Location:
Maclean to Iluka
New South Wales
Client:
Pacific Complete (on behalf of Transport for NSW)
Sector:
Roads, Bridges & Structures
Expertise:
Transport
Contract Type:
Construct Only
Project Duration
2017 – 2020
Project value
$87 million (AUD)
Status
Completed
JF Hull was contracted as part of the BHA Joint Venture (Bielby Holdings, JF Hull Holdings, Albem Operations) in 2017 by Transport for NSW to construct 21 bridges between Maclean and Iluka as part of the Woolgoolga to Ballina, Pacific Highway upgrade in northern New South Wales.
The bridges & associated earthworks (Portion B Section 5) were positioned over 14 floodplain openings, with three highway overpasses for local roads, one fauna crossing and one bridge over an existing waterway.
Scope of Work
The Pacific Highway Upgrade Woolgoolga to Ballina project duplicated 155km of the Pacific Highway to a four-lane divided road and brought major improvements to road conditions.
These improvements provide safer travel, reduced travel times with improved transport efficiency, more consistent and reliable travel and improved amenity for local communities.
Key Features
- Installation of 99 precast abutments and headstock beams
- In-situ reinforced concrete construction (15,000 m3) for substructures including abutments, headstocks and piers.
- Installation of pre-tensioned precast concrete deck units, comprising of 69 super T-girders and 753 winged deck planks.
- In-situ reinforced concrete deck placement and finishing
- Placement of precast parapets (1,216)
- Installation of approximately 13 km of CFA (continuous flight auger) and CIC (concrete injected columns) ground improvement piles
- Construction of earthworks for bridge approach fill and gravel pavement layers to each bridge
- Completed bridge construction totalling approximately 2,400 linear metres.
