A few thousand years later, the world’s oldest known paved road was laid some time between 2600 and 2200 BC in Egypt. Another 2,000 years on and history remembers the Romans laying miles of perfectly straight stone roads. However, it wasn’t until the 1820s, that the first modern roads began being built in Western Australia during the settlement of the Swan River Colony. Fast forward to today and Main Roads Western Australia, based in Perth, are at the forefront of ensur-ing the State’s roads are capable of supporting the demands of tomorrow. Four years ago in May 2010, the Western Australian State Government, took the decision to amal-gamate the three key
transport agencies in the region. The integration was intended to enhance the coordination of operations, regulatory functions and policy development. Responsible for an area over 2.8 million square kilometres of land, it is one of the world’s largest geographically spread road agencies. The department collectively manages more than 17,800 kilometres of roads (enough to span one and a half times around the moon) with assets worth over $43 billion. Managing such a vast area is no mean feat and only possible through Main Road’s excellent pro-ject management, budgetary control and long term strategic plan. The ‘2020 strategy’ which
SAFE, SMART, EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT BUILDS BETTER COMMUNITIES. McConnell Dowell is a progressive engineering, construction and maintenance company delivering end-to-end projects for clients in the building, infrastructure and resources sectors through its comprehensive skill set and proven problem solving abilities. Our operational focus is to meet and exceed clients’ requirements through innovation, teamwork and progressive thinking. “We have some of the best and brightest in their fields working for us. It’s something we’re proud of; we strive to be the industry leaders and it shows in our work.” - CEO David Robinson
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McConnell Dowell is currently delivering the Lloyd Street Southern Extension Stage One - Rail Corridor Grade Separation contract with Main Roads Western Australia. Located between Great Eastern Highway in Midland and the Great Eastern Highway Bypass in Hazelmere, the project is set to significantly improve traffic flow and safety along Lloyd Street by building an underpass under the railway to replace the existing level crossing. Visit us at - www.mcconnelldowell.com
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