Steel: the strength behind Australia’s Nation Building
Across Australia, construction and infrastructure projects are providing a major boost to the economy. As the nation emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s large-scale building projects and road and rail infrastructure which is helping build the nation. We are proud of our long-standing and ongoing role in contributing to Australia’s built environment, and continuing to…
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Read MoreSydney Gateway: External challenges no deterrent for project’s success
Large-scale infrastructure projects inevitably have their challenges and complications. COVID and a La Nina weather pattern, which saw the highest ever recorded rainfall totals on the Australian East Coast, have challenged the Sydney Gateway project in ways no one foresaw. InfraBuild Reinforcing’s Steve Niven, Peter Markuse and Dave Drevon have taken time to reflect on…
Read MoreCoupler Solution proves essential to Barangaroo Station delivery
The complexity of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest’s Barangaroo Station, in addition to the heavy reinforcing used throughout, meant traditional lapped joints would have resulted in excess material wastage. For example, every heavy bar throughout the project would have required over 1400 mm lapping on either end. This would have inflated the project’s total…
Read MoreIron Bridge Magnetite Project
Value: $3.7 billion Timeframe: scheduled for completion in 2021 Client: Fortescue Metals Group subsidiary FMG Iron Bridge and Formosa Steel IB Pty Ltd Primary Contractor: CPB Contractors Project Scope: Located 145km south of Port Hedland, the Iron Bridge Magnetite Project is a new mine development. A joint venture between Fortescue’s subsidiary FMG Iron Bridge and…
Read MoreCross River Rail
Value: $5.4 billion Timeframe: Due for completion in 2024 Client: Cross River Rail Delivery Authority Primary Contractor: Pulse Consortium Project Scope: Having recently progressed from early works into major construction, Cross River Rail is a key piece of infrastructure anticipated to unlock travel overcrowding for the city of Brisbane and surrounds. Valued at $5.4 billion,…
Read MoreYanchep Rail Extension and Thornlie-Cockburn Link
Value: $1.247 billion (combined) Timeframe: scheduled for completion in 2023 Client: METRONET Primary Contractor: The NEWest Alliance (CPB Contractors and the Downer Group) Project Scope: Following the successful supply of reinforcing steel to the Forrestfield-Airport Link, InfraBuild is proud to continue to be a part of Western Australia’s rail infrastructure development by partnering with the…
Read MoreANGAU Hospital Redevelopment
Earthquake proofing a structure isn’t something Australian fabricators and steel manufacturers have to take into consideration very often. A new hospital development in Papua New Guinea however, where earthquakes are more prevalent, proved just one of the challenges for QLD based Watkins Steel. Watkins Steel worked alongside the external design team who were responsible for…
Read MoreBentleigh McKinnon Level Crossing Removal
Part of Victoria’s expansive Level Crossing Removal Project, the Bentleigh McKinnon package of works involved replacing level crossings with underpasses. As part of an Alliance involving KBR, VicRoads, Public Transport Victoria (PTV), Metro Trains Melbourne (Metro) and the Level Crossing Removal Authority, John Holland was responsible for the tanking slabs which reinforced the underpass and…
Read MoreFlinders Link Rail Project – South Australia
Home / Civil Flinders Link Rail Project – South Australia Key Information $141 million jointly funded railway project by the Australian and South Australian government InfraBuild Steel Centre supplied the cut plate component Liberty Primary Steel supplied plain carbon and head hardened rail, all made locally in Whyalla The importance of strong relationships between customer…
Read MoreMassive reinforcing supply to new rail project in WA
InfraBuild Construction Solutions has supplied up to 35 tonnes of prefabricated reinforcing steel per day for the construction of Perth’s Forrestfield–Airport Link. Construction of Perth’s $1.86 billion Forrestfield–Airport Link is at an advanced stage, with huge tonnages of complex, large-scale prefabricated diaphragm wall cages and processed reinforcing steel used in the project. InfraBuild Construction Solutions…
Read MoreStructural steel for William Street Bridge
A long-span bridge above the future entrance of the Metro Tunnel near Melbourne’s William Street has been constructed with the use of high-grade steel supplied by InfraBuild Steel Centre. Structural steel supplied by InfraBuild Steel Centre has been used in the construction of a new bridge over the widened rail corridor near Melbourne’s South Yarra…
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