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Optimising Project Delivery Performance (Accelerated Projects)
This report provides practical advice and examples of ways to successfully accelerate transport infrastructure projects and programs up to $500 million. An accelerated project or program has delivery expedited, typically in response to external…
Webinar: 2022 Winners of the Austroads Bridge Awards
The webinar showcases the projects recognised with the Austroads Bridge Awards. The Austroads Bridge Awards acknowledge individuals and organisations that have delivered outstanding bridge structures and design across Australia and New Zealand. The…
Code of Practice for the Management of Alkali Aggregate Reactivity Template
The Code of Practice for the Management of Alkali Aggregate Reactivity template has been developed for the use of Austroads member agencies. The document outlines the management strategies, testing and approval process required to regulate alkali…
Mitigating the risk of acidification in reinforced concrete bridge impressed current cathodic protection systems
One of the main remedial treatments for reinforced concrete structures such as bridges in marine environments is impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP). Many ICCP systems in marine environments have manifested backfill mortar deterioration due…
Innovative Incrementally Launched U-Trough Girder Viaduct for Challenging Site
The innovative Viaduct over Muscle Creek and Hunter River with an overall length of 178.4m comprises four spans of 45.7m by 50m by 50m by 29.7m and 1.5m length beyond the bearings at each abutment, to suit a challenging and restrictive site. The…
The design of asymmetric continuous twin U-trough rail viaduct with hybrid pre-stressing
Whiteman Park Viaduct is part of the new 21 km Morley-Ellenbrook Rail Line (MEL) from Bayswater to Ellenbrook, in the Perth Metropolitan area in Western Australia. The viaduct is required to elevate MEL at the Whiteman Park Station precinct to allow…
Longest weathering steel arch in Australia to carry light rail on the Parramatta Light Rail
Parramatta Light Rail Stage 1 project includes James Ruse Underbridge which carries two light rail tracks and a 3.75 m wide shared user path across James Ruse Drive. To clear this busy road and a future planned widening, a single span of 64 m…
Westgate Tunnel Melbourne Footscray Rd Veloway - 2.5km long, elevated bike path
Westgate Tunnel provides a new freeway connection between Melbourne's western suburbs and the CBD. The project includes twin bored tunnels and significant lengths of bridge viaducts. It also includes 14km of new walking and cycling paths with…
Design and Construction of an Incrementally Launched Ramp for the Saar Interchange in Bahrain
The Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Highway (SKBSH) and Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Highway (SIBSH) are two of the most important arterial roads of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The project for the improvement of the two highways included their junction, known as the…
The Progression of Stable Unbonded-Fiber Reinforced Elastomeric Bearings
The progression to enhance the performance of elastomeric bearings has been an ongoing. The durability and seismic performance of elastomeric bearings are two areas where the implementation of fiber instead steel lamina may address these areas. A…