Sapphire to Woolgoolga, NSW.

By Sheree Foley

Jul 2012

Leighton Fulton Hogan Joint Venture has awarded the Reinforced Earth Company with the design and supply of 6300sqm of TerraSet® panel walls for the Sapphire to Woolgoolga project in New South Wales.  

The project is a 25 kilometre upgrade of the Pacific Highway to a four lane divided highway from Campbell Close in Sapphire to Arrawarra Beach Road, Arrawarra.
The upgrade will include a continuous alternative local road between Sapphire and Woolgoolga for local traffic.

Manufacture of the TerraSet® panels commenced in July 2011.  Construction of the Reinforced Earth™ walls will commence in August 2011 with completion scheduled for early 2012.

South Road Superway, South Australia.

By Sheree Foley

May 2012

The Urban Superway Alliance has awarded the Reinforced Earth Company the design and supply of 3600sqm of panel walls for the South Road Superway project in South Australia.  This includes textured Terratilt®/TerraPlus® panels (Reckli® Durance) with a charcoal oxide colouring.

The South Road is the only continuous link between Adelaide’s northern and southern suburbs, forming the gateway that connects Adelaide’s major transport hub.   
The Alliance will deliver a new 4.8 kilometer highway corridor, including 2.8 kilometers of elevated roadway, linking the Port River Expressway to Regency Road north of Adelaide.  The project is South Australia’s largest single investment in a road project to date.

M2 Motorway upgrade in the fastlane.

By Sheree Foley

Apr 2012

An alliance between Trans-urban Group and Leighton Contractors to upgrade the existing Hills M2 Motorway has awarded Reinforced Earth Australia with the design and supply of approximately 14-18,000m² of Reinforced Earth™ -Terraplus® retaining walls.  This project incorporates the widening of existing sections of the roadway from two to three lanes and the addition of new access ramps.

A challenge of this project is to ensure that the Reinforced Earth walls retain the same look as the existing walls that were built in the 1990’s by the then Austress Freyssinet, whilst also completing the project within a very short timeframe.  Manufacture of the concrete panels at our Tuggerah precast facility commenced in December 2010 and will continue for 15-18 months.  This is a major road project located in North West Sydney, Australia.