The Queensland Rail Timber Bridge Repair and Replacement Project encompassed a total of 49 rail bridge structures (8 culverts and 41 bridge structures) that were to be repaired and replaced within a 6 month Design and Construct Contract. Rail bridges in outback Australia were traditionally constructed from timber, as steel and concrete were often not available in the outback. As time progresses, most of these timber bridges are typically being replaced with steel structures. VEC Civil Engineering (VEC) understood the clients' need to replace 49 bridges over a 700 km long track in the short timeframe of just 6 months, while only allowing for short closures of just 48 hours as not to disrupt the rail transport and all this while complying to a limited budget.
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