Pacific Highway Upgrade: Tintenbar to Ewingsdale (T2E)
Client:
Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW)
Project location:
Byron Bay, NSW, Australia
Type of contract:
Design & Construct
Project value in AUD:
$862 Million
Start and completion date (of the commission):
2013 – 2015
Role:
Resident Engineer
Project overview:
The Tintenbar to Ewingsdale upgrade of the Pacific Highway is 17km of dual carriageway in Northern NSW, starting at the northern end of the Ballina bypass at Ross Lane and extending to the Ewingsdale interchange. The upgrade included the construction of the St Helena Tunnel, a 340m long twin-tube road tunnel under St Helena Hill located near Ewingsdale. The tunnel is being built to avoid the steep grades of St Helena Hill and associated heavy truck noise and pollution.
The project also included 18 bridges over creeks, existing roads, railway lines and over the new highway; over 3.5 million cubic metres of earthworks, soft soil foundations, concrete pavements and associated electrical infrastructure and road furniture. It was one of the largest projects to date on the Pacific Highway Upgrade.
Role on project:
The Driftwood Consulting team members were subcontracted to Aurecon who was appointed as the Resident Engineer for the project. The Team provide site management services in a joint Aurecon/RMS team carrying out contract administration services of a major road construction project as part of the Pacific Highway Upgrade program. The Team also provided specialist design review services associated with tunnel works, M&E, geotech, structures, ITS and lighting.
