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Benalla HVLV Infrastructure Upgrades

Benalla HVLV Infrastructure Upgrades

Underground Service Locating and Mapping

Project: Benalla HVLV Infrastructure Upgrades

Principal Contractor: Downer

The Benalla HVLV Infrastructure Upgrades form part of the broader Mulwala and Benalla Facility Redevelopment, a Department of Defence project covering the Benalla Munitions Facility in Victoria and the Mulwala Explosive Facility in New South Wales. The Benalla site produces ammunition, explosive ordnance and other munitions on behalf of Australian Munitions, a business of Thales Australia. Downer is managing the redevelopment, which includes high voltage and low voltage electrical infrastructure upgrades alongside broader site works covering roads, fencing, security systems, emergency generators and potable water supply. The redevelopment is expected to run through to mid-2030, supporting the ongoing operation and modernisation of this critical Defence manufacturing facility.

Key aspects of the project include:

  • High voltage and low voltage electrical infrastructure upgrades across the Benalla site
  • Supporting site infrastructure works including roads, fencing and security systems
  • Delivery by Downer as managing contractor for the Department of Defence
  • Works undertaken at an active, operational Defence munitions facility

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

St Kilda Road Bike Lanes – Zone 1 to 3

St Kilda Road Bike Lanes – Zone 1 to 3

Underground Service Locating and Mapping

Project: St Kilda Road Bike Lanes – Zone 1 to 3

Principal Contractor: ACE Contractors

The St Kilda Road Bike Lanes project is a $30.5 million Victorian Government initiative delivering new kerbside bike lanes that physically separate drivers and cyclists along one of Melbourne’s busiest tram corridors and most active cycling routes. ACE Contractors delivered Zones 1 to 3 of the project, covering Linlithgow Avenue to Dorcas Street, Toorak Road to Union Street, and Union Street to Charnwood Road, with the central zone around the Anzac Station precinct delivered separately by Metro Tunnel contractors. The works included new coloured bike lane surfacing, bike boxes and bike lanterns at traffic light intersections, modified traffic signals to give cyclists priority, and DDA-compliant pedestrian crossings at key intersections. The separated lanes opened progressively through 2023, improving safety and visibility for the thousands of cyclists who use St Kilda Road each day.

Key aspects of the project include:

  • Separated kerbside bike lanes with new coloured surfacing along St Kilda Road
  • Bike boxes and bike lanterns installed at traffic light intersections
  • Modified traffic signals providing additional priority for cyclists
  • DDA-compliant pedestrian crossings and removal of kerb outstands for continuous bike lanes

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

Simpson Barracks Upgrade

Simpson Barracks Upgrade

Underground Service Locating and Mapping

Project: Simpson Barracks Upgrade (Defence Force School of Signals Redevelopment)

Principal Contractor: ACE Contractors

The Simpson Barracks Upgrade is a Department of Defence project delivering a new two-storey building for the Defence Force School of Signals at Simpson Barracks, Yallambie. ACE Contractors is engaged to deliver the civil scope of works for the redevelopment, supporting the base’s ongoing role as home to the Defence Force School of Signals, the Financial Services Unit, the Defence Force School of Music and the headquarters of 4th Brigade. The civil works underpin the new facility’s structure and services, including earthworks, pavements and stormwater infrastructure required ahead of the building’s construction. The project reflects ACE Contractors’ more than 30 years of experience delivering civil and infrastructure works for the Department of Defence.

Key aspects of the project include:

  • Earthworks, pavements and footpaths for the new Defence Force School of Signals building
  • Stormwater drainage system and an onsite detention tank
  • Footings for retaining walls and a new electrical substation
  • Landscaping works across the redevelopment site

HCS is engaged on the project to provide Underground Service Locating and Ground Penetration Officer services.

Clyde Road Upgrade

Clyde Road Upgrade

Underground Service Locating and Mapping

Project: Clyde Road Upgrade

Principal Contractor: Seymour Whyte

The Clyde Road Upgrade is a $150–200 million project delivered by Seymour Whyte for Major Road Projects Victoria, upgrading a 1.2-kilometre section of Clyde Road, an essential north-south arterial route over the Princes Freeway in Berwick, south-east Melbourne. The project is enhancing traffic flow and safety through additional lanes between the Princes Freeway and Kangan Drive, widening of the existing Clyde Road bridge, and an upgrade to the Clyde Road / Kangan Drive intersection. Clyde Road provides crucial access to the Berwick Health and Education Precinct, including Casey Hospital, St John of God Hospital, Chisholm TAFE, Federation University and Berwick Railway Station, and the upgrade will support the precinct’s ongoing growth. The project also incorporates sustainability initiatives including Victoria’s first hydrogen generator trial for civil infrastructure and a recycled-first approach to construction materials, and is due for completion in 2027.

Key aspects of the project include:

  • Additional traffic lanes between the Princes Freeway and Kangan Drive
  • Widening of the existing Clyde Road bridge over the Princes Freeway
  • Upgrade of the Clyde Road / Kangan Drive intersection, new shared paths, lighting and drainage
  • Improved access to the Berwick Health and Education Precinct, supporting future growth

HCS is engaged on the project to provide Underground Service Locating and Ground Penetration Officer services.

Suburban Rail Loop East – Monash

Suburban Rail Loop East – Monash

Underground Service Locating and Mapping

Project: Suburban Rail Loop East – Monash

Principal Contractor: CPB Contractors and ACCIONA

The Suburban Rail Loop East is Victoria’s largest transport infrastructure project, connecting Melbourne’s middle suburbs via a new 26-kilometre underground rail line from Cheltenham to Box Hill. The new Monash Station will be located at the corner of Normanby and Howleys Roads, delivered as part of the AU$3.6 billion tunnelling and station package by the Suburban Connect consortium of ACCIONA, CPB Contractors and Ghella. Early works to relocate utilities, modify road intersections and construct tunnel access structures were completed in 2025, with main works commencing in April 2026 to establish the construction site for station building and tunnel boring activities. Tunnel boring is expected to begin in early 2027, progressing north beneath Monash University’s Clayton campus, with the station serving the University, CSIRO, the Australian Synchrotron and the wider Monash Technology Precinct from 2035.

Key aspects of the project include:

  • Construction of a new underground Suburban Rail Loop station at the corner of Normanby and Howleys Roads
  • Relocation of underground utilities and construction of tunnel access structures ahead of main works
  • Tunnel boring progressing north beneath Monash University’s Clayton campus from 2027
  • Delivery by the Suburban Connect consortium of ACCIONA, CPB Contractors and Ghella

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

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