The Australian National Construction Review

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Below The RIX Group delivered a wealth of services including Rockbolting, shotcrete works, soilnailing, Rock fall netting, Mock Rock treatments and more.

Having worked on such projects as the Kings Highway, Braidwood,(NSW), Blackbutt Mountain, (QLD), Conjola Mountain (NSW), Majura Parkway (ACT) and Airportlink M7 (QLD), as well as the North Kiama Bypass in New South Wales, the Hunter Expressway was an idyllic project for The Rix Group. Rix Specialist Contracting Director Construction Ronan O’Reilly said projects of this magnitude were a specialty for the company who were able to provide a wealth of detail including shotcrete treatments, soil nailing, rockbolting, rock fall netting, decorative surface finishes, and more.

initial consultation right through to completion, our team will work closely with all our clients to meet their project objectives safely and efficiently.” Rix Specialist Concreting’s works packages include: • Soilnailing; • Rockfall Netting; • Shotcrete; • Shaft Lining; • Tunnelling; • Rockbolting; • Slope Stabilisation; • Gunite and Mock Rock.

“At a cost of $1.7 billion, this 40 kilometre stretch will deliver a fourlane freeway link between the F3 Freeway near Seahampton and the New England Highway, west of Branxton and can boast being the largest infrastructure project currently under way in New South Wales,” he said. “It was a substantial project to be a part of because not only will it mean greater safety for motorists, and cut travelling times significantly, but also the opportunity to showcase our capabilities on a project with such high expected traffic flows.

Since being established as a specialist civil contractor in 2000, RIX Specialist Contracting has been striving to establish itself as a high quality, fast, efficient, reliable and professional geotechnical, shotcrete and civil construction solutions to Australasia. RIX continue to have highly trained personnel and have a proven record as the market leader delivering stabilisation products throughout Australia. “Through our work we have been able to show our clients smart ways to provide a safe and reliable project in an economical way, so much so that they continue to be amazed at what our company can design with artificial rock or the slopes we can stabilise.”

“As evidenced on this project, RIX Specialist Contracting can tailor solutions to meet even the most demanding project requirements; because from the

For more information contact Rix Specialist Contracting, phone 02 9668 9955, website www.therixgroup.com.au

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