MINISTER for Transport Rachel Nolan has announced a $1 million program to improve safety near low level rail bridges in Southeast Queensland. Additional protection measures will be provided at a selection of high priority low level bridge sites.
23/02/2010 |
THE first road works in the new Molonglo Valley development are about to start, with the awarding of contracts for the construction of an arterial road, a brand new pond and pedestrian bridge, ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Transport, Jon Stanhope, announced.
22/02/2010 |
LEIGHTON Contractors and its joint venture partner Fulton Hogan have been selected by the NSW RTA as the preferred proponent for the design and construct contract to deliver the $698 million Pacific Highway Sapphire to Woolgoolga Upgrade.
18/02/2010 |
SAFETY screens are being installed across the ACT to prevent rocks from being thrown at vehicles from overhead bridges, said Chief Minister and Minister for Transport, Jon Stanhope. The ACT Government was investing $2.4 million to install the screens at high risk locations across the ACT.
15/02/2010 |
WORK on two Maleny Kenilworth Road upgrade projects, as part of a $15 million package aimed at improving safety and travelling conditions on Queensland’s tourist route, have been completed. More than $4.5 million was spent upgrading Reesville Road intersection and $4.4 million to upgrade between Fritz Gully and Jager Drive.
29/01/2010 |
FULTON Hogan has been selected to undertake the second construction package at the southern end of the Queenslands Bruce Highway Cooroy to Curra Section B upgrade with this work getting underway.
27/01/2010 |
QUEENSLAND Acting Premier Paul Lucas recently inspected progress on the Airport Roundabout Upgrade Project. Lucas said the congesting busting measures who add to the success of the new access road to Brisbane Airport.
12/01/2010 |
TWO new bridges constructed as part of the Ipswich/Logan Interchange were officially named recently. Queensland Main Roads Minister Craig Wallace said the naming ceremony was part of the state Government's Q150 bridge naming initiative, which was naming more than 60 structures across the state.
12/01/2010 |
NSW Premier Kristina Keneally and Federal MP for Richmond Justine Elliot recently turned the first sod on the $310 million Banora Point Pacific Highway upgrade.
11/01/2010 |
THE upgrade of the Ipswich Motorway between Wacol and Darra will be completed six months early, with motorists set to be driving on this new section of road by the middle of next year.
18/12/2009 |
EASTLINK design solutions have earned Parsons Brinckerhoff, Hyder Consulting and CW-DC a Gold Award in the Transport & Civil Infrastructure category at the 2009 Association of Consulting Engineers Australia Awards for Excellence held in December 2009.
17/12/2009 |
THE Annie Switzer Bridge over Angellala Creek on the Warrego Highway opened to open to traffic recently. Queensland Main Roads Minister Craig Wallace said the 70m long bridge was widened and upgraded to improve safety and to accommodate future three trailer road trains.
16/12/2009 |
A CONTRACT for the construction of the Dilston Bypass on the East Tamar Highway was signed in a joint federal-state ceremony attended by the Tasmanian Minister for Infrastructure, Graeme Sturges.
15/12/2009 |
WORK will soon begin on more major transport links throughout the City of Sydney to help make cycling a viable transport choice. The Council has allocated $76 million over four years to build the cycle network.
14/12/2009 |
MAJOR works to improve Melbournes M80 Ring Road are underway, with the first sod turned on stage one of the $2.25 billion freeway upgrade project between the Tullamarine Freeway and Sydney Road.
11/12/2009 |
FROM the weekend of 12 and 13 December 2009, Melbourne motorists will see the first signs of the new state of the art freeway management system being introduced on the M1 corridor. The system is designed to help improve traffic flow and safety on one of the states busiest routes.
10/12/2009 |
WORKS to reduce flooding and remove the height restriction on Breakwater Road in Belmont took a step forward with a new route for the road receiving planning approval.
10/12/2009 |
QUEENSLAND Main Roads Minister Craig Wallace announced that the new bridge over the Mulgrave River at Gordonvale will be officially named Desmond Trannore Bridge as part of the states 150th birthday celebrations.
08/12/2009 |
BRISBANEs Kalinga Park worksite is the home for Australias largest Tunnel Boring Machine. The TBM was purpose built by Herrenknecht in Germany for the Airport Link project. When complete, Airport Link will be the longest road tunnel in Australia.
08/12/2009 |
A MAJOR investment in Queenslands infrastructure is now complete, with the finishing touches on the $99 million Mount Lindesay Highway upgrade project in Logan.
07/12/2009 |