INNOVATION AND/OR THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW AND/OR IMPROVED TECHNIQUES
NOMINEES CENTRAL HIGHLANDS REGIONAL COUNCIL 2013 NDRRA Betterment Program Following the announcement of the $80 million betterment program following Tropical Cyclone Oswald, Central Highlands Regional Council was granted approval for the construction of 24 betterment sites with an approved value of $5.82M, and a final construction value of $4.687M. These projects ranged from the construction of concrete floodways to the replacement of a dilapidated timber bridge, all of which were selected and constructed so as to reduce the time of isolation to the rural community while improving the resilience of the rural road network through addressing sites that sustain recurring damage following rain events.
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CITY OF GOLD COAST BIM Technology helps deliver Traffic and Transport Infrastructure for the 2018 Commonwealth Games The Gold Coast is experiencing enormous growth and expansion as the City prepares itself to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games. With an estimated 690,000 guests expected to visit the City during the Games, the need to deliver critical transport enabling infrastructure on time has never been greater. In response to this, the Transport and Traffic Team have looked to emerging technologies, in particular Building Information Modelling (BIM) to fast track infrastructure projects in order for the City to be ‘Games Ready’.