Bypass of 41 km of highway north of the city of Toowoomba in the state of Queensland, Australia.
The contract included the design, construction, financing, operation and maintenance of the 41km highway.
The TSRC is one of the central elements of the South West Queensland economic development plan. It is built at the north of Toowoomba and will allow the city to be bypassed on a faster and safer route for freight traffic to the ports and South West Queensland.
One of its most notable features is an 800-metre viaduct above the railway line, and length of 30 metres in the mountain that, by circumventing the alternative option of a tunnel, will allow large vehicles or those transporting dangerous goods to travel.
ACCIONA will participate in the highway's operation and maintenance, in a 25-year concession.
ACCIONA completed design management and specialised technical support for the construction project's implementation.
The work consists of a bypass north of Toowoomba, 42 km long, connecting the "Warrego Highway" in Helidom with the "Gore Highway" in Athol. It is designed for a speed of 110 km/hour, with a maximum gradient of 6.5%.
This new route will have the following characteristics:
- A 4-lane (2+2) stretch, from Warrego Highway (east) to Warrego Highway (west) for 27 km.
- A 2-lane stretch (1+1), from Warrego Highway (west) to Gore Highway for approximately 15 km.
- 5 interchanges.
- 24 structures: 12 bridges and 3 underpasses.
The Toowoomba project won "The best road deal for the Asia Pacific 2015" award from the IJ Global Project Finance and Infrastructure Journal.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Location: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
- Contract type: Design, construction, financing, operation and maintenance (PPP).
- Infrastructure: Bypass motorway including 5 interchanges and 24 structures.
- Year of project completion: 2019
KEY ASPECTS
- ACCIONA and our partners recognise the importance of this Toowoomba Second Range Crossing in terms of regional economic development, employment opportunities and supply chain and training and skills development. Benefits for the region of this project include:
- Creation of up to 1,800 full-time jobs during project construction and maintenance.
- Increased economic activity in the region by US 2.4 billion over 30 years.
- Diversion of 80 % of heavy and super heavy commercial vehicles outside the central business district of Toowoomba.
- Avoiding up to 18 sets of traffic lights.
- Reduced travel time across the range by up to 40 minutes for heavy commercial vehicles.
- Higher cargo efficiency.
- Improved road and driver safety.
- Improved habitability for the Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley areas.