smart hive

Managing a site hive of construction activity

Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) Inland Rail contractor McConnell Dowell is using specialist noise, dust and vibration monitoring equipment at its Victorian construction projects to ensure the disruption to local communities is kept to a minimum. A smart device, known as Site Hive, provides real time data and allows the builders to monitor and manage the impact of construction on the local community. Read More
Daroobalgie

Track rail delivered for Daroobalgie loop

A vital part of the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) Inland Rail Stockinbingal to Parkes project has been delivered, with more than 277 tonnes of rail arriving for the new Daroobalgie crossing loop in New South Wales. Forty-two rail legs were delivered to the site via a rail train and were unloaded using plant machinery. The rail legs, measuring 110 metres long and weighing 6.6t each, will lay over 2.3 kilometres of track. Read More