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Reed Project
 Great Western Highway Upgrade – Winbourne Road, Hazelbrook to Station Street, Woodford
Progress
 Works on the five water quality basins are progressing with the clearing grubbing of each basin being completed. The ground preparation works are under way and close to complete with initial earthworks commencing this month. Preplanning of rail corridor works and traffic staging is on going. Utilities identification and verification is progressively being completed along the 3.2km upgrade.
Reed Contact
 Victor Ng
Reed Division
Civil
Project Location
Great Western Highway – Winbourne Road, Hazelbrook to Station Street, Woodford
Project Client
Roads and Traffic Authority NSW
Current Status
10% complete
Project Start Date
05-01-2010
Duration of Construction
110 weeks
Other Consultants
 URS
Project Overview
The work to be carried out under the contract involves the reconstruction and upgrading of 3.2 km of the Great Western Highway in the City of the Blue Mountains, between Winbourne Rd Hazelbrook and Station St Woodford. The works also include the relocation and installation of utilities, widening of the existing carriageway from one lane in each direction to a four lane divided carriageway, construction of over 5000m2 of concrete retaining walls, upgrading and installation of new road drainage to minimize impacts of flooding, property adjustments, works in the Blue Mountains Railway Corridor and Road Finishing Works.
Project Challenges
Working adjacent and in an existing railway corridor proposes railway possession planning issues to ensure that the planned works are carried out during the restricted times as approved. The works are to be constructed within an operating highway and will be constructed adjacent to moving traffic..
Project Value
$64 million (inclusive of GST)
Contract Type
GC21 RTA Ed16
Any specific OH&S or environmental issues
 The project is situated in the Hawkesbury Water Catchment and is bounded by the Blue Mountains National Park, clear and detailed preplanning is required prior to any works commencing on site, with specific activities having their own risk assessment being completed by the Project Team.
Telephone Complaints Line
 1300 300 677 (Except in the case of noise and vibration complaints, please allow 2 working days for a response)
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