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Inside the Display Centre, when it first opened.   Preparation work done by a surveyor.   Preparing footpath for pedestrians
from the Brunswick River Bridge.		   Agency meeting and site tour 03.06.2005.
Evolution of the Brunswick River crossing.   Early works.   Aerial view of Brunswick River Bridge.   Triple Cell Pipe Culvert - Stockroute Road showing a 1500 diam. culvert for fauna.
STP Access (columns to support abutment headstock).   Pile reinforcement cages.   Fixing stainless steel southside pier (Brunswick River Bridges)   Completed southern blade pier to Brunswick River bridges service road.
Abutment A pilecap. Night pour, early a.m. (Brunswick River bridges).   Abutment A pilecap. Night pour workers, 2 concrete boom pumps (Brunswick River bridges).   Tower crane.   Installing driver cab on tower crane 1.
Installing driver cab on tower crane 2.   North Bank tower crane installation.   Aerial of Marshalls Creek. December 2005   Aerial of southern approach Tweed St overpass, showing "travellers" ready for bridge assembly. December 2005
 
Northern end of project, Yelgun. Aerial December 2005   Bypass duplication. Aerial December 2005   Monitoring noise for night pour Brunswick River bridges    
Week Ending 12-03-06 & 19-03-06
Guard rail installation in Banana Road.   Installation of 1350 dia stormwater pipe opposite Wilfred St, Billinudgel.   Super Ts (bridge beams) transported to Marshalls Creek.   Water Quality Basin.
Week Ending 26-03-06
Aerial photographs of southern side of Brunswick River site.   Aerial photographs of southern side of Brunswick River site.   Northern pierhead to service road bridge during concrete pour to webs and diaphragm.   Northern abutment showing completed curtain walls.
 
Looking north showing green fauna fencing on left.   Blue noise wall, northwards from Rajah Road.        
Week Ending 2-04-06
Preparing fauna crossing, showing refuge pole at entry.   Completed fauna crossing with refuge pole.   Extension of existing railway culvert.   Extension of existing drainage & connection to existing railway culvert, Yelgun.
Week Ending 30-04-06
Banana Road nearing completion.   South side Brunswick River after first segment pour.   Installing travelling forms on southern pier of local road bridge, Brunswick River.   Piers and abutments north side Brunswick River.
     
Yelgun Interchange taking shape, with piers for northbound flyover in centre left of image.            
Week Ending 21-05-06 & 28-05-06
Form traveller linings for bridge segments being transported on barge across the Brunswick River.   Excavator placing concrete panels for bridge abutment at Bonanza Drive.   Brunswick River: May 17th, 2006 at 4:40pm.   Trimming back piles at Brunswick Bypass duplication.
   
Retaining walls for bridge abutment at Yelgun northbound offload ramp.   Brunswick River 29th May, 2006.        
Week Ending 11-06-06
Asphalt paver laying asphalt on Rest Area Service Road.   D11 dozer being transported on a float.   Crane tower, Brunswick River.   Bridge columns, north of Shara Blvd.
Week Ending 18-06-06
Partially complete formwork and reinforcing steel for northbound pier, Brunswick River Bridge.   Service Road deck looking north.   Service Road pier and deck.   Service Road deck and pier, tower crane and northbound pier.
Week Ending 30-06-06
Retaining Wall 4G on STP Road.   Bridge Overpass Falsework at Yelgun Interchange.   Department of Environment & Conservation (EPA, NPWS), RTA and Abigroup site inspection.   Marshalls Creek. Headstocks for new southbound bridges.
Cut 6 - the major cutting.   Pumping concrete into the southern pier of the northern carriageway.   Brunswick River Bridge.   Nightworks, Brunswick River Bridge, taken from webcam.
Week Ending 09-07-06
Brunswick River Bridge coming to mid span stitch stage.   Brunswick River Bridge coming to mid span stitch stage.   Mobile Form Traveller reaches abutment.   Construction of top slab to northbound pierhead.
Formwork - Southern side of northbound Brunswick River Bridge.   Steelfixing of southern end of northbound pier.   Form travellers to service road at mid span.   The northern side of the service road over Brunswick River Bridge.
East face of service road bridge.   View of southern side of service road and abutment.   Steelfixing of southern end of northbound pier.   View from the crane tower to Byron Bay Lighthouse.
Top of pier - Billinudgel.   Billinudgel pedestrian overpass shoring.   Precast facia panel.   Reinforced earth wall - Bonanza Drive.
Week Ending 16-07-06
Bridge barrier - Marshall's Creek Service Road.   Billinudgel overpass - formwork.   Formwork - Billinudgel.   Formwork - Billinudgel.
Week Ending 23-07-06
Yelgun Interchange northbound on ramp prior to completing formwork.   Brunswick River Bridge Service Road, southern endspan ready for final concrete pour.   Brunswick River Bridge Service Road, nearing completion - midspan.   Brunswick River Bridge Service Road, nearing completion - midspan.
 
Brunswick River Bridge southern pier for northbound carriageway, supported by falsework.   Abigroup, Hyder and RTA representatives - Brunswick River Bridge Service Road - midspan.   Aerial view of Brunswick River Bridge southern abutment.    
Week Ending 6-08-06
Community Liaison Group site tour.   Community Liaison Group members at access tower on Billinudgel pedestrian overpass.   Formwork and falsework looking south, pedestrian bridge, Billinudgel.   Looking north to Yelgun Interchange. Freshly sealed pavement in foreground.
Week Ending 13-08-06
 
Abutment prior to backfilling, Brunswick River Bridge, south end.   Mobile crane relocating MFTs from Service Road to North Bound Brunswick River Bridges. MFT temporarily placed on ground.   Brunswick River Bridge deck connection with retaining wall abutment.    
Week Ending 20-08-06
 
Tube stock planting.   Interlocked form-travellers being prepared for casting the northbound bridge over the river.   Perspective view from the north of the new Service Road.    
Week Ending 27-08-06
Construction of pedestrian overpass at Billinudgel   Native tube stock delivered to site, ready for plant out.   Progressive revegetation of new road batter.   Bridge access on new STP road.
 
Heritage item found on site.   Representative of DEC examining artefact found on site.   Super T Bridge Girder awaiting transfer to Tweed Street.    
Week Ending 10-09-06
Northern form travellers commencing construction of north bound bridge deck.   Southern form travellers commencing construction of north bound bridge deck.   Bridge 8, Span 11 concrete pour.   Brunswick River Bridge site.
Week Ending 17-09-06
Rainforest plantings in rich red top soil, amongst healthy growing hydromulch.   Hydromulch of annual grasses, pasture species and native trees and shrubs, showing growth after approximately 1 month.   28m Piles, which will be used to build Bridge 10A (Marshall's Creek Overflow).   Nightworks: stormwater pavement drainage installation.
     
Stormwater cross drainage under the existing highway.            
Week Ending 08-10-06
Crane base. (Crane removal and reassembly over long weekend at Brunswick River.)   Crane cab being lifted into position. (Crane removal and reassembly over long weekend at Brunswick River.)   Relocated crane tower, ready for erection of boom.   Northern crane tower relocated into new position.
Southern form traveller nearing abutment segment.   Crane driver's eye view, looking north (Brunswick River Bridges)   MTP (Material Transfer Placer) This is a mobile and adjustable conveyor belt used to place material where required and used with concrete, dirt, aggregate stone etc.   Looking Northwards, in the foreground is the bridge over the future Coolamon Scenic Drive. In the background, the new Tunnel Road adjacent the highway upgrade as it approaches Billinudgel.
Yelgun Interchange Bridge No. 2.   Marshall's Creek Overflow Bridge, span 1 awaiting demolishing, span 2 already demolished.   Bridge Demolition Span 1 Marshall's Creek Overflow.   Pulveriser used in demolition work.
     
Rainforest and dry sclerophyll tubestock planting around Banana Road.            
Week Ending 15-10-06
Steel Fixing Billinudgel Overpass.   Bridge 11 at Yelgun Interchange.   Bridge 12 at Yelgun Interchange showing final curtain.   Paving new service road, north of Rajah Road.
Local access Brunswick River Bridge and road prior to finishing.   Looking north, showing old bridge over Brunswick River and three new bridges under construction.   Demolition of Marshalls Creek bridges.   Early stage of a constructed wetland.
Week Ending 05-11-06
Stripping formwork on Bridge 8, Billinudgel Pedestrian Overpass.   Brunswick River Bridges showing construction of northbound, southbound bridges and local service road bridge.   Advanced stages of Brunswick River service road bridge construction.   Final casting of northbound Brunswick River Bridge.
Southwards view of Brunswick River Bridges.   Re-vegetation occurring in conjunction with earthworks (dozer and scraper operating in foreground).   Water truck in operation during earthworks in vicinity of STP Road.   Preparation of formwork prior to reinforcement placement on Billinudgel Overpass.
     
Community Liaison Group members’ site tour 1.11.06. Inspecting service road bridge over Brunswick River.            
Week Ending 30-12-06
Service Road, Brunswick River, prior to switch.   Last vehicle heading north on old Brunswick River bridge at 1.59pm on 11.12.06.   Traffic on new Brunswick River Service Road bridge.   Looking south from crane as earthworks and continue on approach to Brunswick River.
Brunswick River bridges.   Old bridge, new bridges, looking down from crane.   Translocation site, monitoring endangered species.   MPT placing concrete on northbound off ramp at Yelgun interchange.
Week Ending 14-01-07
Marshalls Creek south bound bridge prior to deck reinforcing.   Saw cutting concrete paving.   Bridge 8 Billinudgel Pedestrian Overpass.   Yelgun Interchange overbridge.
Week Ending 29-01-07
Working on bottom formwork travellers.   Brunswick River bridges looking south.   Looking north from Brunswick River bridges.   Local, northern and southern bridges over Brunswick River.
Three bridges, with southbound bridge nearing completion.   Southern view taken from crane at Brunswick River bridge.   Four bridges over the Brunswick River.   Installation of culvert, southern section of project.
     
Footings for Retaining Wall 1.            
Week Ending 19-02-07
Burny Bean vine surrounded by successful tubestock revegetation.   Erecting throw screens at the Billinudgel overpass.   Billinudgel pedestrian overpass, looking west.   Wetland Basin under Billinudgel overpass, prior to final landscaping.
   
Compacted fill prior to laying pavement.   Forming centre span and final major structural pour on Brunswick River Bridge.        
Week Ending 11-03-07
Installing Billinudgel overpass safety screens during nightworks.   Throw screens on Billinudgel bridge overpass, as seen from bridge deck.   Brunswick River Bridges.   Preparation for removal of MFTs on Brunswick River Bridges.
     
Wire rope crash barrier posts installed south of Bonanza Drive.            
Week Ending 25-03-07
 
Marshalls Creek Overflow showing re-planted riparian tubestock.   The new Brunswick River Bridges with the old bridge in the background.   Pre-cast concrete panelling for underside of Brunswick River Bridge abutment.    
Week Ending 1-04-07
 
Aerial view Yelgun Interchange and the Rest Area.   Aerial of Billinudgel.   Aerial of new alignment around Coolamon Scenic Drive.    
Week Ending 14-04-07
Shotcrete applied to Wall 4. Preparing for installation of facia panels.   Cut 7, showing Tunnel Road and new highway.   Steel wire rope posts awaiting installation of cable.   Batter paving Coolamon Scenic Drive underpass.
     
Handpour: tying in the barrier concrete to the CRC paving at Billinudgel.            
Week Ending 22-04-07
CM1600 In-Side Travel Concrete Paver. Lays concrete 10.6m wide.   Bridge 8 Billinudgel Pedestrian Overpass.   View from Bridge 8, looking south.   Throw screen posts (also known as ‘whale bones’) Yelgun Interchange.
Throw screen posts (also known as ‘whale bones’) Yelgun Interchange.   Yelgun Interchange bridge.   Parapet ‘shells’ awaiting installation at Yelgun.   Planting 2m trees on the western side of southern approach to Brunswick River Bridges.
Planting palms on the western side of southern approach to Brunswick River Bridges.   Warning sign in place on Brunswick River Bridges.   Fill 4, looking north from Brunswick River Bridges towards Rajah Road intersection.   Shoulder hand pour steel layout, northern end of project near Billinudgel Road.
Week Ending 06-05-07
Preparing steelwork for slip form crash barrier near Rajah Road.   Cut 6 almost complete, showing landscaping and preparation for steel tying.   Installation of screens at Yelgun Interchange.   Some of the parrot boxes awaiting installation as part of the community's Compensatory Habitat Box Project.
   
Retaining Wall 4 showing grooved architectural design.   Landscaping progressing well as construction nears completion.        
Week Ending 13-05-07
Batch plant site soon to be de-commissioned and permanent Rest Area constructed.   Brunswick River Bridge northbound carriageway almost at completion.   Grader trimming the pavement material in preparation for bitumen sealing.   Feature concrete on southern abutment Brunswick River Bridge.
Week Ending 20-05-07
     
Connection to Yelgun (looking north).            
Week Ending 3-06-07
 
Paver in operation.   About to start first hammering for demolition of old Brunswick River bridge. Mulch in foreground in preparation for landscaping.   Hammering bridge deck. Debris collected onto barge with silt curtains in place.    
Week Ending 17-06-07
   
Demolition underway on the old Brunswick River bridge.   Northbound off ramp at Yelgun Interchange.        
Week Ending 24-06-07
Water quality monitoring on the Brunswick River.   Demolition of span 4 on the old Brunswick River bridge.   Brunswick River bridges – rubbing back underside.   Landscaping, northern bank of Brunswick River.
 
Underneath the new Brunswick River bridges.   Southern foreshore boardwalk under construction.   Old Brunswick River bridge in process of demolition.    
Week Ending 01-07-07
New Pacific Highway, approaching Yelgun Interchange.   Approaching turnoff to Ocean Shores at the Yelgun Interchange.   Yelgun Rest Area amenities under construction.   Installation of picnic tables, Yelgun Rest Area.
Laying floor slab and door frames for toilet block, Yelgun Rest Area.   Looking south from Yelgun Interchange.   Installing electrical wiring for street lighting, near Billinudgel.   “Shuttle buggy” and asphalt paver laying SMA (stone mastic asphalt).
Week Ending 15-07-07
Webcam view of Service Road and Pacific Highway showing north and southbound carriageways.   Demolition of old Brunswick River bridge.   Northbound carriageway in readiness for traffic 11 July 2007.   Opening of the first section of the new Highway Upgrade.
     
Removal of old noise wall at Ferry Reserve Caravan Park.            
Week Ending 19-08-07
Southern foreshore boardwalk under construction.   Low tide at the boardwalk, under Brunswick River bridges.   Old Brunswick River bridge partially demolished.   Construction of Orana Road roundabout with green hydromulch in background.
   
Construction of Orana Road roundabout.   Looking down Orana Road at construction of roundabout and Coolamon Scenic Drive underpass.        
September 2007
Rest Area at Yelgun, with the Lions Driver Reviver van in position.   Yelgun Rest Area and children's play equipment.   Yelgun Rest Area picnic shelters.   Fish friendly culvert installation on carriageway at Orana Road roundabout.
 

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