{"id":10061,"date":"2024-05-20T02:29:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T02:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reco.com.au\/?p=10061"},"modified":"2024-05-23T08:00:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T08:00:43","slug":"ovingham-level-crossing-removal-project-wins-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reco.com.au\/ovingham-level-crossing-removal-project-wins-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Ovingham Level Crossing Removal Project Wins Award!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Adelaide’s Ovingham Level Crossing Removal Project<\/a> wins Excellence in Road Safety Award at the 2024 IPWEA<\/a> Australasia Awards! It was the latest acknowledgement for the project, which has previously won the CCF Earth Award, the State IPWEA Award and was named a finalist in the Banksia Awards.<\/p>\n

Delivered by South Australia’s PTP Alliance<\/a>, the project was the first infrastructure project in Australia to utlise Reinforced Earth\u2019s TechWall\u2122 system<\/a>, the precast concrete retaining wall supports the new bridge, while the versatile facing panels were customised with an architectural finish, and also provided a backdrop for the installation of vibrant local artworks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

TechWall\u2122 combines precast and in situ concrete construction to deliver a highly efficient and robust cantilever retaining wall. Full-height facing panels that come complete with pre-attached perpendicular counterforts are manufactured by Reinforced Earth and then delivered to site. The integrated counterforts are then jointed onsite to a structural concrete footing. TechWall\u2122 reduces excavation requirements in cut-and-fill situations while ensuring cleaner sites and less disruption to the surroundings. Rapid installation procedures reduce construction time by 50% or more.<\/p>\n

About the Ovingham Level Crossing Removal Project<\/h4>\n

The Australian and South Australian Governments removed the rail level crossing on Torrens Road, Ovingham to improve travel times, connectivity, and safety for all road and rail users. The $196 million project was jointly funded (50:50) by both Governments.<\/p>\n

As well as providing vital transport infrastructure improvements, the completed project also delivered new public space under and around the new bridge including:<\/p>\n