Road Design

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Road planning design and rehabilitation is a significant part of our work and is mostly incorporated into our land development, traffic and individual road projects.

Shared Path - Selby
Shared Path - Selby
Shared Path - Selby
Chamberlain
Shared Path - Eric
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Other Past Projects

Jurien East Road, Jurien Bay – detailed design of upgrade of 24km section of RAV7 network road from Brand Highway to Cockleshell Gully Road including 5 intersections.

Warner Glen Road, Margaret River – design of reconstruction and widening of 19km of sealed rural road including all associated intersections and driveway/crossovers.

Gilmore Avenue, Leda – survey, planning, design, documentation and contract administration of important regional road also involving accommodation of a new bus transit way, new signalised intersection and rail crossing. The project ran through an environmentally sensitive area and the design provided for retention of significant trees and wetlands.

Warnbro Sound Avenue – survey, design, documentation and contract administration of second carriageway and new intersections for major regional road from Waikiki through to Golden Bay. Involved arranging the feature survey and consulting with adjacent sub-division land owners and the new Larkhill Recreational Complex.

Karnup Road, Karnup – survey, design and documentation for staged construction of single and median-divided dual carriageway road from Baldivis Road to Sixty Eighth Road. Included feature survey, flora and fauna surveys and retaining walls.

Armadale Road/Tapper Road/North Lake Road – design, documentation and contract administration for upgrading the intersection to traffic control signals; also upgrading approach roads including the extension of the median-divided dual carriageway on Armadale Road as part of the Cockburn South Central development.

Wellington Road, Morley – development of road upgrade from traffic analysis study to detailed design and construction contract administration.  Included the widening of Wellington Road to median-divided dual-carriageway with new traffic control signals and modification to existing signals as part of the Coventry Square development.

Stirling Terrace, Toodyay – design for the revitalisation of the main street based on concepts created through community consultation. The emphasis was on a slower speed environment for shopping while still allowing significant though traffic. The designs required revision to the road profile and geometry, a complete re-shaping of paths and verges and upgrading the drainage system.

Bertram Road, Bertram – survey, design and documentation for second carriageway of median-divided dual carriageway road from Kwinana Freeway to Challenger Avenue.

North Lake Road, Bibra Lake –  survey, design and documentation for second carriageway of median-divided dual carriageway from Bibra Drive to Discovery Drive.

Principal Shared Paths (Major Cycling and Pedestrian Paths/Routes)

Our team have conducted investigations, analysis and recommendations including concept and detailed design for many kilometres of footpaths and dual use paths associated with our subdivisional developments as part of larger projects. We also  assisted the City of Nedlands with path replacement planning, consultation and implementation for 20km of footpaths within the City boundaries.

Selby Street, Wembley – design the shared path from Grantham Street to The Boulevard to provide pedestrian and cycle access along Selby Street.  The project involved liaison with the Town of Cambridge regarding path design requirements trhough an existign built up area and requried consideration of existing properties, traffic management and liaison with the Public Transport Authority regarding design standards.

Surrey Road Bike Boulevard, Belmont – design of a bicycle at grade link to an existing underpass at the end of Surrey Road as part of the Department of Transport’s Safe Active Streets Program. This path which links Leach Highway to Great Eastern Highway via Tomato Lake and Surrey Road.  Our engagement included preparation of detailed design for the underpass upgrade including site works, services location, retaining walls, paths and stairs. The project involved liaison with the City of Belmont and Main Roads WA regarding path design requirements and extensive landscaping design undertaken by Ecoscape to soften the impact of the retaining walls and garden beds surrounding the site.

Pinjarra Road, Ravenswood – design a shared path along Pinjarra Road (from Tonkin Drive to the Kwinana Freeway) to provide pedestrian and cycle access along Pinjarra Road.  The path is approx. 1.4km long and the design ties in with existing concrete footpaths at Tonkin Drive.  Our scope included feature survey and detailed design including the redesign of affected intersections, review of existing stormwater drainage, tender documentation and provision of indicative construction costs.

Soldiers Road, Byford – design a shared path along Soldiers Road (from south of Bishop Road to Abernethy Road) to improve safety and provide access to new developments, businesses and community facilities.  The path is approximately 6.0km long and the design ties in with the extension of the Abernethy Road PSP. Our scope included services location, full detailed design including the redesign of all affected intersections, review of existing stormwater drainage, tender documentation and provision of indicative construction costs.

Other recent shared path projects include:  Kununurra Shared Loop and Foreshore Paths; Rutland Avenue, Lathlain; Roberts Road, Subiaco; Port to South Hedland;  Newcastle Bridge, Toodyay and Avon River Path, Toodyay.