A project-wide review and site inspection of all overhead and roadside assets built on the CityLink Tulla Widening project has found the primary cause of an incident.
The review follows an accident which saw a sign fall onto a car driving along the freeway in January 2019.
It showed the absence of stiffener plates inside the gantry the sign was mounted on, was the cause.
The results have confirmed there are no ongoing public safety concerns associated with the project’s construction.
The independently reviewed and verified investigation highlighted the missing stiffener plates were the result of failures in quality control and inspection processes during fabrication of the gantry.
On-site audits showed no signs of deterioration or stress but similar top-mounted signs on the project will be strengthened, to ensure the signage meets a 100 year life -span.
Transurban Program Director, Major Projects Victoria, David Clements said safety is a top priority and Transurban have taken a conservative approach in response to the findings.
“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.
Signage rectification works, including reinstalling removed signage and the additional strengthening works will commence in coming months.
Mr. Clements said the initial signage audit was expanded to a project-wide design review and site inspection of all overhead and road side assets built by CPB contractors as part of the 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.”
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