Metro Tunnel control centre begins operations
The Sunshine Control Centre is now in operation and will become the nerve centre for services through the Metro Tunnel and on the upgraded Sunbury Line. The advanced train control...
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Hallam Road level crossing gone for good
Traffic is flowing freely beneath a new rail bridge at Hallam Road, Hallam, where one of the most dangerous and congested level crossings in Melbourne’s south-east has been removed for good....
Unicontrol is a game-changer
Fast-growth 3D machine-control company Unicontrol, has entered the Australian market and promises to disrupt the market with its 3D control systems for excavators and wheel loaders. Highlights: 20 installations since...
Melbourne’s SRL East tunnelling packages go to market
The Victorian Government’s Suburban Rail Loop Authority has put two major tunnelling packages for the Suburban Rail Loop East (SRL East) project in Melbourne out to market, following the completion...
Australia’s first autonomous TBM’s to be used on Sydney Metro West
Australia’s first autonomous tunnel boring machines (TBM) will be used to build twin nine-kilometre rail tunnels between Sydney Olympic Park and Westmead, as part of the Sydney Metro West project....
New station and rail bridge for Keon Parade
Communities in Reservoir and Thomastown will soon benefit from a brand-new station and elevated rail bridge over Keon Parade, removing the dangerous and congested level crossing and boosting safety in...
South Geelong to Waurn Ponds Duplication contract awarded
As part of the Federal and State Governments joint $1 billion rail upgrade project, the South Geelong to Waurn ponds Duplication will duplicate 8km of track, improve station signalling services...
Western Sydney International Airport runway construction begins
Construction is officially underway on the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport runway, which is set to reduce taxi and holding times, prevent tarmac delays, and reduce fuel burn and...
$50M Perth bridge to provide access for thousands of cyclists and pedestrians
A new addition to Perth‘s skyline is in the pipeline. Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan has announced additional funding for the construction of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge across the Swan...
BESIX Watpac has achieved project completion for Brisbane’s first and Australia’s tallest diagrid building
BESIX Watpac has achieved project completion for Brisbane’s first and Australia’s tallest diagrid building, Jubilee Place. The complex 14-storey structure, built on a heavily constrained site during a global pandemic...