Site Visit to Scone Bypass

Hosted by: Northern Group

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VENUE – Site Visit Daracon Site Office 12 Makybe Diva Street, Scone

Meeting Point for Mini-Bus: Tamworth Railway Station Marius Street, Tamworth Depart at 1.00pm

DATE & TIME Thursday 16 May 2019 1.00pm – Mini Bus departs Tamworth Railway Station 3.00pm – Site Visit

5.00pm – Depart Scone (incorporate food stop at attendees own care) 7.00pm – Arrive Tamworth

PPE: long pants and sleeves, steel

capped boots, hi vis vest, safety glasses and hard hat

TICKETS (incl. GST) EA Members: $15 (cost covers return bus trip from Tamworth to Scone)

Sponsored by:

engineersaustralia.org.au

Join the Northern Group’s bus trip for a site visit to the largest road infrastructure project currently under construction in our region. The New England Highway south of Scone carries 8400 vehicles a day, peaking in town at 14,000. Around 8000 vehicles use the Kelly Street crossing daily, including 1200 heavy vehicles. Following extensive community consultation and environmental assessment, the preferred route was approved in April 2016. In March 2018, Daracon was awarded the contract for construction, with construction currently well underway and due for completion in 2020. The project consists of five kilometres of two-lane highway bypass to the west of Scone, passing between White Park and the redeveloped Scone golf course, requiring three bridges totalling 740m in length and approximately 250,000m3 of imported fill. More information on the progress of the upgrade can be viewed here Speaker: Justin Foot, Daracon, Project Manager

This is a member only event and numbers are strictly limited - register early to secure your position!

Image source courtesy of Daracon