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Clients benefit from a full range of engineering skills covering the entire bridge lifecycle—planning, design, construction, rehabilitation and replacement.

From simple, single span structures through to major landmark bridges including the Anzac Bridge in Sydney and the Green Bridge in Brisbane, our team’s experience presents clients with a variety of cost-effective bridging solutions.

With more than 30 years’ experience on small to large projects, our team offers services that include studies and investigations, tender and final designs, proof checking, construction engineering, contract administration, bridge inspection and remedial engineering.

Our knowledge extends beyond local solutions; we harness a global network of professionals to deliver the most innovative, cost effective outcomes for your projects.

  • Studies and investigations
  • Tender and final designs
  • Proof checking
  • Construction engineering
  • Contract administration
  • Bridge inspection
  • Remedial engineering
  • Transport Planning
  • Traffic and road design
  • Waterway analysis
  • Geotechnical and environmental investigations
  • Surveys
  • Project management

For further information, contact:

Peter Selby-Smith
T: +61 3 8687 8000
E: Peter Selby-Smith

Kirkwood Road Structure Plan

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Building on its established track record of providing successful projects for the Gladstone Regional Council, GHD has been engaged to assist with the implementation of its Kirkwood Road Structure Plan for the southwest section of the city.

The plan was produced in 2004 and caters for a population increase of more than 5,000 people, and presents a blueprint for the future of an important part of the city. It includes the construction of Kirkwood Road from Dawson Highway to Gladstone/Benaraby Road, providing a number of new traffic routes from the area.

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Red Hill Road Rail Bridge

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In a good demonstration of public authority and private industry cooperation, the Red Hill Road Bridge was successfully launched on 3 January 2007 by the project team of Wagga Wagga City Council (WWCC), GHD, Nelmac Pty Ltd and Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC).

The overall purpose of the rail bridge project was to link Red Hill Rd to the Olympic Highway.  Red Hill Rd is an arterial orbital road that traverses the south end of Wagga Wagga, generally in an east-west direction.  It ended at the south side of the Main Southern Rail Line but it was desired to extend the road underneath the rail line through to the adjacent Olympic Highway. 

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Replacement of Public Land Bridges

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The Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment engaged GHD to provide a range of engineering services for the Public Land Bridges Replacement Project.

Located throughout the State’s numerous forests, parks and reserves, these bridges provide vital access for a number of important land uses, including fire management and suppression, and general public access for recreational purposes.

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The Eleanor Schonell Bridge

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Brisbane’s Eleanor Schonell Bridge (previously known as the Green Bridge) opened in December 2006. The bridge provides a bus, pedestrian and cycle link across the Brisbane River between Dutton Park and the University of Queensland (UQ), St Lucia.

The cable stay suspended bridge was designed and constructed for Brisbane City Council by GHD and the John Holland Group.

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Accommodating Urban Growth in Kuching city

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Satok Bridge provides the only link between the State Government’s Administration Centre of Petra Jaya and the urban amenities of Kuching city in Malaysia. Population growth and urban development meant the bridge had to be widened so commuters could have easier access to the Kuching town centre.

GHD originally managed design and construction of the four-lane bridge in the 1970s. 

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Waurn Ponds Quarry Rail - Vehicle Grade Separation

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GHD was engaged by Blue Circle Southern Cement (BCSC) in Waurn Ponds, Victoria to project manage the grade separation of a quarry haul road and the Geelong-Warrnambool Rail Line.

When completed, the project will improve the efficiency and safety of access by quarry vehicles between limestone deposits that are currently traversed and separated by the rail line.

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Peter Selby-Smith

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Peter is GHD's technical leader for bridges. Peter commenced his career with John Holland Constructions and for six years worked with contractors on site and in their design offices, in Australia, Europe and the UK. In 1977, he joined Maunsell and Partners, became Director - Engineering Structures and was responsible for the Mekong River Bridge, the New Echuca Rail Bridge and the James Harrison Bridge in Geelong. Since 1998, he has been Service Line Leader for Bridges with GHD and leads GHD’s bridge design group in Melbourne. He has over 35 years' experience in the design, construction and management of major bridge projects.

Position: Service Line Leader, Bridges
Tel: +61 3 8687 8000

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