Project: Tullamarine Freeway Upgrade

Principal Contractor: Lendlease

The Tullamarine Freeway Upgrade widens the freeway between Bulla Road and Melrose Drive to improve traffic flow to and from Melbourne Airport. The project delivers additional traffic lanes in both directions, along with upgrades to on and off ramps. Noise wall upgrades and landscaping improvements are also included to benefit surrounding residents. Works are carried out on a live, high-traffic freeway corridor with a dense network of existing underground services.

Key aspects of the project include:

• Widening of the Tullamarine Freeway with additional traffic lanes
• Upgrades to freeway on and off ramps
• Noise wall upgrades and landscaping improvements
• Construction on a live, high-traffic freeway corridor with dense existing services

HCS is engaged on the project to provide Underground Service Locating services.

Project: Pacific Highway Upgrade Woolgoolga to Ballina Section 1

Principal Contractor: York Civil / OHL Construction Pacific

The Pacific Highway Upgrade Woolgoolga to Ballina, Section 1 delivers a new four-lane divided highway along the New South Wales north coast. The project includes new interchanges, bridges and service roads to connect local communities to the upgraded highway. Extensive earthworks and drainage works are being carried out across a long, largely greenfield alignment. The scale of the project requires coordination with multiple utility providers across a long rural and regional corridor.

Key aspects of the project include:

• New four-lane divided highway along the NSW north coast
• New interchanges, bridges and service roads
• Extensive earthworks and drainage works across the alignment
• Coordination with multiple utility providers across a long regional corridor

HCS is engaged on the project to provide Underground Service Locating services.

Project: Great Western Highway Upgrade Hartley Valley to Forty Bends

Principal Contractor: Seymour Whyte Constructions

The Great Western Highway Upgrade between Hartley Valley and Forty Bends improves safety and travel times through the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. The project delivers a divided four-lane highway with improved alignment through steep and environmentally sensitive terrain. Works include new bridges, retaining structures and drainage infrastructure to suit the mountainous landscape. The project is being delivered in a challenging environment, requiring careful management of existing services and sensitive surrounds.

Key aspects of the project include:

• Divided four-lane highway upgrade through the Blue Mountains
• Improved road alignment through steep, sensitive terrain
• New bridges, retaining structures and drainage infrastructure
• Construction managed within an environmentally sensitive mountainous corridor

HCS is engaged on the project to provide Underground Service Locating services.