T2T – Torrens to Torrens Project

UPCOMING EXCAVATION OF THE LOWERED MOTORWAY, SOUTH ROAD- 11-23 SEPTEMBER 2017

/As part of the Torrens Road to River Torrens Project, the T2T Alliance will be continuing excavation of the lowered motorway between Hawker Street and Torrens Road.

The works will be undertaken intermittently each night between 7pm and 6am from:

  • Monday 11 September to Saturday 16 September 2017 (finishing 6am Saturday 16 September)
  • Sunday 17 September to Saturday 23 September 2017 (finishing 6am Saturday 23 September)

Key activities

  • Excavation and wall trimming

Excavators, loaders and trucks will be used to perform these works. Lighting towers will  also be in operation during night works.

Traffic Management

No additional pedestrian or traffic management will be required to carry out these works.

Works will be managed to minimise disturbance to local residents however some minor noise can be expected at times.

For further information about these works please contact us on: 1300 794 899, or email at: enquiries@t2talliance.com.au

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Project facts

400,000 cubic metres of material has been excavated and relocated offsite (the majority of material re-used at Northern connector site).

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6080 soil nails have been installed

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21,420 square metres of shotcrete have been applied to form retaining walls.

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Approximately 1,750 fascia panels have been manufactured & installed. The panels are an architectural feature installed over the shotcrete walls.

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Approximately 8.5km of in-situ crash barrier installed along length of motorway

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70,000t of imported quarry product incorporated in lowered motorway pavements

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Over 50,000t of asphalt laid along the length of lowered motorway

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3 no. stormwater pump stations constructed (including sub-surface storage tanks)

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More than 50% of the asphalt used on the project is reclaimed, and its use will save 147 tonnes of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere.

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Innovative design reduced the amount of concrete being used in the lowered motorway by 75%.

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The T2T Project diverts 97% of waste away from landfill.

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The services relocation program undertaken as part of the T2T Project included the installation of 45 km optic fibre cable

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ITS for the T2T Project includes 72 digital thermal imaging cameras and 39 closed circuit television cameras