Sea Cliff Bridge. Illawarra Coast. NSW. Australia.
S 34° 15.280 E 150° 58.390
56H E 313372 N 6207747
The overall national winner in the Construction Excellence Category was the Lawrence Hargrave Drive Alliance for a project which delivered an outstanding engineering feat, and a new icon for the Wollongong region – the stunning Sea Cliff Bridge.
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Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 04/02/2010
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The project involved upgrading 1350m of road, including the 655m Sea Cliff Bridge.
The judges called the LHD Link Alliance construction of the Sea Cliff Bridge an outstanding engineering feat. They were impressed by the innovative design of an Australian first – combining a curved balanced cantilever bridge with an incrementally launched bridge on a curve. They also noted the great attention placed on aesthetics, and the use of ground probing radar to ensure worker safety on the project.
The Sea Cliff Bridge replaced a section of Lawrence Hargrave Drive that was permanently closed in August 2003 due to regular rock falls. A public outcry emerged over the road closure. The Roads & Traffic Authority (RTA) signed an alliance agreement with private sector
companies on 8 December 2003 to re-connect Lawrence Hargrave Drive between Coalcliff and Clifton. The new Sea Cliff Bridge opened on December 11, 2005 and is a balanced cantilever bridge, located in the northern Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The $52 million bridge links the coastal villages of Coalcliff and Clifton. Featuring two lanes of traffic, a cycleway and a walkway, the Sea Cliff Bridge boasts spectacular views and is a feature of the scenic Lawrence Hargrave Drive.
Engineering Awards:
*2006 Case Earth Awards, National Awards - overall winner, construction excellence category
*IQPC ACE Awards - excellence in major alliances
*Engineers Australia Engineering Sydney Division - excellence award, engineering for regional communities
*Engineers Australia Engineering Sydney Division - highly commended, infrastructure projects
*Kevin Cavanagh Medal for excellence in concrete.
*Association of Consulting Engineers Australia Awards - 2006 project of the year; gold, civil and infrastructure category; gold, specialist services category
*2007 Australian Construction Achievment Awards. Finalist
Link to Construction Awards: http://seacliffbridge.com/scbawards.html