Transport
Port Capacity Project – Roads and Services Package
Location
Port Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Value
$90 million
Client
Port of Melbourne Corporation
Status
Complete
About the project
The project was delivered on schedule, on budget and with over 750,000 hours lost time injury free. Construction was safely and successfully delivered under heavy traffic conditions with 30,000 vehicles per day, including approximately 12,000 commercial vehicles travelling along Todd Road, Cook Street, the Westgate on/off ramps, and Williamstown Road.
Scope
Construction of new road connections, Kooringa Way and Webb Dock Drive, which linked Webb Dock to Melbourne’s arterial road network
Widening of Todd Road, Cook Street and the Westgate on and off ramps
Conversion of the roundabouts at Cook Street and the Westgate ramps to signalised intersections
Major service relocations including HV/LV power, Telstra, Optus, NBN, pipe works, Megaport and VicRoads assets
Installation of new services throughout the Port precinct including stormwater drainage, CCTV, sewer, five new pump stations, water, Telstra and high voltage ring main re-coating of the major gas and oil pipeline that services Melbourne and greater Victoria
Construction of ‘buffer zones’ including 2500m2 of timber boardwalk, 850 metres of noise wall with a moveable gate, an observation tower at Webb Point, new shared user paths and activity nodes
Construction of 6590m2 of exposed aggregate concrete pavements, 1200m2 of granitic sand paths and 400m2 of bluestone pavements
Construction of a 24 metre timber boardwalk installed on screw pile foundations
Supply and installation of over 180,000 plants to gardens and buffer zones
Supply and installation of over 45,000m2 of hydroseeding and 10,000m3 of soil
Installation of timber border and dune protection fencing
Supply and installation of furniture, drinking fountains, beach showers and lighting
Outcomes
The project was delivered on schedule, on budget and with over 750,000 hours lost time injury free. Construction was safely and successfully delivered under heavy traffic conditions with 30,000 vehicles per day, including approximately 12,000 commercial vehicles travelling along Todd Road, Cook Street, the Westgate on/off ramps, and Williamstown Road
Engineers Australia
Winner
2016 Project Infrastructure Excellence Award