Olympic Highway Realignment – Kapooka Bridge

Scope

The scope of work included:

• 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.