Normally a major freeway is full of cars, even in the dead of night. So seeing the West Gate Freeway completely empty was an unusual sight – so how was it achieved? First step – block the freeway. With a Truck Mounted Attenuator (TMA) Truck parked on each lane. Their variable message signs directing motorists […]
Right now work on the West Gate Tunnel Project is well underway, with 1500 tonnes of precast concrete tunnel lining, bridge and viaduct elements making up the tangle of elevated roads and underground tunnels coming from an unlikely location – 200 kilometres away at Benalla in north-east Victoria. Precast concrete everywhere The most obvious usage […]
With the Level Crossing Removal Project in full swing, new road and road bridges are taking shape all across Melbourne. But where does all of the precast concrete come from? In the beginning For many decades, precast concrete ‘Super T’ girders have been the goto design for new road and rail bridges. With concrete poured […]
You’ll find Bunnings Warehouse stores all over Australia, with new locations and expanded stores appearing on a regular basis. Birth A decade ago I was in the empty streets of an industrial estate south of Caroline Springs, where a new Bunnings Warehouse store was taking shape. The iconic grand entrance was there. But inside there […]
It might seem strange, but as the Level Crossing Removal Project separates road and rail across Melbourne’s railway network, a new kind of level crossing is appearing in their place for a specific purpose – road rail access pads for maintenance vehicles. Road–rail vehicles Many different kinds of road–rail vehicle exist, ready to assist with […]
