Maribyrnong River Third Works Package
Almost a century on from the construction of a remarkable heritage-listed rail bridge over the Maribyrnong River Valley, a more modern equivalent will be built to help make Melbourne Airport...
Author: Brenda Templeton
West Gate Tunnel Project: Building the portals
More than 200,000 vehicles, including a majority of Melbourne’s commercial traffic, travel on the West Gate Freeway each day. The West Gate Tunnel is aiming to provide an alternative to...
Standards Australia: Driving Standardisation in Road Signs
Standards Australia has revised AS 1742.1, the first part of a 14-part series that provides guidance to users on regulating, warning and road signs. With an increased focus on safety, road...
Procore and MYOB launch joint initiative
Business management platform MYOB has launched a joint initiative with Procore Technologies to provide a new platform for construction firms. Procore is a leading provider of construction management software, with...
$100M digital upgrade to deliver more frequent trains for Eastern Sydney
Contracts worth around $100 million will deliver important upgrades to Sydney’s rail network between Erskineville and Bondi Junction, on the T4 Eastern Suburbs line. The new digital system upgrade will...
Gap Road Sunbury Level Crossing Removal works begin
Major construction is just weeks away from starting to remove Sunbury’s dangerous and congested Gap Road level crossing, with a contract awarded and final designs revealed for the project. The...
Developers Big Winners in Lending Battle
First, the bad news. A wave of increasing construction costs is hitting Australia’s property development sector. Now, the good news. According to Barwon Investment Partners head of property finance Jonathon Pullin: “It...
Priority COVID19 vaccination access for construction workers
The Victorian Government has announced new measures to support the continued operation of the building and construction industry in metropolitan Melbourne during the current outbreak of COVID-19. Construction workers will now receive...
Major Roads Projects Victoria – Mordialloc Freeway
The Mordialloc Freeway will improve travel times and ease congestion in Melbourne’s south east, providing safer, more reliable journeys. Since the contract was awarded to the McConnell Dowell Decmil Joint...
The war for talent
In the United States the construction industry’s labor shortage has escalated into a full-blown crisis since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Preferred Contractors Association Chief Marketing Officer Hadar Raz...