The O-Bahn City Access Project in South Australia has reached another milestone over the weekend with the realignment of East Terrace near Rymill Park.
In preparation for the next stage of the project, traffic travelling on East Terrace between Grenfell and Hutt Streets will be switched to a new section of road, to the west of the existing alignment.
The O-Bahn City Access Project will create a 670metre tunnel linking priority bus lanes on Hackney Road and Grenfell Street to improve travel times and reliability for Adelaide’s busiest public transport network, as well as for traffic on the City Ring Route.
“Not only does the O-Bahn City Access Project represent a significant investment in building a stronger public transport network, it will provide enormous benefits to more than 79,000 road users who navigate this part of the Inner Ring Route and is creating valuable work for local businesses” said Hon Martin Hamilton-Smith, Minister for Small Business, Acting Minister for Transport and Infrastructure.
McConnell Dowell is delivering on its commitment to ensure that SMEs in South Australia share the benefits of this project. Approximately 450 jobs are expected to be created during construction of this project with completion scheduled for late 2017.
About the Project
The O-Bahn City Access Project will extend the O-Bahn system from the end of the busway at Gilberton into the cross-city priority (bus) lanes on Grenfell Street. The Project will include creation of centrally aligned priority bus lanes along Hackney Road and a dedicated bus tunnel from adjacent the National Wine Centre to near Grenfell Street, providing quicker, more reliable access for O-Bahn buses into the city and reducing traffic congestion and delays on the Inner Ring Route.
The new alignment will move East Terrace further west between Grenfell Street and Bartels Road, returning 710m2 of road reserve to Park Lands.
McConnell Dowell is pleased to announce that the National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore has awarded McConnell Dowell South East Asia Pte Ltd the tender for design and build of road access at Tuas View Basin.
The scope of the Contract involves the design and construction of 2 permanent Viaducts from Tuas South Avenue 9 to Tuas View Basin including foundations, abutments, approach structures, approach slabs, marine deck, utility trench, retaining structures, drainage system, asphalt wearing course, M&E Works, future water pipe and other bridge related works for both structures. The Project has commenced with a construction period of 2 years to be completed in 2018.
The Project also requires McConnell Dowell to carry out Design and Construction of drainage, road widening and re-grading works at 4 major locations along with required ground improvements and the Installation of 3m high visual and noise barriers.
These two viaducts are required to provide access for new key Singapore Infrastructure such as the NEA Integrated Waste Management Facility and the PUB Tuas Water Reclamation Plant.
The company looks forward to undertaking these works with the National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore.
“As home to New Zealand’s second largest airport and second busiest export port, Christchurch plays a critical role in the economic development of the whole South Island,” says Transport Minister Mr Simon Bridges. “It is the transport gateway for tourism and business, making access to the city, its freight hubs and export markets critical for the economic success of the whole country.”
CSM2 includes 8km of new 4 lane motorway, 5km of existing SH1 duplication, 5km of local roads and adaptions, 7 bridges over the new highway and 1 local road culverted beneath it.
Construction will begin in October and is expected to be completed by late 2019.
“We are looking forward to continuing the tried and tested partnership that is already in play on the Russley Rd Upgrade project in Christchurch,” said CSM2 Project Manager Marc Papke. “A project of this nature helps to ensure Christchurch remains an integral hub for the South Island into the future.”
The collaboration between the two companies, which will be led by a joint management team, will combine Downer’s strength in road works and McConnell Dowell’s expertise in bridges and structures. Both companies also bring the innovations and experience developed as part of their involvement in SCIRT over the past five years.
For more information please contact:
Natalie Dyer
National Communications Manager - New Zealand and Pacific
Ph: +64 21 530 043
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
McConnell Dowell is pleased to announce the award of another gas pipeline EPC project in Thailand. PTT Public Company Limited, Thailand’s state-owned oil and gas company has awarded McConnell Dowell Constructors Thai Ltd the contract for design, procurement, construction and commissioning of a 48 km, 28-inch diameter gas pipeline linking the Provincial Gas Transmission Pipeline Project to Nakhon Ratchasima Extension Phase. The works include procurement of all line pipe, valves and permanent materials, construction of four block valve stations and tie-in facilities, SCADA and communications systems. Our team brought a proactive approach to minimising stakeholder impact through an innovative construction methodology utilising trenchless technology.
This award extends McConnell Dowell’s successful relationship with PTT over three decades and follows on from the successful completion of the Fourth Transmission Pipeline EPC2 Contract in 2014/2015, which included 60 km of 42-inch diameter pipeline, 18 block valve stations, 2 major end facilities and approx. 20 km of pipe installation by horizontal directional drilling or Direct Pipe processes. This project involved over four million workhours, was delivered Lost Time Injury Free and was an effective demonstration of collaborative stakeholder engagement.
Design works on the pipeline to Nakhon Ratchasima will commence in August 2016. The construction phase will be from mid-2017 to mid-2018.
Img: Team members at the project 'kick off' meeting
McConnell Dowell, with URS (now AECOM) as designer, partnered with Meridian on the NZ$40M, four-year refurbishment project to repair the gradual erosion of embankments and do seismic and flood protection work around the site. Working within a brief to deliver a safe, low-risk and long-term remediation solution that did not impact on operational productivity during construction, the team took an innovative approach to the particular challenges the site presented, and provided Meridian with a long lasting design solution while mitigating numerous safety and environmental risks, and saving the client half the original budget.
Meridian was delighted with the proposed solutions, health and safety management, contract management, and technical work, saying “the work was executed to a very high standard and the finished products are excellent.”
At the same awards event, McConnell Dowell Operations Manager Joe Edwards was recognised with a CCNZ Life Membership for his services to what is now Civil Contractors New Zealand (CCNZ). Joe served on the National Executive of CCNZ for 13 years including two years as President. He played a major part in bringing Roading New Zealand and the former NZ Contractors Federation together to create a much more united and effective contracting industry body as well as leading the CCNZ input into the drafting and review of the new Health and Safety legislation.
