Main Road’s Pits for cyclone proof bridge

The Houghton Highway duplication is a new 2.7 km bridge between Brisbane and Redcliffe. This $315 million project is essentially the replication of the existing bridge connecting Redcliffe to Brighton in Brisbane.

The new link, named the Ted Smout memorial bridge, is located 35 metres east of the existing Houghton Highway Bridge and is Australia’s first structure designed to withstand hurricane storm events similar to that of Hurricane Katrina. It comprises three traffic lanes, a pedestrian/cycle path, and a dedicated fishing platform.

Lighting services are carried in the deck’s concrete parapets with communication and electrical cabling running beneath the cycle/pedestrian lane. Only QLD Main Roads compliant cable pits were permitted to be used along the cable route. Cables were pulled through 150 cable pits of various sizes supplied by ACO, enabling safe access for maintenance.

ACO is an approved registered supplier of pits to QLD Main Roads and as required by the client, all components delivered to the project were accompanied with batch related material and test certification providing full traceability to every step in ACO’s supply chain.

ACO CABLEMATE® Type(s) 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 60 cable pits comply with Main Roads Specification MRS 11.78 Fabrication of Structural Steelwork; MRS 11.91 Ducts and Pits; and manufactured to Main Roads standard drawings. All lids are tested to AS3996-2006; have an electrical insulation coating to AS/NZS1580.408.5-2006; and supplied with a certificate of compliance.

For more information please contact:

John Sordo by email jsordo@acoaus.com.au or phone 02 4747 4000 or visit our web site: at www.acoaus.com.au