Roads & Infrastructure April 2021

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CONTRACTOR CAPABILITIES

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13 Hobart Airport Interchange

Protech introduces Protech Plus, to refine its customised range of workforce solutions.

AfPA

16 International Women’s Day 19 AfPA member profile

ISCA

20 Sustainability governance

ROADS REVIEW

23 Industry leaders on the importance of Australian products

ASPHALT IN ACTION

26 Microsurfacing solution COLMAT 28 Citywide maintenance contracting

TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT

30 Technology from field to fulfilment 32 Dynapac’s latest rollers 35 Redarc on the move

36 Introducing Cat cold planers 38 The baghouse, an asphalt essential 40 Matthews Brothers machines in action

SHOWCASE

43 R oads & Infrastructure presents the Australian Contractor Capabilities Showcase

ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY

EVENTS

67 Women in Industry Awards

ARRB THOUGHT LEADERSHIP 68 Evolving pavements

REGULARS 4 Editor’s note 6 News

54 Tyrecycle wins Recircle award 56 Alex Fraser wins Premier’s Sustainability Award

INFRASTRUCTURE IN FOCUS

58 NVC Precast supports future industry training 60 The launch of Protech Plus

SAFETY

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62 Proactive protection with UAA 64 Security of payments

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& INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLISHER Christine Clancy christine.clancy@primecreative.com.au MANAGING EDITOR Melanie Stark melanie.stark@primecreative.com.au

PRODUCING THE PIPELINE IN THE 2020 BUDGET the Federal Government set out a $110 billion dollar infrastructure pipeline for the next 10 years.

Early this year, Infrastructure Australia followed up with its updated priority list which contains $59 billion worth of priority projects for the country.

All five of the ‘Priority Projects’ added to the list since August 2020 are road construction projects; the Parkes Bypass, the Prospect Highway Upgrade, the Armadale Road Bridge, the Bunbury Outer Ring Road and the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge Upgrade.

Civil work will underpin these projects, supporting jobs and building better, safer communities.

Everything from utility relocation, asphalt laying to line marking will require highly skilled workers and a productive workforce to perform this mammoth task.

Roads are also set to play a major role in our return to office work. Infrastructure Victoria has, for example, identified a growing number of city-goers are using their cars to get to and travel around the city.

Its transport modelling has shown that without intervention this could lead to a 15 per cent increase of cars in inner Melbourne compared to pre-COVID levels.

In 2021, its likely we will see some key infrastructure concerns come back into the spotlight alongside this pipeline of projects, such as congestion, public transport pricing and availability and the resilience of our infrastructure.

For this reason, we are presenting alongside Roads & Infrastructure magazine, our first Contractor Capabilities showcase. This is a major list of contractors from around Australia, detailing their location, capabilities and experience.

As a resource for asset managers, road owners and governments to use, the showcase will help decision makers to find specific contractors for road construction works.

It will certainly be exciting to see how these contractors can contribute to the pipeline of major works in the months and years to come.

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NEWS

LOCAL BUSINESSES INVITED TO BID FOR COFFS HARBOUR BYPASS

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The Coffs Harbour Bypass will create around 2000 local jobs in construction.

Transport for NSW is encouraging local businesses to suggest how they can contribute to the Coffs Harbour Bypass works. Early works began on the project in December 2020 and construction will see 12 sets of traffic lights bypassed by three tunnels.

Federal Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan said this is a project that will transform

journeys for the more than 12,000 vehicles a day that drive through Coffs, saving around 11 minutes in travel time. “On top of delivering safer, quicker journeys for locals, tourists and freight operators who use this route daily, the project is also going to support around 2,000 local jobs during construction and around 12,000 jobs over the whole life-cycle of the project,” Conaghan said.

Following three years of service Dr Jon Lamonte will step down from the Chief Executive role at Sydney Metro.

Minister for Transport and Roads Andrew Constance announced the change.

“Dr Lamonte has had an important role over the past 2.5 years stewarding the NSW Government’s Sydney Metro

program – the largest public transport program in Australia,” Constance said.

The Minister thanked Dr Lamonte for his service to the people of NSW. Deputy Chief Executive of Sydney Metro, Rebecca McPhee will take over as Acting Chief Executive before a new leader is appointed.

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SYDNEY METRO CEO TO STEP DOWN

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REGIONAL COMMUNITIES A MAJOR FOCUS OF INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITY LIST 2021

Romilly Madew, CEO Infrastructure Australia.

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With key themes such as export gateways, water security, digital connectivity, new sources of energy and digital health services, regional communities are set to benefit from the 2021 Infrastructure Priority List. Infrastructure Australia’s 2021 Priority list, released in late February, has a combined $59 billion project pipeline with a record 44 new proposals.

The updated list recognises the changing infrastructure needs of Australia as a result of COIVD-19. All five of the ‘Priority Projects’ added to the list since August 2020 are road construction projects; the Parkes Bypass, the Prospect Highway Upgrade, the Armadale Road Bridge, the Bunbury Outer Ring Road and the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge Upgrade.

Two of the four new High Priority Initiatives outlined by the organisation are focused on energy, including building on dispatchable energy storage for firming capacity and the expansion of Renewable Energy Zones to increase generation.

Improvement of digital health services

and telecommunications transmission capacity for regional Australia formed the two remaining priorities. Infrastructure Australia Chief Executive, Romilly Madew said more than half of the investment opportunities on the 2021 Priority List benefit our regional communities.

“We continue to draw focus on equitable service delivery and investments that will deliver affordable and quality infrastructure services for all Australians regardless of where they live,” Madew said.

“COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the way Australians use critical infrastructure. We have seen changing work patterns, a pause on Net Overseas Migration, and a 200 per cent increase in people moving from capital areas to regional areas. These changes present a range of new challenges and the Priority List looks to identify infrastructure investments that will meet the diverse needs of our communities in this new environment.”

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VICTORIA’S CHIEF ENGINEER JOINS ARRB The Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) has announced the appointment of Victoria’s first Chief Engineer, Dr Collette Burke, to work at the organisation. Dr Burke is now ARRB’s National Inception Leader for the Road Asset Performance Team, based in its Melbourne head office. The Road Asset Performance team specialises in asset management, data collection and analysis, and infrastructure measurement. ARRB is focussed on the development of new knowledge in this area to provide guidance for the public and private sector on next generation asset management and better value for money economic outcomes. Dr Burke

Collette Burke, National Inception Leader at ARRB.

spent two and a half years as Victoria’s Chief Engineer and brings extensive and diverse experience to ARRB. She says her passion for asset management,

and the type of work she had been doing in her role as Victoria’s Chief Engineer, made ARRB a perfect fit for the next career challenge.

REGENCY ROAD TO PYM STREET PROJECT ON TRACK TO FINISH EARLY The $354 million Regency Road to Pym Street project is expected to open to

traffic in late April 2021, months ahead of schedule. Savings of between $20 to 40

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The major project is expected to be completed in late 2021.

million are also expected to be achieved on the project. Some of the final works including landscaping, ITS commissioning and final asphalting are also on track to be completed by late 2021, instead of early 2022. Upon completion crews will have built a new 1.8 kilometre section of non-stop motorway along South Road, connecting the South Road Superway to the Torrens Road to River Torrens project. A shared path overpass will also be built spanning 57 metres above the North-South Motorway and South Road surface roads.

Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Lily D’Ambrosio has announced 19 projects will share in $2.6 million to support the use of recycled materials in infrastructure. Funds will go to projects delivered by local councils and alpine resort management boards. Around 338 new jobs will be supported across the 19 projects and around 2000 tonnes of recycled materials are expected to be used. These projects will see glass, plastic 8

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and rubber used in the construction of roads, footpaths, park furniture, drainage and pavements. The Victorian Government has also allocated a further $1.8 million towards a Research and Development fund to increase the use of recycled materials across the economy. Companies and research institutes can apply for grants between $75,000 and $300,000 to develop new products made from recycled materials.

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VIC GOVT COMMITS $2.6M TOWARDS RECYCLED PRODUCTS IN COUNCIL INFRASTRUCTURE

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Safety upgrades will improve journeys for oversized vehicles.

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PEAK DOWNS HIGHWAY $11.5M UPGRADE WORKS NOW UNDERWAY Four sections of the Peak Downs Highway in Queensland will share $11.5 million worth of safety upgrades. Wolfgang Road intersection will receive an upgrade along with three stretches of the highway between Tea Tree Creek bridge and Myall Creek crossing.

RoadTek, a commercial business within the Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland is undertaking the works. Deputy Prime Minister and

Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the highway is being strengthened and widened, making it safer for oversized and over-mass vehicles, as well as regular road users.

“Two heavy vehicle stopping bays will be upgraded, and a new, protected right turn at the Wolfang Road intersection will improve safety for road train drivers,” he said.

Road safety is set to get a significant boost in Victoria with more than 100 road projects ready to roll out across the state.

In a joint $245 million investment, the federal and state governments will fund projects to reduce and prevent crashes.

All of these upgrades will be delivered across Victoria by mid-2021, with the first projects beginning this month.

Pedestrian and cyclist safety upgrades are included in the works, with a number

of intersection upgrades also planned.

Regional Victoria will see upgrades on the Midland Highway between Daylesford and Guildford, on PortarlingtonQueenscliff Road at Portarlington and improving safety barriers on the Western Highway. Metropolitan Melbourne works include projects like upgrading traffic signals on Plenty Road in Bundoora and on Bridge Road near Yarra Boulevard in Richmond.

All of these projects will be delivered by mid-2021.

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OVER 100 VICTORIAN ROAD PROJECTS WORTH $245M TO ROLL OUT IN 2021

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Alliance contractors have completed the removal of Werribee Street Level Crossing, the 45th crossing to be removed in Melbourne. The team built a new one kilometre rail bridge south of Werribee Station to take freight and passenger trains above the road.

In partnership with the Level Crossing Removal Project, an alliance of McConnell Dowell, Arup, Mott MacDonald and Metro Trains Melbourne have completed the build and are now undertaking design for 30,000 square metres of new public space. Distinctive public art will be a feature of the landscape surrounding the Werribee Street Level Crossing as well as paths, garden beds and skate parks.

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PROJECT REPORT

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TASMANIA’S TASMAN HIGHWAY, NEAR HOBART AIRPORT, SEES 27,000 VEHICLES DAILY AND WITH RAPID GROWTH PREDICTED LOCAL CONTRACTORS HAZELL BROS ARE TASKED WITH UPGRADING ITS CONNECTION TO THE AIRPORT. ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE FINDS OUT WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR CONSTRUCTION.

Tasman Highway, Hobart Airport Interchange general overview.

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he Tasman Highway is a key corridor linking Hobart with its airport, fastexpanding residential areas, iconic tourist destinations along Tasmania’s east coast and to the Tasman Peninsula, World Heritage Listed Historic Port Arthur site and the iconic Three Capes walk.

The highway acts as both a major route for tourists, and as a key link for locals, freight, agricultural and aquaculture industries.

Hobart Airport and the Tasman Highway are linked by a roundabout which is nearing capacity. The connection has been identified as a priority for upgrade.

With construction beginning this year the upgraded Hobart Airport interchange is expected to service increased traffic volumes generated by the airport and growth to the south and east of the corridor.

The intersection upgrade is part of a suite of projects along the Tasman Highway between Sorell and the airport called the South East Traffic Solution (SETS) program which is funded by the Australian and Tasmanian Governments. The Governments have committed $349.6 million in funding SETS, with the interchange expected to cost $46.4 million.

MAJOR CONSTRUCTION A spokesperson at the Department of State Growth Tasmania said, the intersection design will lift the Tasman Highway over Kennedy Drive and Holyman Avenue with ramps to service the connecting roads.

“Dual lane roundabouts will be built underneath the highway to efficiently and safely control the intersections,” the spokesperson said.

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“Stage One of the construction phase started in December 2020. This stage includes building the eastbound off-ramp; westbound on-ramp; both roundabouts; and completing alterations to Kennedy Drive,” the spokesperson said.

“At the end of Stage One, which is planned for mid-2021, Tasman Highway traffic will be diverted onto the new on and off ramps east of the existing Airport roundabout.”

For Stage Two crews will construct the bridge structure and the main embankments on either side.

Site clearing and preparation work was undertaken in June 2020 and major construction began in December 2020. At the time of writing, in late February, the team is constructing the on and off ramps.

Stage Two construction is expected to begin in mid-2021 before completion in mid-2022.

“Gantry mounted variable message signs will be installed to display travel time, road safety and incident messages to road users.

Further Intelligent Transport Systems devices including CCTV cameras and travel time detectors will also be implemented,” the spokesperson said.

As the Tasman Highway is a major route for vehicles in Tasmania, one of the main challenges for the team was to minimise the impact of construction on both road users and the surrounding community.

“Hazell Bros Group proposed an alternative design from the existing concept design,

Looking east over the project, from Hobart to Sorell.

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which was accepted by the Department of State Growth. This type of design is used commonly in Australia and overseas to move high levels of traffic from a highway to nearby towns and business centres without slowing traffic on the highway,” they said.

The design enabled the existing roundabout to remain operational for a longer period during construction to reduce disruption.

“With the new design it is expected that delays during Stage One construction will be kept to a maximum of eight minutes.”

ADAPTING TO THE LAND Poor subgrades at the project’s location mean the site needed extensive ground improvements. This was done by placing composite geogrids, a combination of geofabric and geogrid, on the surface after stripping the topsoil.

“After placing a layer of fill over the composite geogrid, a stable work platform is created which allows construction to continue under normal specification conditions,” the spokesperson said.

“To counter some of the problems caused by the poor subgrade and flatness of the site Hazell Bros has staged construction so that low drainage points are constructed as early as possible in the project. This should help reduce the risk of rework after rain.”

The low-lying silty clay subgrade has also influenced the construction of the bridge.

“The bridge will be constructed on 36 by 20 metre-long driven steel piles, with eight

under each abutment and 16 under the centre pier,” the spokesperson said.

“A concrete centre pier and abutments will be constructed over the piles, to support a total of 18 pre-stressed 22 metre Super T bridge girders with a poured concrete deck, for a total bridge length of 44 metres.

Concrete parapets will also be installed as edge protection after completion of the concrete bridge deck.”

The completed bridge will accommodate two lanes of traffic in each direction, with a centre wire rope barrier.

IMPROVEMENT RESULTS Currently the Tasman Highway sees 27,000 vehicles near the airport each day and with rapid population growth in the nearby areas of Sorell and Southern Beaches and further development, this is expected to grow to 47,000 vehicles by 2038.

Tourism growth has also had an impact in the area with holidaymakers using the road on the way to Tasmania’s east coast and the Tasman Peninsula.

Upgrades to the interchange are expected to create better connectivity between Cambridge, Seven Mile Beach and the Hobart Airport precinct improving safety, travel time reliability and traffic flow.

Crews will also construct a dedicated shared path between Kennedy Drive and Holyman Avenue to allow cyclists and pedestrians to cross underneath the highway safely.

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FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2021, THE THEME WAS ‘CHOOSE TO CHALLENGE.’ ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 8TH AfPA HELD IT’S INAUGURAL INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY HIGH TEA, FEATURING KEY INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES WORKING ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF DIVERSITY IN CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSPORT.

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fPA’s NSW/ACT Executive Director Lise Sperling, summed up well the challenge the construction industry has with respect to attracting and retaining the female workforce, outlining that in Australia less than two percent of the industry’s workers are women.

“We have the opportunity now to choose to challenge, and our event will celebrate the achievements of women across the industry,” she said to open the morning.

The first guest speaker at the event was Pamela Henderson – Executive Director for Technical Services at Transport for NSW. “Transport for NSW, in the interview process, really engaged with me about what value could I bring to the organisation, what were my differences and what was my diversity and how could that enrich transport for me as an individual and transport as a whole,” she said.

Now, Henderson runs a team of around 950 technically competent professionals.

“We are recruiting for that team and I will be looking for diversity, the diversity that people have within and how they can contribute to a broader diversity within the organisation.”

Next up to speak was Rob Monaci from Georgiou Group. He outlined the ways in which the privately owned company has increased diversity and the participation of women.

“We’ve introduced annual pay equity which is externally audited. We launched ‘Diversity Champions’, quarterly behaviour toolbox talks, paid parental leave above the government top-up and flexible working arrangements,” he said.

Georgiou now has a gender split of 21 per cent women and 79 per cent males.

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NSW/ACT Executive Director Lise Sperling (second from right) at the AfPA women’s day event.

Roads Australia Diversity Committee was the morning’s third speaker. She spoke of increasing diversity on a wider industry level.

“Gender equality is a very significant commercial issue. The problem is that if your organisation has a significant asset that was broken or leaky and needed fixing and is costing you millions, you would put your best people on the job and you would solve it.”

She said at the moment the construction industry is an important tool in the road to economic recovery, but it has a leaky talent pipeline.

“You have to come at the problem from different ways, both systemic and cultural and look at the behaviours and mindsets that are holding us back,” she said.

The final speaker for the morning was Christian Christodoulou - Director of Engineering at Transport for NSW. He acknowledged the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day, ‘choose to challenge’ and outlined the challenges he had set himself for the year.

“There will be two areas I will be focusing my energy to rise to the challenge. First I

want to build across my network, locally and globally to provide relationships and empowerment,” he said.

“Secondly I want to focus on bias. Bias is inherent, it exists in each and every one of us and it’s the result of our social up bringing, lifetime experiences and lessons learnt.”

Christodoulou urged everyone in the audience to produce their own challenges to increase empowerment and inspiration for women in the industry.

Carlos Rial, AfPA CEO, closed the event and summed up the issue very simply.

“If half the population, or more than half, have the greatest minds and they aren’t in our sector we are missing out, and this comes at a real opportunity cost.”

“Those great minds should be finding efficiency savings for our sector, through innovation, putting the arguments forward for why we need more funding. We need those minds here, not off doing something else.”

Rial also announced that AfPA would initiate it’s own national Diversity Group to tackle many of these issues head on within the industry.

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2. HOW DID YOU START YOUR CAREER IN THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY? I started at the age of 16 working as a Lab technician for Bardon Roadstone (Aggregate industries). I started, grew and sold an Asphalt company called ASH industries before starting Logical Line Marking.

competitive over the last four years. We have diversified with our services to ensure that we have a wider customer base.

7. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS MOST INTERESTING ABOUT THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY? The next 10 years looks exciting with the technology that will be coming into line marking industry to make our jobs safer and more efficient.

8. HOW HAS BEING A MEMBER OF AfPA BENEFITTED YOU IN THE INDUSTRY? The friendships and business relationships are the most value we have had from being a member of AfPA. 9. WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE FUTURE? Our goals for the future include making the line marking applications smarter and safer.

3. WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT ROLE AND WHAT DOES IT INVOLVE? Currently I am the Managing Director of Logical Line Marking. We have a small but highly skilled management team who manage to accommodate the customers needs when dealing with reactive incoming work projects.

4. WHAT IS THE BEST THING ABOUT YOUR CURRENT ROLE? I like meeting people from all walks of life. Its great to see so many industries that are still doing well even throughout 2020 and 2021.

5. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT IN THE INDUSTRY? I feel that having the ability to adapt from asphalt to line marking is my biggest achievement. Also adapting through economic changes and adapting to meet customers expectations.

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AMY ELKINGTON, SENIOR ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANT AT GHD EXPLAINS HOW THE INFRASTRUCTURE SUSTAINABILITY COUNCIL’S RATING TOOL CAN BE USED ACROSS A PROJECT’S LIFECYCLE.

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he IS Rating Scheme has reinvented the way we think about sustainable infrastructure and established a measurement platform.

Projects can use the framework to quantify and verify performance, driving sustainability initiatives as less of a ‘feel good’ intention and a way to guide actual progress.

The BORR project team considered long term impacts when assessing materials to be used.

Used in the right way, a formal framework, such as the IS Rating Scheme, encourages project teams to make some hard decisions and challenge each other to come up with options that give the most bang for buck not just in design and construction, but across the entire lifecycle of an asset.

Following establishment of an integrated governance process, a materiality assessment will facilitate the identification of significant

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sustainability aspects of the project and drive the focus of opportunity identification and other sustainability procedures that are best applied to the particular project.

Decisions made in the planning and design stages of a project will in turn have major consequences for construction and operation.

SUSTAINABILITY ON THE BUNBURY OUTER RING ROAD Most recently, GHD were part of the Integrated Project Team, along with BG&E and the asset owner Main Roads WA, who delivered the planning and development phase of the Bunbury Outer Ring Road (BORR) Project in Western Australia.

Significant support and leadership from Main Roads WA was essential during the development of the project sustainability framework, identification, investigation and incorporation of opportunities within the project scope, and ongoing inclusion of sustainability as an agenda item.

One of the most important sustainability considerations for major infrastructure projects is resource use across the lifetime of an asset.

On the BORR project, the team recognised the need to consider resource requirements not just for construction of the project, but also the needs of other resource users in the region, undertaking analysis of local capacity to provide materials and future availability of resources.

The team also considered the long-term impacts (both positive and negative) when assessing the types of materials best to be used on the project.

The team at BORR adopted an integrated and transparent decision-making approach whereby detailed Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) methodology and a specialised decision making tool for less significant decisions was used.

The tools allowed flexibility in the sustainability factors considered in the assessment (e.g. resource use, ecological impacts, social amenity), while encouraging holistic decision making and consideration of impacts.

For the BORR project, it was critical for opportunity investigations to be thorough to enable those leading the project to have the confidence to incorporate the high value opportunities within the project scope, minimising this risk in the design phase. The IS framework provided guidance with this.

Fundamentally, the IS rating process directs project teams to use the planning and design stages of a project to develop durable and dynamic solutions that will deliver sustainability benefits over the long term.

The use of the IS Rating Tool and explicit consideration of a quadruple bottom line are a significant change for the way projects are delivered but they also motivate all parties to challenge ‘business as usual’ approaches to achieve benefits across the entire project lifecycle.

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MICHAEL CALTABIANO, AUSTRALIAN ROAD RESEARCH BOARD, CEO One of the key learnings from the COVID-19 experience has been pipeline protection, particularly in the infrastructure sector. The supply chain was broken for some time and the consequence was project delays and the inevitable cost consequences. As we emerge from the pandemic, there is a once in a generation opportunity to re-imagine the supply chain for our infrastructure, and innovate our way to a new normal. Australian content developed by Australian companies, who are world-leading in so many parts of the sector, will enhance the value chain in Australia and drive a culture of innovation and excellence. Every effort should be made to utilise our intellectual, manufacturing and construction skills to drive our economy and build smarter, more efficient and better value for money infrastructure.

SARAH BACHMANN, NATIONAL PRECAST, CEO The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the vital role that Australian manufacturing plays in sustaining our local economy and everyday lives. The manufacturing industry is already under pressure from price competitive imports and is often limited in scope. Precast concrete is however a highly adaptable, local manufacturing option that has a broad reach across the building, civil and landscaping sectors. The local manufacturing of precast concrete supports Australian communities, offers jobs to local people, and spurs economic growth as it promotes a circular flow of income.

If you or someone at your organisation is an industry leader and would like to be a part of this monthly column in 2021 please get in touch with Editor, Lauren Jones: lauren.jones@primecreative.com.au

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TIM YOUNG, DOWNER, EXECUTIVE GENERAL MANAGER ROLLINGSTOCK SERVICES

CHRIS MELHAM, CIVIL CONTRACTORS FEDERATION NATIONAL, CEO

The Australian manufacturing industry supports long-term, stable jobs, and fosters skills development in vital trades.

At Downer’s Maryborough rail manufacturing facility in Queensland, we employ over 250 highly skilled staff across a range of trades, and from rollingstock to roads, our country has the knowledge, skills and capability to deliver on complex infrastructure projects. We want to see projects and products made by Australians, for Australians.

With a diverse pipeline of infrastructure development planned across Australia over the next five years, there has never been a better time to invest and collaborate with our domestic supply chain partners and communities.

The use of locally sourced materials and suppliers for Australia’s infrastructure pipeline is critical, particularly in the context of Australia bouncing back from the social, economic and health impacts of the economic recession. It is vitally important to maximise the economic returns to the Australia economy (not overseas economies) when using Australian ‘tax payer funds’ for our infrastructure project pipeline.

Buying local, whether that be raw materials or Australian made products increases local business confidence, generates greater employment opportunities for the domestic economy, and supports increased capital investment in plant and equipment necessary to support civil infrastructure projects.

JANE MACMASTER, ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA, CHIEF ENGINEER The global supply chain disruption during the pandemic has exposed an over-reliance on overseas imports and materials and highlighted the need for a reinvigoration and investment in our onshore manufacturing capability. In the short term, implementing ‘buy local’ policies will help domestic suppliers. Longer term, comprehensive policy will be required. Together, these will invigorate the domestic economy, provide jobs and improve supply chain resilience. COVID-19 has forced a rethink of the way Australians live, work and communicate. It has required a rapid response and adaptation providing an opportunity for governments and the private sector to invest in R&D, emerging technologies, industries and careers. This is especially relevant for our transition to a low carbon future. An invigorated focus on innovation is a chance to fast-track the sort of solutions that will create sustainable industries and resilient communities. Australia has an opportunity to assert itself as a leader, capitalise on our own resources and shore up our security so that we build resilient supply chains for the future.

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MICROSURFACING MAKES A

MASSIVE IMPACT A COLD APPLIED, LOWER CARBON ALTERNATIVE TO ASPHALT AND SPRAY SEALS IS GAINING POPULARITY ACROSS AUSTRALIA. THE MICROSURFACING SOLUTION, CALLED COLMAT, HAS BEEN CREATED BY SAMI BITUMEN TECHNOLOGIES AND COLAS AS A COSTEFFECTIVE REMEDIAL ROAD TREATMENT.

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s an alternative to spray seals and pavement resurfacing microsurfacing has been used throughout the world for around 40 years.

Austroads states that microsurfacing is able to address a number of pavement maintenance requirements which cannot be readily met by sprayed seals or asphalt, for example, minor shape correction while matching into existing levels.

SAMI Bitumen Technologies and its parent company Colas have been developing a polymer modified microsurfacing treatment called COLMAT since the 1970s.

Recently the companies have brought the technology to Australia to offer the cold applied, low carbon alternative in warmer climactic conditions.

Following projects in double coat surfacing, rut fulling, and spray seal preparation with TMR Queensland, Main Roads WA, Transport for NSW and some local councils, the popularity of COLMAT has been growing.

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SAMI and Colas have been developing the solution since the 1970s.

softening point was to low and the product was not as robust as it is now.

“It was not until the advancements in bitumen technology and the addition of a specially formulated latex into the bitumen emulsion that we have been able to withstand the high pavement temperatures experienced in Australia,” McLennan says.

“COLMAT proprietary emulsion is produced

by SAMI Bitumen Technologies who have

state-of-the-art production facilities in four Australian States and have highly skilled laboratory technicians, which have improved the emulsion softening point in order to cope with Australia’s hotter road surface temperatures.”

The microsurfacing product is a mix of a cationic polymer modified bitumen emulsion, selected crushed mineral aggregates, cement and water.

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COLMAT was developed by SAMI and Colas as a microsurfacing product.

“The special polymers that go into COLMAT impart to the residual bitumen a significantly higher softening point compared to standard emulsions. The residual bitumen in standard emulsions would have a softening point of 45-50 degrees which can be below the road surface temperature.

These products can go into the 60 degree temperatures before they start to soften.”

“Water spray in front of the application is aimed to cool the road surface and reduce the tension between the road and the cold applied material.”

Being a cold applied solution, COLMAT doesn’t require heating and therefor eliminates the risk of workers being injured by coming into contact with hot products like asphalt and sprayed seal solutions.

“It requires less fuel as locally sourced suitable aggregates are used, there is reduced time on the road, with an initial curing period of 4 to 5 minutes, and it is all fully recyclable.

Usually there is little need to recycle the product off the pavement as in the right conditions and design it can be overlaid when oxidation of the base bitumen starts to occur,” McLennan says.

“It has advantages being a cold applied alternative to spray seal, particularly on housing estates and Cul-de-Sacs being quick to install, with very little stone loss and inconvenience to residents.”

The solution can be used on many different types of road surfaces due to the ability to alter the aggregate nominal size in the

microsurfacing mix.

“Importantly, Colas Solutions microsurfacing experts will design and recommend the ideal COLMAT treatment to provide maximum service life, which should be very similar to asphalt and to suit any client’s needs,” McLennan says.

The solution can be used on many different types of road surfaces due to the ability to use five, seven or 10 millimetre high texture aggregate gradings, depending on the class of road.

“Advanced polymer modified emulsions enable the usage of larger aggregate nominal size in the microsurfacing mix, making it suitable for rut correction and profile improvements,” McLennan says.

COLMAT is also used on airport or airfield runways, aprons and taxiways, for all types of aircraft including the Russian ‘Antonov’ if the structural integrity of the pavement is sound.

Rob Minchinton, Colas Microsurfacing Operations Manager, says the Colas workforce is highly skilled and trained in the process and have been getting excellent feedback from clients regarding their microsurfacing expertise and attention to detail in relation to the quality of the product installation.

“Health and safety of the workforce and the public is Colas worldwide’s top priority.

Closely followed by quality of timing and delivery,” Minchinton says.

Colas Solutions have two specialised machines designed to apply COLMAT microsurfacing on any bituminous surface and concrete which requires a SAMI

produced polymer modified bond coat.

“Application is very similar to asphalt paving, specialised live-bottom vehicles supply a continuous flow of the microsurfacing product, supplying all the main ingredients whilst it is on the move. This keeps production continuous eliminating transverse joints on the run,” Minchinton says.

“The application box keeps the rapid curing material fluid enough to be applied to the pavement and the initial break in the material follows shortly after. The laying box can be extended or shortened to match up with fog and centre lines.”

“COLMAT can be used for preventative maintenance for around one year to 18 months before an existing bituminous surfacing is completely oxidised and needs replacement, saving the great cost of pavement replacement,” Minchinton says.

“It can reseal the road, prevent water ingress and also rejuvenate the road’s surface.

You can also continually re-apply COLMAT if the road is not showing signs of significant deterioration, reducing the lifetime cost of the pavement.”

Colas Solutions are looking forward to developing the product to be used in colder climates like Victoria, Canberra, and Tasmania.

“COLMAT is definitely catching on in Australia and when clients realise the costeffective alternative is of such high quality, its use is predicted to accelerate significantly when the realisation of its value becomes apparent to all clients,” McLennan adds

COLMAT being paved on-site.

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CITY WIDE Image credit: Citywide

LAST YEAR CITYWIDE, A MAJOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES CONTRACTOR IN MELBOURNE, OPENED A SUSTAINABLE ASPHALT PLANT IN LAVERTON TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND. WE SPEAK TO THE COMPANY’S HEAD OF CIVIL WORKS TO FIND OUT WHAT OTHER CIVIL CAPABILITIES CITYWIDE GROUP OFFERS.

Citywide deliver civil works projects in complex urban and city settings, requiring effecctive planning.

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itywide was established 26 years ago by what was then the Melbourne City Council. This set the business up with a commercial mandate to continue delivering municipal services throughout the jurisdiction and develop a commercial operation.

Since then, the Citywide team has been delivering critical services for civil projects, commercial waste management, traffic management, capital works, horticulture, urban arboriculture, energy and utilities.

Citywide, while growing to an operating revenue of around $250 million, has been helping to keep Melbourne liveable, sustainable and vibrant.

Recently the contractor opened its second asphalt plant in Laverton (with JV partner Fulton Hogan), just outside of the city, to produce sustainable asphalt for its growing portfolio of civil infrastructure works.

In addition to pavement maintenance

and upkeep, Citywide have a large business segment dedicated to other civil services such as, utility reinstatement, concrete, blue stone works, and footpath construction.

Matt Gionfriddo, Head of Citywide Civil Works, says beyond routine maintenance works Citywide works on a number of projects.

“We’ll go in at builders’ developments and will fix up the frontages of those buildings to keep them in line with council expectations.

We will reconstruct footpaths and we’ll liaise with stakeholders whether that be council, VicRoads, Yarra Trams and the like,” Gionfriddo says.

“We work for the builder, helping them to close out that part of the project. Most of the builders are doing knock down and rebuild works, so we get the council asset back up to the standard the council wants to maintain.”

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Citywide works in the Port of Melbourne region.

TACKLING MULTI-STAKEHOLDER COMPLEXITIES Recently Citywide completed complex reinstatements for major utility company CitiPower. Over six weeks the Citywide team worked to reinstate and protect high voltage cables that ran one kilometre underground near the Port of Melbourne.

“We were tasked with providing the reinstatement works there and it was by far the most complex project I have been a part of,” Gionfriddo says.

“The actual road we were taking up was in City of Melbourne boundary, but it was a VicRoads operated road so they were very much an interested party throughout the process. It was also on the boundary of the City of Port Phillip and the shared bike path through the site is heavily used by their residents.”

In addition to councils and VicRoads, the Citywide team worked with the Bicycle Network and the statutory Port of Melbourne Authority as the project was on the doorstep of the port.

When the team was given the go-ahead to perform the nine stage reinstatement project, approvals were required from lots of the different authorities.

“The biggest challenge was getting the permit from VicRoads to go and do the works, and getting the right permissions from them,” Gionfriddo says.

“We had to work through trenches that went into Webb Dock which is where all the trucks come in out of the docks, so we tried to time those works so as not to hinder the traffic going in and out of the port, that was a real challenge.”

Traffic management was a large consideration for this project, requiring different set-ups from Citywide’s in-house Traffic & Events Management division to ensure the safety of the public, pedestrians, cyclists and on-site workers.

“We certainly had an element of night and weekend works, that was a big thing just trying to manage traffic demands. We also had some detours that overlapped with other people’s works so we worked through that with VicRoads,” Gionfriddo says.

“In the end we did the works in some quite restrictive hours, we had a permit from 9.30am to 3.30pm and by the time we had set up traffic, we had about five hours to get work done during the day so we worked really hard in that time.”

There were also a number of other

Image credit: Citywide

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The Citywide team delivers critical services for civil projects.

critical utilities in the ground at the site, so subsurface mapping was completed across the work zone and steps were taken in project preparation to ensure all of these factors were accounted for.

“Once we had completed the work, all the stakeholders were happy. We were in a way, fortunate with timing in that some of the works were during a COVID shutdown so there were less people affected, especially cyclists,” Gionfriddo says.

UPHOLDING QUALITY As the major contractor for works in the City of Melbourne, Citywide has always upheld strong values in social responsibility.

Simon Mossman, Manager of Group Corporate Communications, says the group recognises the privilege and responsibility that comes with holding a social licence that enables the company to operate.

“Through our community engagement program for example, which is one part of our broad social agenda, we work with a selection of social enterprises and community organisation and entities that share our values and are well placed to help

us solve the issues and concerns of our customers,” Mossman says.

“Sustainability and environment, social justice and wellbeing, and things like responsible sourcing are key pillars for us.

All of these things, we know, are the right thing to do.”

Like many contractors throughout the last year the group faced challenges due to COVID lockdowns, but these were met head on with a pandemic plan the company had developed in advance.

Citywide Group will be taking this plan into the next year. With short sharp lockdowns expected the group has been classed as an essential service and will continue to operate with strict health and safety protocols.

“We feel confident that we are well positioned to continue service delivery because this time last year we had begun pandemic planning and we regularly review those processes,” Mossman says.

In performing essential work across Melbourne, the Citywide Group are looking forward to another busy year working on projects that provide value for communities and businesses. roadsonline.com.au

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FROM FIELD TO

FULFILMENT Decision makers are increasingly wanting to see project progress in real time.

AS CAPITAL PROJECTS GROW IN SIZE THEY ALSO GROW IN COMPLEXITY. UNDERSTANDING PROJECT PROGRESS AT EACH STEP OF DELIVERY IS CRUCIAL TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH TIMEFRAMES AND BUDGETS. NOW, INEIGHT’S FIELD ENABLED PROJECT CONTROLS SOLUTION IS FACILITATING THE INTEGRATION OF THIS DATA IN REAL TIME.

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s the country grows, Australian major projects are increasingly being valued over and above the one billion mark.

The larger and more expensive these projects get, the more work there is to do and the value of every piece of equipment and tonnage of material becomes increasingly important.

It has long been standard practice to track and measure progress on major projects throughout the build. Only now advanced field technology and data analysis are enabling contractors to track with increased accuracy and in real time.

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to collate and put together. It is also dependent on project crews to accurately track and report in similar metrics to get a clear picture of the work.

With a digital project controls solution, supported by field technology, contractors can capture quantities installed in the field and update a projects progress in real time so all stakeholders have aligned information.

Pranay Enamela, Client Success Manager at InEight, explains how the process of quantity claiming can be enhanced by digital technology.

“Quantity claiming is the starting point on any construction project. It’s the first display of where you are at, it shows you

how much progress has been made and what has been achieved every day,” he says.

“Importantly quantity claiming has downstream effects relating to how challenges play out on a construction project.”

Traditional paper collection of data to track progression is time consuming, and as projects grow there can sometimes be thousands of tasks that need tracking in the construction phase.

If decision makers are able to see how every task on a project is progressing they have the chance to catch problems at the outset, enabling the team to make changes as soon as possible.

“We know the first path to a solution is

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to face the problem. But there are several problems that can occur with quantity claiming, such as the amount of time it takes to record progress or differing perception of the way a task should be done,” Enamela says.

“When reporting on completed tasks problems can arise between different parties on the project. If people are not on the same page about the steps it takes to complete a task, it can throw off reporting and result in an inaccurate picture of progress.”

With the InEight platform, project teams can sit down at the beginning and standardise the steps, related to each and every task in the build and give each step a weighting that is received on completion.

“For example, when installing a pipe you might get a 30 per cent weighting for excavating the ground, then 40 per cent for putting the pipe in and the final 30 per cent for backfilling the pipe,” Enamela says.

This ensures the worker has a clear picture of what is required to properly complete the task, to the standard expected by the wider project team –

removing bias.

“This is known as the ‘Rules of Credit’ system on the InEight program. It breaks down large amounts of tasks that take hundreds of steps to install and organises all of this data in a meaningful fashion to present a projects progress,” Enamela says.

“Rules of Credit is so important because it is the first step of anyone in the field performing these tasks to represent their work accurately.”

Digital collection and collation of this data allows executive teams, owners and anyone else with access on the project to monitor what is happening in the field in real time.

“Successful projects track progress daily and they want visibility in real time, they don’t want to wait two weeks for the report to come out. They want to be proactive and ahead of problems,” Enamela says.

“If a team isn’t performing at a particular rate to install equipment for example, you want to know on day one, not on day seven. With the ability to access data daily you can predict trends and make sure you

are changing plans faster, so that problems are avoided.”

Digital technology and the ability to accurately track using Rules of Credit allows owners, contractors and even subcontractors to view the same data on progress so that there are no grey areas or misinterpretations of the work.

“With tight schedules and budgets the data should reflect the goals that the team set in order to achieve the project timeline.

If you have accurate data reporting each day, it keeps people in check on the way to achieving the project goals,” Enamela says.

InEight’s software solutions are all integrated on one platform so the data collected at each stage is integrated and presented in dashboards across all stages of the project lifecycle.

With a field enabled project controls solution every member of a team, even when there might be thousands, is aware of the steps expected on each and every task and can feed back progress in real time. This leads to a greater level of certainty, which will ultimately deliver project success.

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ynapac was first established in Sweden, in 1934, known then as ‘AB Vibro-Betonig’ a company which specialised in vibration technology.

Come 2021 and the company has

been producing compaction equipment for close to 100 years, fine tuning and improving its machinery over the years.

One of Dynapac’s latest innovations is the sixth generation of Dynapac small asphalt rollers. These rollers were designed with robust, comfortable and modern features in mind to achieve the best result for compaction and the operator.

Dynapac’s CC1300VI and CC1400VI

The rollers are made with robust, comfortable and modern features.

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models feature a unique cross-mounted engine design to facilitate access and simplify serviceability. The engine hood is large and can be fully opened to improve engine access further.

Chris Parkin, National Product Manager of Dynapac at CEA, says the crossmounted engine is all about improving access to electrical, hydraulic and engine componentry.

With small sites, visibility is key to enable more precise machine manoeuvrability and safety. Design of the new small asphalt tandem rollers optimises visibility over the two drums and total machine.

“The design of the engine allows the bonnet to be shaped for increased visibility down to the drum edges. The operator can more clearly see the drum edges, this is important when you are compacting up against a kerb and gutter or a concrete edge as chipped concrete means money for the contractor in repairs,” he says.

Even the sprinkler pump and filter are easily accessible above the rear drum, located behind a cover. The water tank has also been moved to the rear of the machine, where it can hold 205 litres of water.

As optional additions to the machine, front mounted edge cutters are available on the CC1300VI and CC1400VI models. A rear mounted chip spreader can also be attached to be used to spread chip or grit on newly laid asphalt surfaces.

To increase operator visibility further, the operator seat can slide across the platform at a total of 210 millimetres. This, in combination with the cross-mounted engine, provides the operator with quality vision at all points around the machine.

Dynapac’s signature high frequency compaction rate is also a feature on the new rollers. The ability to choose between

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dual frequencies allows operators to adapt to conditions and applications.

Compaction flexibility helps to make each model versatile for a number of ground conditions and sites.

As small asphalt rollers are often expected to compact close to walls and curbs, the machines come equipped with a mechanical drum offset of up to 50 millimetres. This helps operators to access tight workspaces and get close to objects without damage.

As with all Dynapac machines automatic water control is a feature, with a threestage filtration system to ensure clean water and to prevent clogging of the nozzles.

A sprinkler timer helps to save water by adjusting the sprinkler intervals, this combined with the large water tank results in reduced downtime for water refilling.

With the operator being a primary consideration in the design of these machines, the Dynapac team has designed the operator platform to be spacious and comfortable.

“A lot of the machine’s design comes

down to operator comfort and safety, the new comfort seat with suspension and the ability to slide the seat left and right gives operators a better seating position and comfort without effecting the visibility down to the drum,” Parkin says.

The operator platform is vibration damped and the seat suspension is weight adjustable. As the seat can slide across the platform, the forward and reverse lever follows the seat, this means the operator doesn’t have to lean to reach controls at any point.

For ease of operation the control panel has been modernised with keypad buttons and a display to show the most important functions when operating the machine.

To reduce overall energy usage, the rollers feature Kubota engines and are designed with an efficient hydraulic system to keep fuel usage low.

“The Kubota engines have a good reputation for quality and reliability on the market. The engine was chosen to support the known reliability and efficiency of the Dynapac roller,” Parkin says.

Because contractors can be deployed to

a number of smaller asphalt jobs in one day, flexibility when it comes to lifting, tying down or towing the Dynapac small rollers was considered.

The total machine length for CC1300 VI and CC1400 VI machines is 2850 millimetres and operators can use the robust casted drum support forks for fast and easy transportation of the machine.

Bringing the rollers into the digital age was important for Dynapac, so the CC1300 VI and CC1400 VI models can connect to the Dyn@Link telematics system for remote monitoring.

This program allows users to collect important data on the positioning, engine hours and even set geo-fencing associated with each machine.

With the Dyn@Link online portal and phone application users can have access to this information from anywhere at any time, which is key for contractors when a machine is working across multiple jobs in a week.

Dynapac’s CC1300VI and CC1400VI are now available through CEA dealerships across Australia.

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REDARC ON THE MOVE

OVER THE PAST FOUR DECADES REDARC HAS TRANSFORMED FROM A SMALL SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS TO AN INTERNATIONAL BRAND FOUND ACROSS THREE CONTINENTS. WITH NEW PRODUCTS, LOCATIONS AND EQUIPMENT THE COMPANY CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON CUSTOMER-SERVICE EXCELLENCE.

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edarc Electronics was established in South Australia more than 40 years ago with innovative products to service the heavy-vehicle industry.

Redarc’s trailer-lighting reducer revolutionised the way trucks with 24V systems converted down to 12V. Since then, its range has grown to include power supplies, vehicle lighting controls, timers, relays, alarms, battery chargers, trailer braking, heavy-vehicle safety products and more.

Redarc products can now be found on vehicles used in emergency, defence and mining, along with recreational vehicles such as 4WDs, caravans and camper trailers.

BRAND GROWTH In the last five years, two brands have joined the Redarc stable, Hummingbird Electronics and Redarc Defence Systems to create the REDARC Group.

Redarc acquired Hummingbird Electronics in 2015, with a product range that includes audio-visual alarms, GPS trip meters and odometers, speedos, and speed switches. The acquisition also led to Redarc establishing its NSW branch at the Williamstown Aerospace Centre in 2017.

In 2019, Redarc Defence Systems was launched to advance the group’s defence portfolio in Australia and globally.

NATIONAL EXPANSION Now Redarc has opened a new office in Victoria at the Auto Innovation Centre (AIC), within the automotive district, which is centrally located in Mulgrave, South East of Melbourne.

General Manager Commercial Sales, Guy Nicholls says Redarc industrial products, coupled with Hummingbird sensing and monitoring products, place the company in a position to create unique commercial solutions.

“We have over 600 product lines, so there is an array of Australian made off-the-shelf products and customised off-the-shelf products available to meet the needs of our customers,” Nichols says.

AUSTRALIAN MADE PRODUCTS Launching in April 2021 is Redarc’s BCDC1212T DC Battery Charger which is ideal for trailers and liftgate trucks with electrical equipment and accessories such as hydraulic pumps, tipper trailers, winches, service lights and sign boards.

The BCDC1212T works with 12 voltage and 24 voltage systems and is due for release in Australia and New Zealand in April.

The Hummingbird brand specialising in sensing and monitoring solutions offers products such as the Idle Timer, Audio Alert System and Inclinometer for trucks and machinery.

The Hummingbird Electronics Idle Timer (HMLI003) keeps an engine running for a pre-specified period after the ignition has been turned off, allowing the engine and turbocharger to cool down safely.

This avoids premature turbo wear and failure and saves on costly repairs or replacements. The timer is settable and lockable, with an override switch putting the user in control.

The Hummingbird Audio Alert System

Redarc’s Battery Charger (top) and Roll Over Sensor (bottom).

(HMMP3016) is designed to give truck and machinery operators clear and precise verbal alerts when an input trigger has been detected, increasing safety.

Some examples of these customised verbal alerts could include: low coolant level, low oil pressure, high engine temperature, overspeed detected and many more.

The Integrated Compact Inclinometer (HMDS0400) enables machinery operators to monitor both pitch and/or roll of their machines. It incorporates an integrated accelerometer into the compact colour display. The easy-to-follow integrated menu allows for interpretation of pitch and roll angles in either degrees or percent gradients.

For safety in the event of a vehicle rollover, Redarc has created a Roll Over Sensor (ROS) that works together with the Battery Master Isolation Switch (BMIS) to automatically shut down all truck electrics when a dangerous angle is identified, minimising the chance of a spark.

To back all of these solutions up, Redarc offers a DC Power Supply (DPS) range designed to support critical systems like anti-lock braking systems or communications equipment, delivering a clean and stable power supply.

With a serious commitment to safety and growing demand for this type of equipment, Redarc is looking to continue on its path of growth.

For more information contact: Redarc Electronics 08 8322 4848, visit redarc.com.au, or visit Hummingbird at hmbe.com.au roadsonline.com.au

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AS ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE GROWS AROUND THE WORLD, THE DEMAND FOR ROAD REHABILITATION INCREASES. TO MEET THIS DEMAND, CAT HAS IMPLEMENTED A NUMBER OF NEW FEATURES ON ITS COLD PLANERS TO IMPROVE OPERATOR SAFETY AND EASE OF OPERATION.

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ear and tear due to axle load, increasing traffic population and weather will inevitably take a toll on any road.

When the wear course of the road needs replacement, contractors will require a milling machine, or cold planer, to accurately and precisely remove the top layer of pavement to replace with a new layer of asphalt, extending the life span of the road.

To ensure that you get the right machine for the job, there are many factors to consider.

These range from budget to project margin to running cost, just to name a few, but low cost of operation and ownership is one of the most important considerations.

One way to work this out is to total up the cost of running the machine over its useful life versus the amount of work it can do over that same period.

This is just one way of calculating it, but there are other factors to consider, such as ease of operation which may directly affect production. That’s where Cat machines

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Night view of lighting on a Cat cold planer.

stand out.

Cat mills are designed by contractors and built for contractors. The latest line of Cat milling machines started back in 2010 with a blank sheet of paper.

Caterpillar enabled a team of engineers and experts to talk to machine owners and operators around the world. This exercise brought about the concept and design of Cat machines in the market today.

Productivity and performance were a major focus of the design scope along with many other aspects including ease of operation, lowest cost per tonne, ability to handle

challenging applications, environmental friendliness and much more.

With the requirements gathered, finely tuned concepts were shared with a team of select operators around the world for validation and testing.

The position of every control, function and operation of ‘one button’ shortcut features were carefully reviewed and finetuned by the Cat panel of global machine experts and operators.

The two meter 630hp PM620 and PM622 models entered the global milling market in 2016, followed by the 801 horsepower PM820, PM822 and PM825 in 2017 and the one meter

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337hp PM310, PM312 and PM313 in 2018.

The machines come with many firsts, such as a single post forward-folding canopy that deploys and stows while milling, an automated cut transition feature integrated into the grade control, and an advanced steering alignment system, just to name a few.

And things didn’t stop there.

In addition to a new line of mills, Cat redesigned and expanded its line of rotors, launching the System K series in 2018. Like the mills, the design for the new generation of Cat rotors was inspired by milling contractors for durable, high-performance rotors with efficient material flow and an excellent cutting patterns, available in a wide variety of spacings.

Kicker paddles are reversible for extended life and the tapered dual retention toolholder design eliminates the need for retaining bolts, pins or setscrews, reducing replacement time by up to 50 per cent.

As more machines hit the roads around the world, our engineers continue their quest for perfection by visiting jobsites to understand how the machines can improve even further.

With valuable input from customers, the Cat team has continued to implement improvements to meet new market demands.

This year, we released updates to the two meter machines, adding more features in response to user requests.

New updates include: • Easy to fold right side railings for flush cutting or traffic hazards • Angled ladder on the right side of machine to help facilitate more comfortable ingress and egress • Standard wide-dispersion LED work lights

for better job site illumination and entry or exit lighting • Hose hooks for easy stowage for water fill hoses • Lockable hydrant riser storage • Full length side plate wear skis to eliminate the need for welding and anti-slab shoes for reduced wear and maintenance • Transport guard to help protect the conveyor during transportation • Compressed air outlets on operator station to facilitate cleaning of the operator station and air filter • Optional LED perimeter lighting to make night work safer and dimmable LED lights on the canopy illuminate the operator station • Optional pendant-style rotor turning controller for easy rotor inspection and maintenance • Optional magnetic paint can holder for easy access anywhere on the machine In 2020, the one meter machines also underwent a product update to increase operator comfort and reduce maintenance including: • A standard sliding operator station that extends 215 millimeters past the machine for improved visibility to the right-hand side cutting edge • A redesigned,ergonomic right-side armrest with integrated controls that can raise, lower or slide forward and back to accommodate the operator whether seated or standing • Optional magnetic mount camera improves visibility to the right side of the cutting chamber and features an adjustable on-

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The operator station on a Cat cold planer.

screen guidance line • Optional pendant-style rotor turning controller for easy rotor inspection and maintenance To find out more about our latest milling equipment product updates, please contact your local Cat dealer or visit www.cat.com.

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A baghouse that can operate properly at all times is paramount to mix production success.

THE BAGHOUSE, AN

ASPHALT ESSENTIAL ASTEC AUSTRALIA EXPLAINS THE IMPORTANCE OF A HIGH-QUALITY AND WELLMAINTAINED BAGHOUSE TO THE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF AN ASPHALT PLANT.

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s contractors produce the mixes needed to build, upgrade and improve our roads, asphalt plants with the highest production rates and efficiency will be crucial.

One of the key features in an asphalt plant that will need to be taken care of is the baghouse.

Installing a baghouse that not only works efficiently, but also operates properly at all times, is paramount to mix production success.

For a baghouse to function properly, there are a few things asphalt producers need to keep in mind.

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baghouse needs regular maintenance in order to ensure proper operation.

An Astec Pulse Jet baghouse needs the following items checked for routine maintenance: • Check that all solenoids are functioning properly and replace if necessary.

• Check pulse duration, interval and pressure.

Monitor pressure drop across the bags.

• Monitor the pressure in the manifold to make sure the bags are pulsing at an appropriate pressure.

• Visually examine the bags monthly.

• Make sure blowpipes are properly aligned to ensure pulse air enters the bag. Never walk on blowpipes as this can warp them and cause misalignment.

• Examine venturi’s and be sure they are in

good working order as these components are what induce the shockwave to go down through the bag.

• Check for air leaks in the exhaust system, including aggregate and recycle inlets, connection bands on the ductwork, holes in equipment, access doors not tightened and missing or damaged seals.

If these items are not attended to, over time bag performance will decline and failure may occur as dust is pulled into the felt. As the resulting pressure drop increases, particulate penetration will escalate due to the need to maintain burner suction.

Catherine Sutton-Choate, Director of Environmental Compliance and Product Documentation at Astec says if plant owners are not performing at least some of the basic

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Astec is consistently working to improve the performance of its baghouses.

condensing out of the flue gases which creates mud on the bags, interior walls and everywhere else.

“Leakage, which is the silent killer of production, uses up baghouse capacity. It can also lead to condensation inside the baghouse,” Sutton-Choate says.

“Mud cannot be removed by the cleaning system. It requires somebody to physically get inside the baghouse and scrape the mud off the bags.” maintenance procedures on their baghouse they can run into problems.

“Anything that prevents baghouse bags from cleaning is going to increase the differential pressure across the bags. That in turn increases the overall differential pressure throughout the entire production facility from the drum through to the fan,” Sutton-Choate says.

She says exhaust fans are only designed to generate a certain amount of static pressure and so if the pressure drop through the equipment gets too high, then the fans simply cannot generate enough airflow to sustain the production process and production will start to suffer.

An increase in pressure differentiation across the baghouse, is called blinding. It means something is restricting the air from being able to pass through the felt of the bags.

One common way to blind the bag is by pulling dust into the felt, thereby embedding dust particles into the bag. Sutton-Choate says this is one of the main reasons bags can fail and must be replaced.

Blinding can also occur if the temperatures within the baghouse drop below the dew point. This can cause moisture to start

BAG QUALITY A KEY TO PREVENT FAILURE Astec bags are made with a 14 ounce minimum felt, which provides a consistent density to prevent dust loading across the bag.

“The tighter the density range of the bag, the better,” Sutton-Choate says.

“This allows for more uniform density in the felt itself, which is going to result in more even loading along the length of the bag.”

Uniform loading across the bag is important because if there are areas along the felt that are not as thick, more air can get through the thinner areas which will lead to the bag wearing out faster.

UNDERSTANDING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HYDROLYSIS Another factor that leads to premature bag failure is hydrolysis or the weakening of the bags due to chemical breakdown.

Hydrolysis affects the ability of the bags to clean because it causes them to shrink significantly. This can lead to blinding as previously mentioned, even if the cleaning system is functioning properly.

Hydrolysis also causes bags to have weakened fibres, which may result in holes developing as the bags are more

susceptible to abrasion by aggregate particles or cleaning at excessive pulse pressures.

The baghouse is prone to hydrolysis because the phenomenon is caused by exposure to moisture at elevated temperatures. This combination of moisture and heat is exactly what is produced during the aggregate drying process at an asphalt mixing plant.

For the last several years, Astec has been working to educate customers on what hydrolysis is and how they can minimise its effects.

“We minimise hydrolysis by offering solutions to control the maximum temperature of the air going into the baghouse because hydrolysis is so dependent on temperature,” SuttonChoate says.

Astec recommends using the V-Pack temperature control system as one way to help mitigate hydrolysis.

The Astec V-pack system uses variable frequency drives to speed up and slow down the rotational speed of the drum in response to the temperature of the gases coming from the drum.

Through these drum speed changes, the system is able to effectively control baghouse temperature and maintain it at a level to reduce the incidence of bag hydrolysis.

“As a manufacturer, we are constantly working to improve the performance of our baghouses in order to achieve higher and higher collection efficiency,” SuttonChoate says.

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Matthews Brothers Engineering sprayer for Malatesta Group.

THE SEAL

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atthews Brothers Engineering have been a part of the road construction scene in Victoria for

100 years.

The business has been handed down to family over three generations and has landed with Paul Matthews. Today, the company can take a raw truck chassis and turn it into a state-of-the-art bitumen sprayer.

Using around 90 per cent local parts and OEM equipment, Matthews Brothers Engineering has created an array of machinery for Australian contractors.

The Matthews Brothers Engineering team are constantly innovating, meeting the challenges of the construction industry. One of the most recent innovations from the Matthews Brothers team is their Guaranteed

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Target Application Rate, or G-TAR. This is an optional upgrade on the Sprayers, designed to assist the operator to achieve efficiency while upholding safety on site.

Over the years the company has provided many sprayers and bitumen tankers to major contractors like Downer, Boral, Colas, Malatesta and North Central Constructions.

Roads & Infrastructure got to speak to some of Matthews Brothers customers to find out what the equipment is like on site.

MALATESTA GROUP Chris Sutton, Works Manager at the south-west Western Australian based Malatesta Group, says their relationship with Matthews Brothers started back in the late 90’s with the purchase of Single Axle

Bitumen Dog Trailer.

“In 2004 we received our first Bitumen Sprayer, a 12,000 litre Volvo FM9, which was purchased based on the quality build of the trailer, and it did not disappoint. They are built strong and made to last,” Sutton says.

“The sprayers are built with the operators in mind. Paul and his team engage with those who use their machines asking for any input that may improve them further if needed.”

Since the purchase of their first sprayer, Malatesta Group have gone on to expand their Matthews Brothers fleet to wo additional Dog Trailers, a six wheeler and an eight wheeler and three more Bitumen Sprayers.

The latest purchase for the group was the Scania G500, 10,000 litre sprayer

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Controls in the North Central Constructions sprayer.

with the G-TAR control system, which Sutton describes as an awesome piece of machinery.

“Back in the early days I required a part urgently from them. I was speaking with previous owner Noel Matthews and was informed that I had missed the last courier pick up. I explained to Noel that I had a crew on stand down so he himself drove the part to the airport delivered it to the courier’s desk and we received it the next morning. That is customer service,” he says.

He says the customisation of the sprayers is really important, they are easy to use and are operator friendly.

“In short the quality, customer service and longevity of their equipment is the strong catalyst behind a long relationship between

Matthews Brothers and the Malatesta Group.”

NORTH CENTRAL CONSTRUCTIONS The Alexandra, Victoria based contractor North Central Constructions have recently purchased a 4000 litre spraying truck and spreader box from Matthews Brothers Engineering.

Matthew Clark, Managing Director says they needed the truck because for sealing works the company had been spraying emulsions but they wanted the capability to spray hot bitumen as well.

“We had done a little bit of research and we had a look at two different types of sprayers, but it was the set up that Matthews had in the way the pipework and pump work that is

external on the truck we could see it and it was easy to maintain and that is why we went with their machine,” Clark says.

“We’ve had the sprayer probably coming up two years almost and its performing great, we are really happy with it.”

In Alexandra, the council do a spray sealing program every year sealing selected roads. It is North Central Construction’s job to go in beforehand and prepare the roads for the seal.

“We were previously using an emulsion and we had to do a two-coat seal whereas the hot bitumen that we are spraying now out of the Matthews truck, we can do a single coat seal and not have to go back, saving us a lot of time and product usage,” Clark says.

“Our first job with the sprayer we had the main tank valve stick on a Saturday and Paul got us out of it within 10 minutes. Paul will always ring me back the same day or answer straight away. The service that Matthews Brothers put out is phenomenal,” Clark says.

He says the spare parts back up is also brilliant with Matthews Brothers because a lot of the parts are locally made, which was an important consideration when purchasing.

Creating bespoke bitumen sprayers and tanks to suit each company’s needs is something Matthews Brothers Engineering have perfected over its 100 years of operation.

Into the future the company will continue to use creativity, innovation and its specialised knowledge to produce the best possible machinery for its customers.

The Malatesta Sprayer being built.

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OTHER FRP conduit for services

•

•

NOT APPLICABLE •

• •

SAFETY CAMERA/SPEED CAMERA INSTALLERS

•

•

• •

VISUAL MESSAGING BOARDS

•

•

•

OVERHEAD GANTRIES

•

• •

NOT APPLICABLE

ROAD MATERIAL RECYCLING

COLD MILLING CONTRACTORS

Environmental plans approvals and management, erosion and sediment control

•

•

Traffic management

•

• •

•

•

•

•

• •

•

•

ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES

•

•

•

NOT APPLICABLE

AUDIBLE ROAD BARRIERS / NOISE WALLS

LINE MARKING

SAFETY BARRIER INSTALLATION

NOT APPLICABLE

CRACK SEALING CONTRACTORS

STABILISATION COMPANIES

•

•

•

NOT APPLICABLE

CRACK SEALING CONTRACTORS

END OF LIFE STABILISATION SAFETY REMOVAL TECHNOLOGICAL ROAD AND EQUIPMENT AND AND MAINTENANCE REHABILITATION ASSETS INSTALLATION RECYCLING

SPRAY SEALING CONTRACTORS

NOT APPLICABLE

BASE COURSE CONTRACTORS

SUBBASE CONTRACTORS

ASPHALT PAVING COMPANIES

ROAD CONSTRUCTION

•

Surveying services

•

Plant Hire, material solutions

•

Concrete slab, kerb and gutter replacement

•

•

• •

•

Retaining walls, stormwater drainage, precast items, pedestrian fencing, anti-graffiti paint coatings, acrylic noise walls

•

•

•

Piling platform and access roads, hard stand areas, sub soil drainage and erosion control

•

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•

Compaction testing, testing and investigating of layers

•

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Microsurfacing emulsions and asphalt specialities

•

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•

Grader works and operation

•

•

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GRAYMONT (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD

ACT

NSW

NT

QLD

SA

TAS

ACT

NSW

NT

NSW

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC

NSW NSW

HHH VAC GROUP

NSW

HIWAY STABILIZERS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

ACT

NSW

HL LANDSCAPES PTY LTD

ACT

NSW

HUESKER AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

ACT

NSW

QLD

SA

TAS

QLD NT

QLD

VIC

TAS

VIC

NSW

•

WA

•

NSW

J & G EXCAVATIONS & ASPHALTING (NSW) PTY LTD

NSW

JBK ENGINEERING

NSW

JC BUTKO ENGINEERING PTY LTD

NSW

NT

QLD

TAS

VIC

WA

• •

ACT

NSW

• •

NT

NSW

LOGICAL LINE MARKING

QLD

SA

QLD

SA

TAS

•

• •

• • •

•

• •

•

•

•

•

•

• VIC

• •

•

•

VIC

WA

•

VIC

WA

•

• •

•

•

•

QLD

• •

LSM TECHNOLOGIES

ACT

NSW

NT

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC

WA

LTT AND LTTV

ACT

NSW

NT

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC

WA

MAINMARK

ACT

NSW

NT

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC

WA

MAX BRIGHT & SONS PTY LTD

VIC

MCLEOD TREES

VIC

NOT APPLICABLE • •

•

•

WA VIC

ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS

•

•

QLD

LATROBE VALLEY ENTERPRISES

AGGREGATE

•

•

•

WA

KPI UTILITIES

BITUMEN

COMPACTION OR SOIL STABILISATION •

•

VIC

KELCRETE (QLD) PTY LTD

•

•

•

KARRATHA ASPHALT

•

•

•

JD HAULAGE WA

LENDLEASE SERVICES

• •

•

SA

• •

WA

VIC ACT

•

•

QLD

INTERCHEM PTY LTD

NOT APPLICABLE

EXCAVATION

NOT APPLICABLE

SOIL/GEOGRAPHY ASSESSMENTS

WA VIC SA

•

•

WA

IMEMS ENVIRONMENTAL

ROADS APRIL 2021

GEOTECHNICAL DRILLING

• • •

NT

•

•

QLD

I3 CONSULTANTS WA

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PILING

•

HIREWAYS WA

•

• •

QLD NT

•

• •

•

VIC

HEH CIVIL

•

• •

QLD

HAZELL BROS PLANT HIRE (QLD) PTY LTD

•

MATERIAL SUPPLIERS

WA

VIC

GVP FABRICATORS

EARTHWORKS AND EXCAVATION

• •

QLD

GUN PROFILING PTY LTD

LDC EQUIPMENT

CABLING RELOCATION

VIC

QLD

GREEN SQUARE CONSULTING

INTERFLOW PTY LTD

WA

VIC

GRC CIVIL GREEN FROG SYSTEMS

VIC

TAS

SA

QLD

NT

NSW

ACT

OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE GRAMPIANS EXCAVATIONS PTY LTD

PIPING RELOCATION

EARLY WORKS AND UTILITIES

WORKING LOCATION

•

• •

• •

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•

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•

• •

•

ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE SHOWCASE LISTING 2021

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•

•

•

•

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•

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•

• •

•

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• •

OTHER

NOT APPLICABLE

SAFETY CAMERA/SPEED CAMERA INSTALLERS

VISUAL MESSAGING BOARDS

•

•

Earthworks and excavations

•

Hydrated lime, quicklime and FGLS products

•

•

•

• •

•

Temporary solar lighting

•

•

•

•

Combined services mapping

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

• •

OVERHEAD GANTRIES

•

ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES

•

•

•

NOT APPLICABLE

ROAD MATERIAL RECYCLING

COLD MILLING CONTRACTORS

NOT APPLICABLE

AUDIBLE ROAD BARRIERS / NOISE WALLS

LINE MARKING

•

•

• •

SAFETY BARRIER INSTALLATION

•

• •

NOT APPLICABLE

CRACK SEALING CONTRACTORS

STABILISATION COMPANIES

NOT APPLICABLE

CRACK SEALING CONTRACTORS

END OF LIFE STABILISATION SAFETY REMOVAL TECHNOLOGICAL ROAD AND EQUIPMENT AND AND MAINTENANCE REHABILITATION ASSETS INSTALLATION RECYCLING

SPRAY SEALING CONTRACTORS

NOT APPLICABLE

BASE COURSE CONTRACTORS

SUBBASE CONTRACTORS

ASPHALT PAVING COMPANIES

ROAD CONSTRUCTION

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

• •

Steel fabrication

Dry equipment hire •

•

• •

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

Preliminary design road, temporary traffic management, safety and compliance audits

•

•

•

Environmental assessment, stormwater and erosion assessment and monitoring, laboratory analytical services

•

•

•

Bitumen foaming additives, adhesion promoters, cement and bitumen promotor additives, foamed bitumen stabilisation agents

•

•

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•

CCTV and condition assessment

•

•

•

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Asphalting

•

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Concrete kerbing

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Utility asset location and survey

•

•

Road Traffic, safety and construction signage

•

• •

•

Speed sign and traffic lights •

•

ITS design and routine maintenance services •

•

Dust mitigation and collision avoidance

•

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Construction material testing

•

•

•

Teretek resin injection, ground strengthening, void filling and re-levelling

•

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Unsealed road maintenance contractor

•

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Arboricultural services, recycling of tree and vegetation mulch

•

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Steel material supply

•

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Fabrication of gantries, signage frames, brackets and bracing

•

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•

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Landscape rehabilitation Ground improvement, basal pavement reinforcement and asphalt paving contractors

•

•

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Road rehabilitation

•

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ACT

MJP CONSULTING

ACT

NSW

NT

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC

WA

MOLEKULIS

ACT

NSW

NT

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC

WA

MOOVEN

ACT

NSW

NT

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC

WA

NSW

NATIONAL DRONES

NSW

QLD

NB HAULAGE PTY LTD

NSW

QLD

NT

NEXGEN FINAL TRIM

TAS

VIC

SA

• •

•

• •

•

WA

• •

•

•

•

•

•

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• •

•

•

• •

WA ACT

NSW

NT

QLD

SA

VIC

VIC NSW

• •

OMNIGRIP DIRECT PTY LTD ACT

•

WA

NSW

NT

QLD

SA

TAS

OUTLOOK (AUST.) LIMITED

VIC

•

ACT

•

• WA

NSW

NSW

•

NT

QLD

SA

TAS

PORTHAUL CIVIL CONSTRUCTION

VIC

PROJECT ASPHALT PTY LTD

NSW

NT

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC

WA

VIC ACT

NSW

NT

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC

WA

RAINSTORM DUST CONTROL PTY LTD

ACT

NSW

NT

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC

WA

RD MILLER PTY LTD

NSW

RESOURCECO MATERIAL SOLUTIONS PTY LTD

NSW QLD

VIC

•

• • •

•

•

•

•

•

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• • •

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

• •

• •

•

• SA

•

• •

RAINSTORM THE DUST CONTROL PROFESSIONALS

•

•

WA

NSW

QUALITY FABRICATION & ENGINEERING PTY LTD

•

•

•

VIC ACT

•

•

VIC ACT

•

• •

VIC

PAVEMENT TECHNOLOGY CENTRE (PTC)

NOT APPLICABLE

ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS

AGGREGATE

BITUMEN

NOT APPLICABLE

COMPACTION OR SOIL STABILISATION

NOT APPLICABLE

SOIL/GEOGRAPHY ASSESSMENTS

GEOTECHNICAL DRILLING

•

WA

VIC

ROADS APRIL 2021

•

•

•

NVC PRECAST AND NVC PILING

50

•

QLD

NOVA CIVIL PTY LTD

RETEX PAVEMENT SERVICES

•

•

•

NOBLE SURVEYS

PR WATER / PR POWER.

•

QLD

NEWWORLD PAVEMENT SOLUTIONS PTY LTD

PIONEERZ SAFETY PTY LTD

•

•

•

NEAYLON ROAD CONSULTING

PATCHES ASPHALT

•

MATERIAL SUPPLIERS

•

MURPHY MCCARTHY & ASSOCIATES PTY. LTD.

ONTIME GUARDRAIL

PILING

•

EARTHWORKS AND EXCAVATION

EXCAVATION

NSW

GP GLOBAL GROUP

NOBLES (A. NOBLE & SON LTD.)

CABLING RELOCATION

WA

VIC

TAS

SA

QLD

NT

NSW

ACT

OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE MIKCON

PIPING RELOCATION

EARLY WORKS AND UTILITIES

WORKING LOCATION

• •

• •

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•

Stormwater drainage, water and sewer, plant hire company

•

Asphalt, PMB, cold mix, micro surfacing emulsions, DBM, AC, microsurfacing and asphalt overlay

•

ITS and signals, personal proximity and speed alarm

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•

• • •

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Restoration

•

Survey or inspection work Bulk cartage, quarry products, profiling

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Bulk earthworks, final trim

•

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•

Survey contractors

•

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•

Drainge works

•

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High friction and recycled-glass surfacing, resin-bound surfaces, internally illuminated signs, lighting, LED safety tactiles (TGSI)

• •

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•

•

Guardrail safety barrier repair and safety barrier removal

•

Waste services, removal and recycling

• •

• •

RAP rejuvenator Traffic monitoring and analysis

• •

OTHER

NOT APPLICABLE

SAFETY CAMERA/SPEED CAMERA INSTALLERS

VISUAL MESSAGING BOARDS •

ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES

•

• • •

•

•

OVERHEAD GANTRIES

•

•

•

NOT APPLICABLE

ROAD MATERIAL RECYCLING •

•

•

•

•

•

• •

•

•

• •

COLD MILLING CONTRACTORS

•

• •

NOT APPLICABLE

AUDIBLE ROAD BARRIERS / NOISE WALLS

LINE MARKING

SAFETY BARRIER INSTALLATION

NOT APPLICABLE

CRACK SEALING CONTRACTORS

STABILISATION COMPANIES

NOT APPLICABLE

CRACK SEALING CONTRACTORS

•

END OF LIFE STABILISATION SAFETY REMOVAL TECHNOLOGICAL ROAD AND EQUIPMENT AND AND MAINTENANCE REHABILITATION ASSETS INSTALLATION RECYCLING

SPRAY SEALING CONTRACTORS

BASE COURSE CONTRACTORS

•

NOT APPLICABLE

SUBBASE CONTRACTORS

ASPHALT PAVING COMPANIES

ROAD CONSTRUCTION

•

Solar powered VAS and specialist activated LED signage

• •

•

Emulsions and bitumen additives

• Water management and legal discharge, truck wheel wash & dust suppression, lighting towers and generators

•

•

•

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Forward moving aggregate spreader trucks

•

•

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•

Dust control

•

•

•

Road dust suppression and Stablisation

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Haulage and sisposal of waste materials

•

Retexturing, water cutting

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VIC

SACHI GEOTECHNICS PTY LTD ACT

NSW

NT

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC

STANLEY ROAD CONSTRUCTION NSW

SUPERB CIVIL GROUP

NSW ACT

NSW

NT

QLD

SYNERGY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PTY LTD

ACT

NSW

NT

QLD

ACT

NSW

THE CAT RENTAL STORE

TAS

VIC

TAS

VIC

TAS

VIC

NSW

TITANIUM TRAFFIC PLANS

NSW

SA

•

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TRAFFICSENSORS.COM

•

QLD

TUTT BRYANT HEATH

•

• SA

•

TYRE CRUMB (VIC)

VIC

ULTIMATE INDUSTRIAL-PRODUCTS

ACT

NSW

NT

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC

VENTIA

ACT

NSW

NT

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC

• •

•

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• •

•

• WA

•

•

•

NSW NSW

•

•

VIC

ACT

•

WA

•

TJM CONSTRUCTION GROUP P/L

VFT ENGINEERING SURVEYORS PTY LTD

• •

NT

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC

WALKER GRADER HIRE

VIC

WAMARRA PTY LTD

VIC

WAPSA PTY LTD

WA

• •

•

• •

•

•

•

•

•

VIC NSW

QLD

WINSLOW CONSTRUCTORS

NSW

QLD

WOOLLAMS EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE PTY LTD

NSW

WEST COAST BITUMEN

• WA

SA

WORKZONE TRAFFIC CONTROL PTY LTD

• VIC

•

• •

• SA

NSW

NOT APPLICABLE

ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS

AGGREGATE

BITUMEN

NOT APPLICABLE

COMPACTION OR SOIL STABILISATION

EXCAVATION

SOIL/GEOGRAPHY ASSESSMENTS

GEOTECHNICAL DRILLING

CABLING RELOCATION

PILING

•

QLD

THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP

•

• •

SA

•

SA QLD

NEAYLON ROAD CONSULTING

ROADS APRIL 2021

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•

•

SUPERSEALING

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•

QLD

STU’S EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATIONS PTY LTD

XJ GROUP PTY LTD

•

VIC

SPI PROPERTY INSPECTIONS

WARP TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

• •

•

VIC

VITAL CHEMICAL PTY LTD

•

QLD

SOUTHERN PLANT HIRE

THE DRAIN MAN (AUST) PTY LTD

•

MATERIAL SUPPLIERS

WA

ROKON PTY LTD

SHOULDERMASTER

WA

VIC

ROAD PAVEMENT SOLUTIONS

EARTHWORKS AND EXCAVATION

NOT APPLICABLE

NSW

VIC

TAS

SA

QLD

NT

NSW

ACT

OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE RICH RIVER ASPHALT P/L

PIPING RELOCATION

EARLY WORKS AND UTILITIES

WORKING LOCATION

•

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All works with pavements

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Geogrids, geotextiles, geocomposites, glass grid and related products

•

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Road widening and road shoulder rehabilitation

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•

Dilapidation, street and geolocation walking surveys

• •

•

•

•

•

• •

Plant and truck wet hire and contract cartage •

•

OTHER

NOT APPLICABLE Road profiling

•

VISUAL MESSAGING BOARDS

• •

OVERHEAD GANTRIES

•

NOT APPLICABLE

•

LINE MARKING

• •

NOT APPLICABLE

• •

• •

SAFETY CAMERA/SPEED CAMERA INSTALLERS

AUDIBLE ROAD BARRIERS / NOISE WALLS

SAFETY BARRIER INSTALLATION

CRACK SEALING CONTRACTORS

ROAD MATERIAL RECYCLING

•

STABILISATION COMPANIES

NOT APPLICABLE

CRACK SEALING CONTRACTORS

•

•

ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES

COLD MILLING CONTRACTORS

•

SPRAY SEALING CONTRACTORS

NOT APPLICABLE

•

END OF LIFE STABILISATION SAFETY REMOVAL TECHNOLOGICAL ROAD AND EQUIPMENT AND AND MAINTENANCE REHABILITATION ASSETS INSTALLATION RECYCLING

NOT APPLICABLE

•

BASE COURSE CONTRACTORS

SUBBASE CONTRACTORS

ASPHALT PAVING COMPANIES

ROAD CONSTRUCTION

•

•

•

•

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•

Land and water remediation Equipment supply

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Project management, scheduling

•

Traffic management

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Rock beaching waterways, drainage, bridge structures

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No-dig drain rehabilitation

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Asset management, consulting and maintenance.

•

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Surveying

•

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Stockpile stabilisation, dust and erosion Control, revegetation, site water treatment solutions and hydromulch

•

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Site establishment, flexible pavements, drainage and NDD Pumps Traffic management and traffic control

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Trimming and leveling Traffic management

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ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

TYRECYCLE WINS

RECIRCLE AWARD IN A FURTHER VOTE OF CONFIDENCE FOR AUSTRALIA’S TYRE RECYCLING SECTOR, LEADING COMPANY TYRECYCLE HAS BEEN NAMED ‘BEST TYRE RECYCLER’ AT THE INAUGURAL GLOBAL ‘RECIRCLE AWARDS’.

Tyrecycle is expanding its production capacity for both tyre-derrived-fuel and crumb rubber products.

T

yrecycle, a division of leading Australasian resource recovery company ResourceCo, was up against other global leaders representing the UK, South Africa, Netherlands and North America in Liberty Tire Recycling, Murfitts industries, XTyre Global, Rubber Resources.

The Recircle awards are a new global event designed to recognise the contribution of companies and individuals within the tyre manufacturing, retreading and recycling industries in progressing a circular economy.

Tyrecycle CEO, Jim Fairweather says the award is testament to the dedicated efforts of the team as they’ve worked to establish Tyrecycle as a truly global leader, providing superior service in an efficient, environmentally sound, safe, and socially responsible manner.

“It really reflects the commitment and dedication of all our employees and business partners in doing what we can to progress a circular economy and ensure we leave a positive legacy.”

The award comes at a time of growth for 54

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Tyrecycle, with the company progressing with plans for the launch of its new multi-million-dollar plant at Eskine Park in Sydney, with site works set to commence in coming weeks.

With the ban on the export on wholebaled tyres set to commence in December this year, Tyrecycle is expanding its production capacity for both tyre-derivedfuel (TDF) and rubber crumb which is used in road construction.

“We’ll be producing in excess of 9000 tonnes of rubber crumb for the local construction industry - eliminating the need to transfer shredded tyres annually from New South Wales to Victoria for further processing at our Melbourne facility,” Fairweather says.

“It ensures we are progressing a local circular economy solution to rubber waste.”

Eldan Recycling - world leaders in the manufacturing, supply and installation of state-of-the-art tyre recycling equipment – will be supplying the plant and equipment.

“We’ll also be using advanced fabric

separation technology to facilitate the use of passenger tyres, in addition to truck tyres, in the rubber crumbing process,” Fairweather says.

The new plant will have the capability of processing 50,000 tonnes of end-of-life tyres annually into products used for road resurfacing including sprayed seals or in asphalt, as well as sporting and playground surfaces, and fuel.

“Tyrecycle’s considerable point of difference is that we proudly continue to deliver and guarantee full chain of custody and transparency for all the materials we process and supply.

“We continue to be excited by the potential growth in demand for products repurposed from end-of-life tyres, especially if supported by Government procurement targets.”

“The global Recircle Award will help us to increase awareness of the importance of tyre recycling and providing solutions on how to reuse waste tyres generated here in Australia to create value through other products,” Fairweather says.

The new plant will have capacity to process 50,000 end of life tyres each year.

AUSTRALIAN FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION

2021 Industry Awards

Nominations Open www.afpa.asn.au/2021-state-and-national-awards-nominations/

2020 State Industry Awards Sponsors

ALEX FRASER SUSTAINA

PREMIER’S SUSTAI IN SUPPLYING THE VICTORIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WITH SUSTAINABLE, HIGH QUALITY, RECYCLED MATERIALS, ALEX FRASER HAS WON THE PREMIER’S SUSTAINABILITY AWARD FOR LARGE BUSINESS. ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE TAKES A LOOK AT HOW THE COMPANY PAVED THEIR WAY TO SUCCESS.

E

very year the Victorian Government holds a celebration for those that are leading the way in innovative or sustainable practices throughout the state.

With 10 categories covering everything from education to environmental justice, businesses and initiatives are judged by an independent panel of environmental experts.

In the opening speech of the night Premier Dan Andrews said the Sustainability Awards honour the things that matter most to Victorians, connection to each other and to the place we call home.

This year marked the 18th awards ceremony and Alex Fraser’s Sustainable Supply Hub won the Premier’s Sustainability Award for Large Business.

Annually, the company produces more than three million tonnes of quality construction products made from diverse, high volume waste. Their materials then go on to be used throughout the construction industry which contributes almost $21.6 billion to the Victorian economy.

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Alex Fraser’s Laverton Sustainable Supply Hub is the largest integrated recycling facility in Victoria, comprising a construction and demolition waste recycling plant, a glass recycling plant and a high recycled technology asphalt plant.

Supplying a multitude of civil construction projects around Melbourne, Alex Fraser’s Sustainable Supply Hub recovers glass, asphalt, brick and concrete, and recycles it to produce up to 1 million tonnes of recycled roadbase, 500,000 tonnes of sustainable asphalt and 200,000 tonnes of recycled glass sand each year.

The Laverton Hub reduces landfill, carbon emissions and the need for transport and extraction of construction materials by producing alternatives that are recycled locally.

Officially opened in May 2019 by Victorian Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio, Alex Fraser’s Sustainable Supply Hub employs over 110 people.

Peter Murphy, Alex Fraser Managing Director, said the Sustainable Supply Hub provides the materials that people need to build greener roads on a massive scale.

“Every year more than a million tonnes of material is brought here for recycling. We use a range of crushing, screening, air knife separation, magnetic separation and other technologies to separate the materials to make high quality sand road base and asphalt for the construction industry,” Murphy said.

“In the last year we’ve delivered two and a half million tonnes of material to build greener roads and that includes more than a million bottles worth of glass recycling and more than half a million tonnes

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A BLE SUPPLY HUB WINS

NABILITY AWARD of sustainable asphalt.”

Alex Fraser has developed a wide range of high quality and sustainable asphalt and roadbase products under its Green Roads banner. PolyPave Asphalt is one of the company’s latest innovations, incorporating tonnes of recycled RAP, glass and plastic containers to create a truly sustainable pavement that is being used by more than a dozen councils to build greener roads in municipalities across Victoria and Queensland.

The first application of PolyPave took place in 2018 for the Yarra City Council, on the fringe of Melbourne’s CBD. The maiden project recycled approximately 7,300 two litre plastic bottles, 55,000 glass bottles and several tonnes of reclaimed asphalt pavement into the roads; reduced waste to landfill by 97.3 tonnes and cut carbon emissions by 633 kilograms.

Infinitely recyclable, PolyPave roads can be recycled at the end of their life too, reclaimed, profiled and reprocessed into RAP (Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement) for reuse.

In addition to winning the Premier’s Sustainability Award, 2020 was a huge year for Alex Fraser. The company recycled its one millionth tonne of glass and won the Victorian Transport Association’s Sustainable Environment Award for expanding the distribution of its recycled glass sand into Melbourne’s south east, through its Clarinda Recycling Facility.

Alex Fraser’s Clarinda Recycling Facility, much like the Laverton Hub, supplies major road, rail and municipal projects with a range of high-spec, sustainable materials.

Clarinda Recycling has the capacity to supply up to one million tonnes of green roads construction materials to south eastern projects each year – recycling the equivalent of 25 per cent of the construction and demolition material and glass waste recovered in Melbourne.

In December 2020, the Clarinda site was

granted a 10-year operational extension.

Alex Fraser has committed to continue to make a positive contribution to its local community and environment and recently teamed up with Greenfleet, a leading environmental not for profit and Australia’s first carbon offset provider, to take practical climate action.

As part of the partnership Alex Fraser have committed to provide funding for Greenfleet to plant enough native trees to offset every tonne of carbon created at the Clarinda

Recycling Facility, and help restore Victoria’s native forests and ecosystems.

The initiative will see Alex Fraser offset 100 per cent of the 2,500 tonnes of carbon emissions generated at Clarinda Recycling.

“I’m really proud of what we do here, we’re preserving natural resources keeping things out of landfill and our customers are very focused on building projects on time, on specification and on budget and we help them do that and get a better outcome for the environment,” Murphy said.

Alex Fraser’s asphalt plant at the Sustainable Supply Hub.

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CASTING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR

EDUCATION

WITH AN INCREASE IN MAJOR PROJECT WORK, NVC PRECAST HAS HIRED APPRENTICES, TRAINEES, INTERNS AND SUPPORTED ITS OWN STAFF WITH UPSKILLING ENDEAVOURS. NVC’S EMPLOYEES EXPLAIN HOW THEY ARE BALANCING WORK AND STUDY WHILE USING THEIR NEWFOUND SKILLS AT THE BUSINESS.

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epartment of Employment projections have estimated that between 2019-2024 the number of Australian construction employees with a degree or higher qualification will increase by 11 per cent. Those with a Certificate III, IV or higher are also expected to increase by nearly five per cent.

As NVC Precast are growing in size and picking up contracts with major projects like level crossing removals, the company is looking to increase its contribution to the training of future construction professionals.

Implementing flexible working conditions and providing workers with a practical ground to train in, NVC are brining on apprentices and supporting their staff in higher education.

Roads & Infrastructure had the opportunity to chat with a few of NVC’s staff that are improving their education and in turn helping to build the company.

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AMANDA COLE – NVC Precast SHEQ Systems Manager Previously Integrated Management Systems (IMS) Manager at NVC, Amanda Cole began studying a Master of Business Analytics at Victoria University while working at the company.

When COVID hit and study turned online, NVC allowed Cole the opportunity to work from home and to have flexible hours in order to attend her master’s classes.

Cole says her business analytics course covers how to incorporate performance management, using analytics to evaluate company performance.

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metrics, finding ways in which we can do data analysis and visualisation to get a better understanding of the performance of the organisation,” she says.

“NVC provide me the resources for the practical application of what I am training in. So, if I need reports or documentation or if I need to use NVC as a case study they are happy to help out.”

Upskilling in business analytics enabled Amanda to change the focus of her role from IMS Manager, to Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) Systems Manager.

“I’ve learned about data visualisation and being able to get a story out of the data. We are able to create interactive and up to date reports by using open-source programming languages to automate documentation and performance reports within the business,” Cole says.

She says going forward her plan is to bring all of NVC’s data into online and electronic formats, to automate and scale their monitoring and reporting processes.

“I can use that data for all sorts of improvement projects at NVC. For example, right now we are optimising our gas consumption and usage from an environmental footprint perspective. So, we are analysing what our usage is and how we might be able to optimise our usage of resources like gas while maintaining compliance to product specifications.”

JINGWEN XU – NVC Precast Engineering Intern In her third year of an engineering degree at Deakin University, Jingwen Xu is undertaking a three-to-six-month internship with NVC Precast.

At NVC, Xu is able to assist engineers and learn on-the-job processes while helping to monitor and produce precast structural elements.

“I help with the tender process, specifically doing take-offs for the tender projects. I also assist engineers in doing cover meter checks and I’m learning some of the basic precast concrete tasks,” she says.

NVC are supporting Xu to balance study and working arrangements in order to successfully complete her course.

“I feel very fortunate that I can work with experienced engineers and professionals in the construction industry at NVC and I enjoy working with them and learning from them every day,” Xu says.

“I like that with every project, big or small it’s exciting and there is always something

Mengezi Luke Sayi assessing concrete cover data.

to learn. I can help out with time consuming tasks but also get to learn more of the technical elements.”

MENGEZI LUKE SAYI – NVC Precast Quality Engineer With his first degree in mechanical engineering, Mengezi Luke Sayi has now been working in civil construction for eight years and was keen to align his qualifications to his work.

Sayi says when he moved over to civil engineering, he noticed a few gaps in his education and he wanted to learn more about civil construction technologies and products. He is currently working full time at NVC while completing a Master in Civil Engineering part-time.

“NVC is very close to university and they were flexible with the time to study during work hours so whenever I need to be in class, or if I have exams, they allow me to go which is really helpful,” Sayi says.

“Working here I am dealing with bridges and then you go to a class and you learn about bridges, so it’s very easy to succeed in education.”

He says the expert civil engineers at NVC are great resources to learn from on the job.

“Working at NVC you get to interact with a lot of different people from suppliers to customers and VicRoads. So, you get to interact with them and learn from many different perspectives,” he says.

“I love that NVC deals with major projects, like casting 130 tonne beams and seeing them leave the yard, knowing you had something to do with it is a great feeling.”

Mengezi Luke Sayi reviewing product details with a colleague.

Sayi has also been able to bring some of his learnings from University to NVC. For example, he now uses the Microsoft Project program, which he was taught through his master’s course, for NVC work.

“I plan on sticking at NVC for a long time because there is a lot to learn, and I get responsibility here to look after lots of jobs from planning to delivery,” Sayi says.

“I really want to be a project engineer and if I can advance while I am at NVC and doing my masters that will be great because I really enjoy working here. The main goal is to manage a project on my own, that is where I want to end up.”

Giving opportunities to future civil construction professionals such as Amanda, Jingwen and Luke is an important focus for NVC Precast and the business plans to expand its offerings from here.

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Protech is an Australian owned labour hire agency.

INTRODUCING: PROTECH PLUS PROTECH CONTINUES TO REFINE ITS CUSTOMISED RANGE OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS FOR SPECIALISED CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT, UNDER THE BANNER OF PROTECH PLUS. ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE SPEAKS TO MANAGING DIRECTOR MARK MEILI ABOUT THE TAILORED APPROACH.

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n industry with a $110 billion government pipeline set out for the next 10 years will need skilled and dedicated people behind it.

This is where Protech comes in, established 15 years ago Protech is an Australian owned labour hire agency with extensive experience in infrastructure employment.

To prepare for the huge investment in infrastructure over the next decade Protech has packaged its expanding services and is launching Protech Plus under which the company offers collaboration and quality people with a continued focus on safety and diversity.

Marc Meili, Protech Managing Director, says with such a large and diverse country – skills shortages are very much localised with a number of economic and social factors, and he sees this trend continuing.

“Protech has been operating for over 15 years and with more than 20 branches across Australia has a real understanding of the market broadly and regionally. This allows us to navigate these skills shortages well,” Meili says.

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with businesses in the development of a customised workforce plan.

Identifying the key areas of interest and specific requirements of each business or project, Protech will create a detailed scope.

From there the team works to fill workforce gaps and review performance against project specific metrics.

The Protech team understands that skilled workers come at a cost and labour hire is often associated with flexibility and responsiveness. Through the Co-Creation process, Protech will work to source and screen quality people who are a good fit for the requirement, as well as flexible and responsive to project needs.

PROTECH CERTIFIED To ensure each client gets the best outcomes from Protech’s pool of candidates the company developed Protech Certified over 10 years ago and continues to refine it with new technology and research.

Gaining a Protech certification requires applicants to go through an extensive selection process, backed by a stringent methodology.

“The service we deliver relies on the provision of quality people. At the heart of that, is the Protech Certification process,” Meili says.

The team’s experience in labour hire, and

Marc Meili, Protech Managing Director.

their understanding of the infrastructure industry means they are well placed to spot quality applicants.

“We have taken tens of thousands of people through this process over our 15 years of operation and as such, we know the key elements that show ongoing reliability of the process we go through to determine a quality person,” he says.

BESAFE With health and safety at the top of mind, Protech have looked at how their impact on the safety of workers could be enhanced and have recently launched BeSafe, a fresh approach to safety.

“Our safety strategy has four pillars; Safety Leadership, Safe People, Safe Clients and

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Continuous Improvement. Each of these encompasses proactive safety, selecting the right people and working with the right clients - who also value safety. This means that we can all enjoy the benefits of a safer environment,” Meili says.

A proactive approach begins at the project level. When working with a project Protech will determine management commitments and key performance indicators to ensure any new recruits maintain the safety standard.

Staff assigned to projects will be trained, tested and inducted on project specific safety procedures before starting work on-site.

Each of the screening assessments undertaken on applicant will enable Protect to determine a candidate’s physical abilities and constraints as well as their attitude towards safety.

Protech’s safety tests include Protect Screen-SAFE, which is a range of motion, agility and mobility testing. Even isometric and dynamic testing is part of the process.

With a zero tolerance for drugs and alcohol, these tests are also undertaken prior to employment.

In addition, the Protech team uses Cernova’s unique testing technology that can assess an employee’s mental resilience and predict their propensity for safety.

Then once an employee has been placed, Protech have important safety management processes in place such as injury management programs and corrective action processes.

“Our employees are working on client sites and therefore we need to understand, and then monitor, what environment they will be working in from a safety perspective.

This is best achieved through observation,” Meili says.

On-site safety checks are conducted on a regular basis by the trained Protech safety team.

“It also demonstrates to our employees and our clients that safety is of the utmost importance. More and more we are seeing that due to the collaborative nature of how we work with clients, we are able to provide ‘a fresh set of safety eyes’ on site which creates a win-win.”

SOCIAL INCLUSION As part of Co-Creation, the company has a number of social inclusion strategies to do their part towards increasing diversity in construction.

“Protech’s purpose is be a positive influence in people’s lives. Inclusion is core to that purpose as employment is such a key part of people’s lives. We are very clear that this refers to all people, in an inclusive manner,” Meili says.

Protech have partnered with Dreampath to facilitate Indigenous employment opportunities for men and women within the national construction workforce.

Dreampath can help projects to better understand cultural awareness and the benefits of mentoring the wider workforce to understand cultural sensitivities and practices.

To increase the number of women in the construction workforce Protech developed a Women in Construction Pre-Employment Program, in partnership with RoadTek which has been run over several years.

The program gives women an overview of the industry and career paths available, it also introduces them to the opportunity to undertake a cert two Cert

Protech have a number of social inclusion partners to help increase diversity in construction.

II Civil Construction course in Resources and Work Infrastructure.

Once employed, women can receive ongoing mentoring from the National Association of Women in Construction who are partners of Protech.

Protech are also a registered Group Training Organisation in several states which allows them to train and mentor the next generation of quality people.

Overall, Protech Plus touches on key industry needs in safety, certification and inclusion. Together these focus points can help any business achieve employment and performance targets.

“Protech is proud to have been a key player over the last decade of major infrastructure projects across Australia and the next decade will be no different,” Meili says.

The Protech team regularly conduct safety checks.

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PROTECTION

Part of Southlakes Residential subdivision.

FOR 15 YEARS MAAS GROUP HAS WORKED WITH KYLIE HULL AT GALLAGHER AND SPECIALIST INSURER UAA TO COVER THEIR FLEET OF EQUIPMENT. THE TEAM HAS SUPPORTED EACH OTHER THROUGH FIRES AND FLOODS, ALWAYS ENSURING DOWNTIME IS MINIMISED AND PROTECTION IS PARAMOUNT.

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n December 2010 during a large thunderstorm the Macquarie River reached a level of 9.7 metres and broke its banks near Dubbo, NSW. Nearby Maas Group’s machinery base was holding equipment, reported by the Sydney Morning Herald at the time to be worth over $1.2 million.

To protect the equipment inside the yard, the company constructed a moat around the premises to keep the water out and the machinery safe.

Working with their broker Gallagher and insurer UAA, MAAS Group were able to have access to funds quickly in order to construct the moat.

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catastrophic to downtime and project delays for their customers.

Over 10 years later MAAS Group, Gallagher and UAA are still working together to insure MAAS Group’s fleet, which has now grown in excess of 300 machines.

The company was established in 2002 with one Bobcat and a tipper truck and in 2021, MAAS Group Holdings Pty Ltd is a publicly listed diversified industrial business operating right across Australia in equipment hire, construction materials, underground services and real estate development.

The MAAS team have been working with Kylie Hull at Gallagher Dubbo and UAA for around 15 years and the relationship has grown alongside the company.

Wes Maas, Founder of MAAS Group says the business operates quarries and earthmoving machinery both on hard dollar projects, building civil infrastructure, as well as plant hire projects right across the east coast of Australia. The team also develop

residential and commercial property.

“We own the full range of earthmoving equipment, from dump trucks, graders, rollers, water trucks, and more and we own a number of low loaders and tip trucks, that work out of our quarries,” he says.

“We then have a lot of crushing equipment and underground machinery like concrete trucks, skid mounted sub stations, electrical equipment and some more.”

Because the business undertakes a diverse range of projects and owns a comprehensive fleet of machinery MAAS Group recognised the importance of having tailored plant and equipment insurance.

“Our world is pretty broad, so specialists understand the industry and the costs of machinery. It just helps with ease of business when they understand. They are specialists so they know what we do and we’re all busy so speed is really important in everything we do,” Maas says.

“We’ve had a good long-term relationship

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with UAA that has been seamless. You always have small issues or insurance claims, incidents and accidents and it’s the service on those that drives us back.”

With Gallagher as the company’s specialist broker for 15 years, the level of understanding of MAAS Group as a business has continued to grow.

“The number one benefit to us in using Gallagher is the efficiency. Having one person to deal with on renewals, additions and disposals we have a really good system that has developed over the 15 years,” Maas says.

“It’s good for peace of mind too. We are now a publicly listed company, so we have a board of directors that we are obliged to cover risks for as well as shareholders.”

The Dubbo floods were one example where the partnership between MAAS Group, Gallagher and UAA produced a really positive outcome.

Maas says the company also had two dump trucks working on the Snowy Hydro project when fires swept through.

“It was unavoidable from us and if we didn’t have insurance, we would have lost 4-500 thousand dollars maybe more.”

Kylie Hull, Area Director for Gallagher, has worked with MAAS Group over the course of their partnership. She says it’s important for businesses like MAAS to understand what is and isn’t covered.

“MAAS Group have got so much going on in their day-to-day business. They need to ensure someone’s looking after their interests

in insurance,” Hull says.

“You can have a conversation around renewal time but as the business changes and develops through the year you need to be across those changes to mitigate any gaps in cover that might come up.”

She says especially when MAAS Group went public, that was a huge undertaking with insurance.

“Gallagher has been able to combine our risk management expertise with a deep understanding of the MAAS Group and its history. I’ve been proud to support our client’s growth, helping out new members of their team and providing continuity of insurance advice.”

Hull says the team at Gallagher has a really good relationship with specialist insurer UAA so when it comes to claims, things are sorted fast, and downtime is

minimised where possible.

“I can’t fault UAA’s claims service whenever MAAS Group have a claim, they are onto it straight away the assessor is quickly appointed. UAA understand if something can’t be repaired, they need to get the money into the bank so MAAS can get operating,” she says.

“They are very much old school insurers, they want to get the business up and running first and foremost and sort out the paperwork later, whereas a lot of insurers don’t do that these days which can add a lot of unnecessary time to a claim and stress to an owner.”

With a strong and lasting relationship, the team of MAAS, Gallagher and UAA is likely to continue long into the future, seeing MAAS Group through more growth and expansion that may come.

Equipment on the Snowy Hydro project.

MAAS Group Holdings HQ Quarry.

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CHANGES TO THE SECURITY OF

PAYMENTS ACT

THE NEXUS LAW GROUP DETAILS CHANGES TO THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SECURITY OF PAYMENT ACT 1999 (SOP ACT OR THE NSW ACT) AND EXPLAINS HOW IT CAN BE A POWERFUL TOOL FOR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS TO ACHIEVE A SWIFT INTERIM DETERMINATION OF PAYMENT DISPUTES.

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nderstanding and being able to use the SOP Act can assist businesses in recovering delinquent payments.

Familiarity with the key concepts of the SOP Act and recent amendments to the legislation is crucial when making and responding to payment claims under the legislation.

MANAGING CASHFLOW IS KEY When introducing legislation that amended the SOP Act to the NSW Parliament in 2002, the (then) Minister for Public Works and Services, Hon. M Lemma identified that cashflow was the lifeblood of the construction industry and that the final determination of disputes were both costly and being held up in lengthy court proceedings.

Accordingly, the Act set up a system by which there is: • A statutory right to make monthly payment claims • A mechanism for a quick paper-based adjudication of payment claims in dispute • A means to enforce an adjudicator’s determination in Court as a Debt Due and Payable • A means to take enforcement steps receive payment.

Payment Claim

The current version of the SOP Act contains strict deadlines.

KNOW YOUR PAYMENT SCHEDULE DEADLINES The current version of SOP Act contains strict deadlines which include the following: 1. A Payment Schedule (responding to a Payment Claim) must be issued within 10 business days from receipt of the Payment Claim

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Adjudication Application

2. An Adjudication Application is due within 10 business days from receipt of the Payment Schedule 3. An Adjudication Response is due by the later of: a) five business days after receipt of the Adjudication Application, or b) two business days after receiving the Adjudicator’s notice of Acceptance of the Application.

Adjudication Response

Adjudication Decision

Due date for Adjudication Payment

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10 Working Days

5 Working Days

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There are now differences for contracts dated pre or post 21 October 2019.

Missing a deadline in the SOP Act can be detrimental to an application or response.

WHO CAN UTILISE THE SOP ACT? In construction, the SOP Act payment claim recovery processes can be used by: 1. Head Contractors 2. Sub-Contractors 3. Architects, designers, surveyors, quantity surveyors 4. Advisory services for building, engineering, landscaping 5. Suppliers of materials and components (that form part of any building, structure or work arising from construction work) or plant or materials sold or hired for use in connection with the carrying out of construction work.

DIFFERENCES IN CONTRACTS DATED PRE OR POST 21 OCTOBER 2019 An amendment to the SOP Act, operating from 21 October 2019, has resulted in different versions of the Act applying depending upon the date the construction contract was entered into.

Some of the changes which were introduced are as follows: First is the ability to make one more payment claim after contract termination.

Prior to the amendment of the Act in 2019, High Court authority effectively prohibited a payment claim from being made after a contract was terminated.

For construction contracts entered into from 21 October 2019, there is now the ability to make one more payment claim after termination of the contract.

The second change is to trust account requirements for retention monies.

Where construction contracts provide for cash retention monies to be held and a construction project has a value of at least $20 million, the Act requires retention monies to be held in a trust account.

Separate ledgers must be kept for the retention monies for each subcontractor, recording details of the amounts deposited, the date of each transaction and the balance after each transaction.

Under the 21 October 2019 amendment to the Act, the regulations may now enable subcontractors to inspect the records kept in connection with the retention money trust account.

Accordingly, the regulations require subcontractors to be provided with the trust account ledger at least once every six months.

Third is the return of the requirement that a payment claim identify it is made under the Act. For contracts dated from 21 October 2019, all payment claims must now state on the payment claim that the claim is made under the Act. This has been seen as a welcome reform where there was considerable confusion in the industry in some cases as to exactly what communications were required on a payment claim.

It was a significant problem because only one payment claim is permitted per month (or other intervals as specified in a contract) and quite technical arguments could be mounted to assert invalidity of certain payment claims on the basis that multiple payment claims had been issued.

The fourth point that has been changed revolves around claimants in liquidation.

The amendment to the Act removes the ability of a corporation in liquidation to serve a payment claim or to take any action to enforce a payment claim.

IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS TO LOOK OUT FOR While the Act is a powerful tool to obtain progress payments in the event of a dispute, it is also highly technical area.

Mistakes can be made in terms of not getting the payment claim, or payment schedule responding to a payment claim, correct. Doing this or missing key deadlines can be detrimental.

Some mistakes include: 1. Failure to comply with the strict deadlines in the act such as for Payment Claims; 2. Not endorsing Payment Claims with a statement that the Act applies to the claim; 3. Not adequately describing the works or quantifying the claim; 4. Making multiple payment claims for the one entitlement date for Payment Schedules; 5. Not clearly articulating the reasons for withholding money claimed; 6. Not clearly detailing the payment which is proposed in response to the payment claim.

Given the technicalities involved we recommend construction industry stakeholders consider obtaining legal advice for important payment claims and consider regular training of contract administration staff to ensure they understand and comply with the provisions of the Act. For more information, visit www. nexuslawyers.com.au/SOPwebinar roadsonline.com.au

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elcome to my first column as Ambassador for the Women in Industry Awards.

I am currently the Marketing Manager at an advanced automation company, and my career has been challenging yet rewarding so far.

I started out as the Executive Assistant to the Managing Director. My training and experience had provided me with a career in administration, but I felt I had more to be achieved.

Then five years ago, I was appointed as Marketing Assistant. As I grew within the role I was seeking newer and more exciting challenges, and as a result invested a lot of time learning many aspects of the company’s product offering. This proved to be quite complex and challenging, but extremely rewarding.

I am now in my fourth year as Marketing Manager and firmly believe that the more you strive, the more you will be fulfilled within your career.

In 2020 I was nominated by my peers for the Women in Industry Awards. This was a surprise to me, and I was honoured that my colleagues felt so highly about my efforts.

The nomination itself was extraordinary, and then to reach the list of finalists and subsequently win the award was a personal and career defining highlight.

The Women in Industry Awards recognise outstanding success in industries traditionally dominated by men, including manufacturing, mining, engineering, transport and logistics and waste management.

My aim as Ambassador is to encourage you to nominate for these fantastic Awards, so that you receive recognition for your efforts in building a strong, well-defined and lasting business.

Women bring alternative viewpoints and experiences to a business which often fosters creativity and change. Yet the career pathway for women can be quite challenging, especially in an industry that is not highly represented by women. The Women in Industry Awards give you an opportunity to highlight key aspects and career defining moments of your many years of success and dedication.

The journey is extraordinarily rewarding, and when you have been with a company as long as I have, you can dig deep into the knowledge base that you have built and realise you can contribute exponentially to your company, and industry more broadly.

I look forward to celebrating all of your success at the 2021 Women in Industry Awards.

Nominations for the 2021 Women in Industry Awards are now open. Visit www.womeninindustry.com.au to submit a nomination.

Rachael Ashfield 2021 Women in Industry Ambassador

Rachael Ashfield, 2021 Women in Industry Ambassador.

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SHAPING OUR TRANSPORT FUTURE

EVOLVING PAVEMENTS IT’S NOT ONLY THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF PAVEMENTS THAT IS EVOLVING. PAVEMENTS ARE ALSO EVOLVING IN TERMS OF THEIR ROLE AND THEIR DESIGN. DAVID GREEN FROM ARRB’S FUTURE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TEAM PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW. ROAD DATA Pavements are already equipped with sensors that can inform road managers on how roads are being used, and to assist in the management and operations of the road network. They can also provide real-time data that can feed into the operation of traffic control systems.

As road operations becomes a greater focus, relative to road construction and maintenance, there will be greater need to understand which road users are using the pavements, along with when and to what magnitude it is being used. Embedded pavement sensors (intrusive) play a role in addition to non-intrusive (above pavement) and probe data (connected communication technology). The adage of ‘if you cannot measure it, you cannot manage it’ certainly applies to road networks. This is particularly relevant to motorways and more broadly arterial roads. A smart pavement embedded with sensors to detect how the road network is being used is critical.

EVOLVING VEHICLES Evolving vehicles will impact on pavement design and constructions. As electric vehicles evolve and become common, pavements may need to be equipped with inductive charging in order to charge suitably equipped electric vehicles (EVs).

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) are evolving. With that comes new abilities to be able to read the road and assist human drivers in driving the road. The ability for a CAV to read the road will influence how a road is designed, constructed, and maintained.

Road managers need to understand this, so they can apply an appropriate level of investment now and into the future.

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David Green from the Australian Road Research Board’s Future Transport Systems team.

growing asset management task and competing needs and priorities, there is a need to know more about the state of the road network to help balance priorities.

Evolving vehicles can play a role in this.

As connected and automated vehicles evolve there is potential that data may be collected on pavement conditions, with this information communicated back to road agencies and fed into their asset management systems and practices.

EVOLVING ROAD OPERATIONS Road operations are evolving. This will require data and information obtained through sensors and will alter how roads are operated in the future. Some of the key elements that will influence pavement design and construction into the future are: • Dynamic Road Cross-section Managed motorways now and into the future will contain elements and features that enable the cross-section of the road to dynamically alter based on real-time measurement of the traffic conditions.

This can include the ability to close lanes in response to an incident, allow shoulder lane use (in conjunction with other

aspects such as speed management and the use of emergency refuge areas), and to apply reversible lane systems to better accommodate tidal flow.

With improvements in vehicle technology like driver assistance systems and evolution of road operations (lane use management systems and variable speed limits), lane widths less than the standard 3.5m width where appropriate may be considered.

While not widely used, dynamic lane marking utilising LED lighting elements installed within the road surface has the ability to give the appearance of a line.

This is a technology that may emerge as a tool in the future.

• Maintaining Parking Equity Maintaining flow and parking equity is critical to road operations. Already starting to be used in time limited parking places are intrusive pavement sensors that can measure the time period that a vehicle has been stopped within a parking place. Inductive EV charging may also be provided at car parking spaces in future.

• Improving Road Safety Sensors can be used to detect a hazardous scenario such as black ice, or an approaching vehicle at a rural intersection.

This information can be communicated and displayed on a variable message sign, communicated to an approaching vehicle via wireless connection, and/or result in a change in the speed limit and displayed on a variable speed limit, and potentially deliver a positive safety outcome.

CONTACT US If you would like to know more about how the role of pavements may change into the future, through road data, evolving vehicles and evolving road operation practices, contact Dickson Leow, ARRB on 0477 704 313 or at dickson.leow@arrb.com.au to discuss.

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