Editor’s note

NEW YEAR, NEW HORIZONS

WITH THE PASSING OF ANOTHER YEAR, more often than not, a collective sigh of relief can be heard around the globe. Many of us see the transition from one year to the next as a fresh start, a new year and new opportunity to reinvent ourself. While the idea of a clean slate is tempting, reflecting on the past 12 months, readjusting and resetting your goals for the next 12 is a more constructive way to approach the next year and meet any challenges head-on. Taking the experiences of the past and using them constructively for a more productive outcome in the future is what makes Australia’s road and transport infrastructure industry great. Every day we see instances of businesses heeding lessons from past experiences or even learnings from other organisations to inform their decision-making processes and grow productively. Main Roads Western Australia, for instance, has taken on board the positive outcomes from its experiences using recycled construction and demolition waste in road construction and maintenance, and is moving to increase its activity in this space. Late last year, the state’s Department of Water and Environmental Regulation approved a new Recycled Construction Products Program Specification, which has allowed the Main Roads department to include crushed recycled concrete as an approved sub-base for road projects. The move has set in motion a new pilot project, announced last November, that will see 25,000 tonnes of the recycled C&D waste product rolled out on one of the state’s busiest road corridors this year – the Kwinana Freeway. Read more about the road agency’s major project on page 40. While there are aspects of 2018 many of us would be glad to put behind us, last year held some significant milestones that have given the infrastructure sector, as a whole, a real leg-up for 2019. Last year, the Queensland Government announced the introduction of a new policy that aims to bring building information modelling (BIM) to the forefront in government infrastructure projects, and is putting Queensland in a practical position for BIM implementation. The Digital Enablement for Queensland Infrastructure – Principles for BIM Implementation policy has been produced for use by officers within the state government, including departments, agencies and statutory authorities and applies to those involved in any part of the lifecycle of new major construction assets. The principles are intended to provide a framework that enables the use of BIM on the full lifecycle of government infrastructure projects and deliver measurable benefits. The policy also outlines that the use of BIM will be required on all new government construction projects with an estimated capital cost of $50 million or more by 2023. With a state government taking such a proactive step forward with BIM implementation, it shows that the real and practical benefits of BIM workflows are being recognised by the wider sector and on a larger scale. Steve Abson, CEO of the Infrastructure Association of Queensland, talks to us about what the new implementation policy means for the local sector. Find out more on page 30. It is with great pleasure I open up the first issue of Roads & Infrastructure Magazine for 2019 with such exciting news to share. I hope this year proves to be a productive and positive one for the infrastructure industry.

Robbie Parkes Editor, Roads & Infrastructure Magazine

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