Ballarat Western Link Road

BWLR Project

Infrastructure

Location

Ballarat, Victoria
Client

City of Ballarat
Industry Sector

Local Government

Other Winslow Solutions involved in the project

Major Road Projects
Utilities
Plant and Equipment
Surveying
Traffic Management

This project involved delivering a two-lane, 3.2-kilometre long road between Remembrance Drive and Liberator Drive. Roadworks included in excess of 150,000m3 of bulk earthworks and associated services including drainage, pavement construction, asphalting, road sealing, line marking, sign installation, and lighting.

The scope of works also included re-alignment and re-construction of 1-kilometre length of Blind Creek Road, building a new single Span bridge overpass of the Ballarat-Ararat Railway and a combined wildlife- and- drainage crossing (18 multi-cell culvert structure) for Mullawallah Wetlands (Winter Swamp).

Additionally, Winslow Infrastructure upgraded traffic lights at one intersection, relocated assets (Telstra, Central Highlands Water, Ausnet and Powercor) and constructed a shared walking and cycling path.

Key Achievements

Improved methodology and cost savings. Due to the limited tight working space between the bridge RE walls and the railway, the decision was made to seek a temporary works design that allowed an access gantry to be hung from the column abutments. This decision resulted in a saving on cost in lieu of extensive scaffold hire costs and made the methodology of placing the bridge beams with a single crane in lieu of a dual crane lift possible.
Reduced project delivery time. Winslow found opportunities to reduce project delivery time through the construction of the Off-Structure Barrier (OSB) capping beam through two avenues: utilising the verge in lieu of one side of formwork and pre-fabricating the capping beam cages remotely in the project site compound.
Successful bridge beam lift. utilising a 280T crawler crane for the lift, Winslow Infrastructure successfully undertook complex operations within the rail corridor, minimising disruption and within the planned occupation constraints.
Minimal environmental footprint. the area of works had a population of Growling Grass Frogs which Winslow Infrastructure actively took measures to protect through its construction environment management plan.
Community and stakeholder engagement and communications. Winslow collaborated with the City of Ballarat and the Wathaurung Aboriginal Corporation to ensure culturally sensitive sites along the road alignment were respectfully and effectively managed, whilst adhering to numerous environmental protection measures.
Complex project management. V/Line required Winslow to demonstrate extensive planning methodology and safe work practices for approval to commence works within the rail corridor. The City of Ballarat, Winslow, V/Line Railway Safety Personnel and Representatives held and attended various workshops to ensure construction activities met the criteria of all stakeholders.