2017 AGS SA-NT Field Trip

About the field trip

The O-Bahn City Access Project builds on the State Government’s significant investment in a stronger public transport network The primary objective of the O-Bahn City Access Project is to improve travel times and reliability for users of the O-Bahn service. The project will extend the O-Bahn system from the end of the busway at Gilberton into the cross-city priority (bus) lanes on Grenfell Street. The project will include the creation of centrally aligned priority bus lanes along Hackney Road and a dedicated bus tunnel from adjacent the National Wine Centre to near Grenfell Street, providing quicker, more reliable access for O-Bahn buses into the city.

In October 2015 the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) awarded the design and construction of the O-Bahn City Access Project to McConnell Dowell (MCD) Australia. This is a challenging project involving building a tunnel in a very constrained site with a high watertable.

This field trip will start with short presentations about this project, followed by an inspection of the works. The presentations are:

• Project Overview – Dariusz Fanok (Project Manager, DPTI)
• Geotechnical & Hydrological Investigation (Michael Anchor, Senior Geotech Engineer, DPTI)
• Analysis of Results of Investigation and Design of Tunnel and Dewatering (Tom Hills, Associate, Golder Associates)
• Construction Challenges (Mario Russo, Project Manager, McConnell Dowell)

For this inspection we require participants to wear:

• Long sleeved shirt
• Full length trousers
• Fully enclosed shoes (steel-capped boots preferred)

And bring with them:

• A hard hat
• High visibility vest
• Safety glasses

Participants to meet between the Goodman building and the Old Tram Barn on Hackney Road, Adelaide, at 4:30pm on Monday 20 March.

Meeting place

Engineers Australia members participating in AGS technical sessions can record attendance on their personal CPD logs. Members should refer to Engineers Australia CPD policy for details on CPD types, requirements and auditing guidelines.