Investigation into Tullamarine Freeway signage
17 July 2019
A project-wide review and site
inspection of all overhead and road-side assets built as part of the
CityLink Tulla Widening Project has confirmed there are no ongoing
public safety concerns associated with the Projects’ construction.
The extensive investigation into why a Tullamarine Freeway sign fell in
January has also confirmed the preliminary finding that the absence of
‘stiffener plates’ inside the gantry the sign was mounted on, was the
primary cause.
The investigation, which has been independently reviewed and verified,
highlights that the missing stiffener plates are the result of failures
in the quality control and inspection processes during fabrication of
the gantry.
While on-site audits show no signs of deterioration or stress, to ensure
the signage meets a 100 year life-span, similar top-mounted signs
installed as part of the Project will be strengthened.
Transurban Program Director, Major Projects
Victoria, David Clements
reiterated safety is our top priority and we have taken a conservative
approach in response to the findings.
“Safety is our upmost priority and we don’t want to see anything like
this occur in the future, which is why we have taken additional
precautionary steps,” Mr Clements said.
“We expanded our initial signage audit to a project-wide design review
and site inspection of all overhead and road side assets built by
CPB
Contractors as part of the CityLink Tulla Widening Project.
“These inspections have not identified any ongoing public safety
concerns and we are committed to working with government and industry to
ensure this doesn’t happen again.”
Signage rectification works, including reinstalling removed signage and
the additional strengthening works will commence in coming months.
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