Australia

03 Apr 25

Austroads updates maintenance guidance

New guidelines for bridge inspection, testing, monitoring and reporting.

26 Feb 25

Dazzling debut in Perth

Trebling the planned number of stay cables in the recently opened Boorloo Bridge in Australia has transformed the cable system into a digital canvas full of colourful possibility. Eve Boykova writes
05 Feb 25

Australian state awards contract for Sheahan upgrade

New South Wales investigates options for vital freight crossing.
30 Dec 24

Perth, Australia, celebrates opening of pylon pair

Active travel bridges with a design recalling digging sticks and a boomerang.
31 Oct 24

Australia: Bridgewater substructure complete

Concrete pour done on last pier pairs. 
26 Sep 24

Narrower path option for upgrade of 1.4km Australian bridge

State premier says it’s not possible to install 3.5m pathways along Tasman Bridge within project budget.
24 Sep 24

Contract awarded for Australian light rail bridge

New South Wales names contractor for Parramatta crossing.
18 Jul 24

Australia: timber rail trail bridge renewed

An eroded timber trail bridge in Australia ready for hikers after winter repairs.
25 Jun 24

Australia: coast road replacement bridge complete

Traffic moves on to US$13.3 million river crossing.
25 Jan 24

Work begins on Australian estuary crossing duplication

A 1980s bridge in Western Australia gets its second half.
04 Jan 24

Tender for laminated timber project

Australian opportunity for timber bridge study.
12 Dec 23

Tender for high vehicle impact project

Austroads seeks expert advice on reducing strikes on low overpasses.
17 Nov 23

Nation to get its first extradosed bridge to replace timber crossing

Community input results in new design for Perth replacement bridge that preserves public artwork.
24 Oct 23

Bridge barrier crash tests to verify design standards

Austroads releases videos of 90km/h bridge barrier crash tests.
19 Oct 23

Report slams Australian bridge monitoring project

Failed joint venture with non-functional bridge monitors left state government with US$12.6 million bill.
04 Oct 23

Contractor picked for Australian bridge duplication

Perth, Western Australia, bridge project names company to carry out design and delivery.
13 Sep 23

31m concrete beams installed overnight to convert level crossing to bridge

Australian-made concrete beams placed ready for road-over-rail bridge.
07 Sep 23

Tender for investigation of ageing South Australia bridge

Tender for investigation of heritage concrete bridge in Adelaide, South Australia, that is in danger of becoming unsafe
16 Aug 23

Weathered in Australasia

The low-maintenance and strength of weathering steel has made it an increasingly popular material of choice for bridges in Australia and New Zealand over the past 20 years. Raed el Sarraf charts the historical trend and suggests further reasons for the use of weathering steel in future bridges

13 Jun 23

Piling milestone reached on Queensland bypass

Installation of all 575 concrete piles is now complete for the bridges on the Gympie Bypass project in Queensland, Australia.  

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