As rail investment accelerates, projects face a variety of challenges such as rising costs, stricter deadlines and resource constraints. Alongside ongoing pressures on rail projects to influence more sustainable urban forms, the translation of great design into an efficient build is changing the construction ecosystem. By embracing digital insights and tools, rail providers are redefining delivery models to slash costs, improve service and maximise use of physical assets. Simultaneously, the rail industry is acquiring digital competencies as new collaboration models emerge and modern software is increasingly being placed at the centre of on-site value creation.
Providing insights into the emerging opportunity is one of Australia’s biggest transport infrastructure and urban projects – the Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP). This involves the removal of 75 dangerous and congested level crossings across metropolitan Melbourne. Central to today’s challenge is completing the remaining 45 removals by 2025 in less time than the first 30. By modernising approaches the LXRP is able to keep pace with project demands in the following areas:
- Collaboration: the launch of digital insight and innovation platforms, the Connected Site and The Hive to bring together 4000 delivery partners
- Advanced analytics: sensor-based network to monitor construction functions for real- time optimisation of plant and equipment
- Data management: intelligent insights improving safety and compliance work timescales
- New frameworks: established to aid future handovers
Revitalising brownfield infrastructure is complex, requiring vision, a robust digital foundation and a multidisciplinary approach. Our learning legacy is to continue to raise the bar in project delivery efficiency, while managing the technical aspects of greater urban mobility. Find out more about how LXRP is keeping pace
