Editor’s note

& INFRASTRUCTURE

COVER STORY

14 A strong foundation Ellis Profiling is using Cat road profiling machines from Hastings Deering to achieve quality road surfaces.

PROJECT REPORT

16 M1 Queensland Andrew Wheeler, M1 Program Lead explains the intricacies of the Daisy Hill to Eight Mile Plains project and wider M1 works.

AAPA

20 AAPA Article Executive Director of Technology and Leadership, Anna D’Angelo, explains the benefits of Intelligent Compaction.

23 Member profile Craig Moss, Director, Professional Services at IPWEA Queensland discusses the importance of advancing industry skills.

ASPHALT IN ACTION

24 Strong relationships Roads & Infrastructure speaks to two Wirtgen partners about their machinery and the strength of their relationships with the supplier. 26 Hybrid Binder SAMI Bitumen’s Iulian Man details the company’s new hybrid binder, SAMIfalt I-Brid, created in partnership with RMIT University.

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Future is foam Hiway Stabilisers looks back on its work over the past decade to develop and perfect its foamed bitumen road construction technique.

TECH & EQUIPMENT

30 Q-FE Road Ant Quality Fabrications and Engineering details its dual control aggregate spreader designed to meet VicRoads future forward moving requirements.

32 Excavation excellence The new suite of John Deere excavators are now available in Australia for use on a wide range of construction projects.

34 Paving on the move Astec has introduced the Carlson CP100 II and CP130 pavers to the Australian market.

36 A green focus CIBER Equipment details the technology in its iNOVA asphalt plants that offers fuel savings and emission reductions.

Robinson Civil Group uses Wirtgen machinery for many of its projects.

INFRASTRUCTURE IN FOCUS

38 Australian recycled product Geofabrics is recycling plastic bottles into geotextile materials for use within major infrastructure projects.

40 Industry Survey Roads & Infrastructure’s publisher Prime Creative Media has conducted a survey of the road construction industry to assess the effects of the coronavirus on operations.

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

42 200 million bottles Alex Fraser’s Clarinda recycling facility is boosting its capacity to keep up with demand for recycled materials on Victoria’s infrastructure projects.

44 Infrastructure Victoria The organisation is recommending a $1 billion overhaul of the waste sector in the state, which would increase regional recycling capabilities.

46 Recycled First A look at the Recycled First program which aims to bring a unified approach to the use of recycled materials on infrastructure projects.

CONTRACTS AND TENDERS

50 Contracts in brief Roads & Infrastructure provides an update on some of the contracts and tenders recently awarded or put to market across the Australian infrastructure sector.

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