2.4 Craigieburn Bypass
37°40’5.22”S 144°58’58.40”E Location: Craigieburn, Victoria Collaborators: Tonkin Zulaikha Greer and Artist Robert Owen Budget: $26 million Size: 4.8km Client: Vic Roads Start - end: 2003-2005
Statement: Why Seminal Craigieburn Bypass was our first large-scale infrastructure project and comprised the design of noise attenuation walls, bridges and landscape elements as part of a new freeway in the north of Melbourne. It was particularly important for the profession in Australia as landscape architects had not led the design of significant components of large-scale infrastructure projects of this kind before.
Brief To alleviate congestion along the Hume Highway as traffic entered Melbourne’s outskirts, a new bypass at Craigieburn was proposed to connect traffic to the recently completed Western Ring Road. As part of this project procurement, a limited competition was organised for a new gateway feature to signal arrival in Melbourne and to provide design ideas for noise attenuation elements along the freeway’s length. TCL as lead consultants brought together TZG Architects and the sculptor Robert Owen for the successful competition entry.
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