Landsborough Highway Pavement Widening and Strengthening

Project Overview

Ertech was contracted to perform pavement widening and strengthening to a 25km section of the Landsborough Highway between Longreach and Winton. The Landsborough Highway being part of the National Land Transport Network between Brisbane and Darwin is the principal north-south route serving western Queensland. The works, pavement and subgrade rehabilitation, repair of numerous areas of “edge break” and improved lane and shoulder definition, done on this highway will provide the client asset resilience, improved safety and increased flood immunity.

Fast Facts

ClientDepartment of Transport and Main Roads QLD
LocationLongreach, QLD
Year of Completion2020

Scope of works

The Landsborough Highway will undergo pavement and subgrade rehabilitation works, including repairing numerous areas of edge break and improved shoulder lane definition.

The scope includes:

Formation Widening
Triple blend stabilisation
Drainage structure extension
Pavements
Concrete medians

Challenges and Outcomes:

Ertech effectively made use of internal plant and local subcontractors to resource and deliver the project in a remote location
In the case of NDRRA flood damage, Ertech worked with the client to be a first response emergency works contractor
To overcome the wet weather conditions, Ertech performed low lying works as early as possible