The Joy Baluch AM Bridge Duplication Project, Port Wakefield Overpass and Highway Duplication Project, Augusta Highway Duplication (Port Wakefield to Lochiel) Project and regional infrastructure works will improve safety and freight productivity along Australia’s national land transport network.

The Port Wakefield to Port Augusta (PW2PA) Alliance, a consortium comprising CPB Contractors, Aurecon and GHD, in alliance with the Department for Infrastructure and Transport, is well advanced in the design and construction of the suite of works.

Local South Australian company, McMahon Services, has been given the opportunity to deliver key aspects of these important works as a sub-alliance partner, showing the partnership’s commitment to local and small-to-medium enterprises.

This region of South Australia is a strategically important transport corridor, providing access for commuter, commercial and freight traffic.

It is also a hub for South Australia's mineral-rich far north and western regions, and the anticipated growth in this region is expected to exert further pressure on road infrastructure.

Joy Baluch AM Bridge Duplication Project

With the volume of local and freight traffic using the existing bridge and the lack of resilience to incidents, the need for a duplication of the Joy Baluch AM Bridge had become increasingly evident. As the new section of the bridge opened to traffic in May 2022, the Alliance commenced refurbishment works for the existing section of the bridge built in the early 1970s.

Once the existing section of the Joy Baluch AM Bridge reopens to traffic, it will carry two lanes of westbound traffic (travelling towards Whyalla), and the new section of the duplicated bridge will carry two lanes of eastbound traffic (travelling towards Adelaide).

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