MAIN ROADS WESTERN AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2018 Construction Update NorthLink WA – Southern Section: Guildford Road to Reid Highway Benara Road flyover For the past three months Another key highlight is the new four Thank you to the local Tonkin Highway users have metre-wide principal shared path community which provides a continuous path been enjoying three lanes of for pedestrians and cyclists to travel Completion of the southern section free-flowing traffic between away from road traffic. The new is the result of almost two and a half path is a significant addition to the years of work. Main Roads and John Guildford Road and Reid Perth walking and cycling networks Holland sincerely thanks road users Highway with no traffic lights and includes amazing artwork in and the local community for their at Collier Road, Morley Drive the underpasses and an interpretive patience during this time. signage trail highlighting heritage or Benara Road. information along the route. We would also like to extend a big thank you to our Community During this time you may also have Finishing touches will continue over Reference Group (CRG) members noticed the attractive streetscape that the coming months along with for being a voice in the community, is starting to form as the thousands installation of three new Variable helping us to address stakeholder of plants and trees we have planted Message Signs (VMS) which will issues during construction and helping start to grow. This includes a number provide road users with real time us share project information with the of Balgas (Grass Trees) at the traffic information. Construction wider community. The CRG’s passion Morley Drive roundabout which were of the footings for the new VMS is for the local area was an inspiration removed during clearing and cared underway with the new signs to be to the project team and we are very for until project completion when they up and running by the end of the thankful for the local perspective and could be replanted. year. insight members provided us. Did you know? NorthLink WA Southern Section involved the placement of nearly 190,000 tonnes of asphalt, more than 42 kilometres of permanent concrete barriers, around 18 kilometres of wire rope barriers, 4 kilometres of guard rail and 8 kilometres of noise and screen walls. This was undertaken while managing over 70,000 vehicle movements every day. Balgas (Grass Trees) at Morley Drive Preservation of Bibbulmun Whudjuk Heritage Have you seen the spectacular and vibrant artwork by Noongar/Yammatji artist Tjyllyungoo (Lance Chadd) in the underpass at Collier Road? The underpass is close to an archaeological site where significant traces of past human activity have Collier Road underpass been identified. Creating artwork the project. I feel very honoured down, admire the artwork and was a way of acknowledging and and proud to have seen my artwork connect with the land and our celebrating this past and present of significant connection to place heritage” he said. connection of Aboriginal people to come to life by the team of Aboriginal the land and ensuring this cultural painters from Birdiya pty ltd. They did The striking artwork is painted in the knowledge is shared with future such a wonderful job. underpass and surrounding facia generations. walls. We encourage you to go for a I would really like to see more of walk or bike ride and have a look! Tjyllyungoo’s design is an artistic these opportunities given directly representation of the found artefacts to our people that can support and their traditional use. It also further development of professional NorthLink WA Southern depicts travel and marriage in the Bibbulmun teams to promote and Section wins Iconic Bibbulmun Lore (Law) which only share our cultural history.” Engineering Excellence permits legal marriage between the Award two moieties of Munartjmat (White Tjyllyungoo’s artwork was blessed Corellas) and Wardongmat (Crows). in a Smoking Ceremony led by NorthLink WA Southern Section Aboriginal Elder Representatives was successful at the WA “The Bibbulmun Lore of marriage Barry MacGuire and Troy Bennell Engineering Excellence Awards ensured Aboriginal people’s survival who paid respect to traditional hosted by Engineers Australia in and safe lineage over thousands custodians and ancestors. The July. The project took out one of of years. My design represents ceremony included Welcome to six prestigious Iconic Engineering ‘Wardong’ entering from the south Country which acknowledged and awards. end and flying North and ‘Munartj’ paid respect to the continuing entering from North end and flying cultural/spiritual practices of The project was judged on its south. The movement of the design Bibbulmun people. Through song, significance as an outstanding synchronises with the sites multi- stories and the burning of native achievement in engineering purpose travel, also representing vegetation collected from nearby, and the invaluable contribution significant cultural knowledge and Barry and Troy communicated and engineering makes to the heritage, travelling through time. shared the energy that has always economy, community and the My design also features Yonga travelled with them and the project environment. Receiving this (Kangaroos) which were an important team to keep them safe. award acknowledges the effort source of food and warmth. The everyone has put into delivering ‘Boya’ (Quartz), ‘Chert’ and ‘Wilgee’ The project team is proud of being a high calibre of engineering and (Red Ochre) colours of the artefacts involved in promoting Bibullmun an outstanding project outcome. found at the site are reflected in my Whudjuk cultural heritage and A great way to finish this iconic artwork ” artist/Elder Tjyllyungoo being able to share Tjyllyungoo’s project. said. stories. NorthLink WA Senior Project Director Rob Arnott said he has “I am very grateful to Main Roads been heartened by the enthusiasm and John Holland for both providing of the team to respect culture and me with an opportunity to create the environment and the artwork is a design that respectfully and a powerful way to communicate to accurately reflects and promotes audiences of different backgrounds. our Bibbulmun Whudjuk heritage and for supporting important cultural “I hope that people using the new protocol of engagement throughout path take the opportunity to slow Excellence Awards.