Olympic Highway Realignment – Kapooka Bridge
About the project
BMD Constructions was engaged to undertake the realignment of the Olympic Highway, including a new road bridge over rail, construction of 3 kilometres of Greenfields Highway, and a new interchange to the Blamey Barracks.
Scope
324,979m3 bulk earthworks
3947 metres of roadworks
Construction of over 100,000m2 of pavement
Construction of three span Bulb-T bridge over rail lines
Construction of concrete and earth retaining walls
Construction of footpaths
Protection of realigned Australian Rail Track Corporation signal cable and existing water, gas, optic fibre and copper services
Installation of 29 street lights
Construction of five sediment basins
195,000m2 of landscaping
Outcomes
BMD delivered an innovative and effective option to build a new bridge north of the existing bridge and realign the highway to the east in this regional area of New South Wales.
BMD implemented a program that incorporated several important milestones which contributed to construction efficiency and risk mitigation, ultimately contributing to an on time and on budget delivery.
As the realignment was one of the largest road projects in recent history in the Wagga Wagga area, BMD engaged local and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander subcontractors, creating jobs and stimulating the economy.
With the realigned highway now open, the project achieved its objective of improving road safety, improving freight efficiency and reducing travel times along this stretch of road which previously had a history of crashes.