension
Eliza Booth, , Construction, Contracts awarded, News, Road, Transport, WA, 0The contract for the construction of the fast-tracked $215 million Mitchell Freeway extension has been awarded to a new...
Sydney Road Assets Performance contracts awarded
Imogen Hartmann, , Contracts awarded, News, NSW, Project, Road, Transport, 0Transport for NSW has awarded its Sydney Road Assets Performance (SRAP) contracts, as part of a scope of works...
Key trends in infrastructure beyond COVID-19
Imogen Hartmann, , Construction, COVID-19, News, Planning, Project, Rail, Road, Transport, 0Infrastructure Australia has published a major new report on the industry impacts of COVID-19, finding that the infrastructure has...
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