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newconnections.sa.gov.au twitter.com/dpti_sa facebook.com/dptisa ISSUE 13 AUTUMN 2013 Rail revitalisation update 4 Riverbank Bridge to Adelaide 7 Adelaide is growing up (see page 3) Oval Cycling feature 10 > Cranes in action delivering Australia’s best stadium by Hook The life and times of a capital city and the infrastructure that supports it tends to ebb and flow, much like an intriguing game of Test cricket. Here in Adelaide, where our major project agenda is concerned, right now the wickets are falling and the runs are flowing. As one legendary commentator would eloquently put it, “it’s all happening.” And while many of our past pages have been dedicated to giving you all the information you need to be a part of the projects under construction, this year ushers in a period of delivery as several approach their long anticipated competition dates. Already this year the McLaren Vale Overpass has been officially opened to traffic and is now part of contents a considerably safer southern road Adelaide is growing up network. Make no mistake, that project will save lives. There is a growing sense that The already world renowned Adelaide Oval The completion of the South Road Superway Later this year the State’s largest ever will soon become one of Australia’s premier and a dual carriageway on the Southern road project, the $842 million South Adelaide is on the cusp of sporting and entertainment venues and a Expressway will bolster our road network, Road Superway, will come online, change that will make it one of catalyst for a resurgence in city activity. drive economic activity and improve liveability changing the way motorists and freight the world’s great small cities. even further. operators traverse the city’s north west. An elegant footbridge over the River Torrens will link the oval with the rapidly emerging The New Royal Adelaide Hospital will be Its completion is another important It’s frequently listed among the top cities in the riverbank precinct, rejuvenated laneways and Australia’s most modern, providing you with link in the development of the north- adelaide’s south road world and the most liveable in Australia. 10-11 13 major public transport hubs. world class medical services within walking south corridor, building on the recent greenways superway It’s a place that is becoming more vibrant and distance of transport, research facilities, delivery of the Northern Expressway, Investment, both public and private is bringing attractive with more people choosing to live, universities and the parklands. the tram overpass and Gallipoli parks community you the best in apartment living, culinary 14-15 work, invest, and spend time here. Underpass. centre delights, hospitality and retail. A focus on cycling and walking together with The cranes you can see on the skyline are public transport investment will make it easier We have already taken significant steps The most progressive planning rules in adelaide oval more than just a sign of building activity; for you to live a sustainable and active lifestyle. this year with the successful rebuild 6 Australia are encouraging development across redevelopment they’re showcasing a city that is literally of the complex Nairne Junction in the the city and along major roads in the suburbs, So welcome to Adelaide, a dynamic, 3, 8-9 the big build growing up. Adelaide rail yard and the refurbishment spurred on by upgrades to Rundle Mall and industrious and creative small city undergoing of the Adelaide Rail Station. riverbank bridge 7 The city is projecting the values of our state Victoria Square. big changes to improve an already enviable – creativity and openness to the world – with lifestyle and make this city an even better Elsewhere work to be completed Major works to give you a modern passenger Adelaide becoming the gateway for investors, place to live, work and do business. this year will allow brand new electric adelaide rail network and a north-south transport 14-15 students and visitors experiencing our trains to run from Seaford all the way convention centre corridor continue around the CBD – paving the > For further information go to page 8. business and tourism offerings. to the city where a new Riverbank way for quicker and more efficient travel. Bridge and Adelaide Oval will be quickly taking shape. Let the famous heritage scoreboard show just how many runs our major southern expressway 12-13 projects are compiling for South duplication Australia. Rod Hook Chief Executive rail revitalisation Department of Planning, 4-5 Transport and Infrastructure 2 autumn 2013 DISCOVER SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS www.dpti.sa.gov.au/newconnections autumn 2013 3 > A new junction and gantries to support electrification wiring were installed in Full steam January 2013 ahead The southern rail lines are on The underpass will allow the Noarlunga line to run under Victoria Street and separate it from schedule to be open again in the Belair and freight lines. September with track works, This will improve safety and cut waiting time electrification and underpass for cars at crossings. excavation all progressing well. The works are the final stage of the project The Seaford/Noarlunga and Tonsley lines have to electrify the southern line. Previously, been closed since January to upgrade the 52 kilometres of track was upgraded on the track making them ready to run Adelaide’s first Belair and Noarlunga lines. The Noarlunga line electrified trains. has also been extended to Seaford and will be the first line to run the new electric trains. Thirty kilometres of track on the Belair and Seaford/Noarlunga line is being upgraded with new ballast, gauge convertible concrete sleepers, new and refurbished rail and improved drainage. Around 800 masts and portals have been 750 jobs revitalising rail installed, and overhead wiring to power the new trains is now being rolled out along the The major rail projects underway track from Seaford to Adelaide. across Adelaide are providing many Eight level crossings are also being upgraded. construction jobs. Electric trains arriving At the Goodwood Junction – where the lines More than 750 workers have been employed to upgrade Adelaide’s electric trains will converge before heading to Adelaide – works the Adelaide rail yard, upgrade the track on the southern progressively start arriving from June to install a new underpass are well advanced. line and build the Goodwood rail underpass. this year for testing and driver training on the new Seaford extension. Diesel trains will be in use from September 2013. Electrified passenger services will be introduced on the Seaford and Tonsley lines when testing of the new trains is complete. The overhead wires that will power the trains carry 25,000 volts and their fittings are Better facilities at new Wayville station live (carrying electric current) at all times. A new railway station at Wayville will make it easier to get to the showgrounds all year round Tight plan delivers Adelaide station upgrade and walk or cycle to businesses At 3am on the morning of They had been building a new junction next together to lift the heavy junction pieces and along Anzac Highway. door in the narrow strip of land between the slot them into the rail network. the Adelaide Railway Station tracks and the River Torrens. The new station will replace the ageing Keswick closure the first cuts were made The plan worked perfectly, Executive Director This pre-assembly would reduce the network Luigi Rossi said. Railway Station on the southern line and the into the tracks running out of down time by allowing the junction panels to temporary station used for the Royal Adelaide the city’s railyard. be moved into position in sections. “The careful construction and 3D modelling Show each year. paid off with the new junction fitting into place Before they would know if this solution precisely with only adjustments of millimetres Located on the south-eastern corner of Anzac As the welder’s flame sliced through the steel, an army of workers readied themselves to worked, a fleet of excavators, graders and needed,” he said. Highway and Greenhill Road, the Wayville station dump trucks removed old rail and earth and will provide easier access for bicycle users, execute a plan they had been working on for “Execution of this innovative plan, and access months. laid over 10,000 tonnes of new ballast to travellers carrying prams or in wheelchairs, and support the new track. to some of the best equipment in the country, 600,000 people who use the showgrounds The team had only five weeks to replace the ensured we opened the station on schedule each year – outside Royal Show time. junction that criss-crossed the station’s eight More than 1200m of drainage was dug, and had time to prepare for electrification.” lines and switched trains between platforms. 1300m of track upgraded and 1000m of new The station is being constructed at the same signalling was installed. During the closure the inside of the station was time the rail line is being electrified and the It had been carrying Adelaide’s trains for over upgraded with new toilets, airconditioning and Goodwood underpass is built, preventing the 40 years and was badly worn. Then came the moment of truth. escalators. need for further disruptions at a later date. > The new Wayville station is planned to be Since October, the team had been working Two crawling cranes were called into action. In open by the end of the year slow, well choreographed moves they worked It is expected to be open by the end of the year. on a plan to achieve the major upgrade in the tight time frame.