Nagambie Bypass with the AbiGroup
The $222 million Nagambie Bypass is the next stage in the
progressive upgrading of the Goulburn Valley Highway, a vital transport
route connecting the rich fruit and vegetable growing industries in the
Goulburn Valley to Melbourne. It forms part of the national highway link
between Melbourne and Brisbane.
Stage one - Main bypass - a new 13.5 km freeway-standard road from
Mitchellstown Road to Kirwans Bridge-Longwood Road.
Features
The project scope includes:
- a freeway-standard bypass to the east of the Nagambie township
- a full diamond interchange at Mitchellstown Road and Kirwans Bridge-Longwood Road with bridges over the Bypass at these two locations and freeway ramps giving full access in all directions
- an overpass carrying Nagambie-Locksley Road across the freeway
- an underpass taking Racecourse Road beneath the freeway
- There are 6 bridges on the bypass; 2 rail bridges and 4 road underpasses
Smart Graffiti had to pressure wash all (or any) contamination on the concrete walls after the construction or placement has been completed, including the beams spanning over the road and railway.
The surfaces then had to be solvent primed, a 2 coat acrylic Victoria Roads approved grey paint applied and then the final epoxy gloss coat for anti-graffiti and anti-carbonation applied as a last layer.
Dry film thickness testing is also carried out every 100 metres for quality assurance.
The total area was 12000 square metres and was done under exact and fully inspected testing.
Smart Graffiti at work on the Racecourse Road underpass.
