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METRONET project sees largest bridge beams installed in WA

Western Australia’s largest ever Tee-off beams have been manufactured and installed as part of the METRONET Thornlie-Cockburn Link over the weekend.

The 50 metre long beams were manufactured locally, with each beam consisting of 14,000 kilograms of reinforced steel, 120 stressing tendons and 73 cubic metres of concrete.

Seven of the 10 beams were installed over the weekend, with the last three to be installed as the project progresses. Each beam weighed 197 tonnes and took 10 workers and two concrete pump trucks three days to manufacture.

The 17.5-kilometre Thornlie-Cockburn Link is Perth’s first east-west cross line connection. Upon completion, the new bridge will allow passengers using Ranford Road Station to be able to travel to Perth in about 29 minutes. The bridge will have six general traffic lanes (three in each direction), bus lanes and a shared path on each side.

Western Australia Transport Minister Rita Saffioti said the project would help support local workers and industries.

“METRONET is about supporting local Western Australia jobs and our local manufacturing industry – these bridge beams are a great example,” Saffioti said.

“More than 1,680 local jobs will be supported through the Thornlie-Cockburn Link project over the next few years, while hundreds more will be created on other major projects,” she added.

The first trains are expected to run on the Thornlie-Cockburn Link in 2023.

 


 

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