Judd Street – Kwinana Freeway (Australia)

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Project description mageba scope Highlights & Facts The Kwinana Freeway is a 72-kilometre (45 In order to minimise the effect of mi) freeway in and beyond the southern construction works for the traffic, mageba mageba products: suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, offered a solution to replace the existing Type: POLYFLEX®ADVANCED linking central Perth with Mandurah to the sliding finger joints by the use of a flexible flexible plug joint of south. plug joint. Based on elastic polymers, type PA90 this joint offers several advantages such Planning for the Kwinana Freeway began in Features: total movements of as unsurpassed driving comfort, nearly the 1950s, and the first segment in South 90 mm (3.54 in) zero noise emissions and 100 % water Perth was constructed between 1956 and Installation: 2015 1959. The route has been progressively tightness. widened and extended south since then. The replacement process was fully Structure: With the widening plans for this vital performed during 4 night shifts: City: Perth connection, replacement works have • Night 1: Removal of the existing finger Country: Australia also been faced by the constructor. joint and clearing the recess Construction: 1956–1959 Furthermore, strong focus on the freeway‘s Type: Freeway • Night 2: Support beam construction us- Length: 72 km (45 mi) reliability, efficiency and safety comprise ing polymeric concrete the main features of the project‘s target. Contractor: MRWA / Downer • Night 3: Installation of the joint in car- Mouchel riageway area Consultant: AECOM • Night 4: Installation of the joint in kerb area

The Judd Street on Ramp of the Kwinana Freeway is Night 1: Preparation works have been started and will Night 3: Installation of the Polyflex material in the located in Perth, Australia be followed by polymeric concret works in night 2 carriageway

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