Successful collaboration – Outer circulating road project
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| Wednesday, November 9, 2016 |
| 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM |
| Plaza P8 |
Speaker
Angela Fry
Business Group Leader – Roads and Highways, South Qld
GHD Pty Ltd
Successful Collaboration – Outer Circulating Road Project’
Abstract
Successful Collaboration – Outer Circulating Road Project
The Outer Circulating Road (OCR) Victoria Street has successfully been delivered by Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) in collaboration with the Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR), Queensland Rail (QR), Ergon Energy, engineering consultants GHD Pty Ltd (GHD) and the community.
The project began as a way to improve traffic efficiency, but achieved outcomes far beyond the original brief. Through collaboration and team work, the project has succeeded in driving the transformation of a long-neglected area of Toowoomba’s northern CBD. This includes the significant safety and flood mitigation benefits to an area devastated by flooding in 2011, and opened the door to future development opportunities. The work has ensured a safer and more reliable power supply network in the area, and showcases the historic Toowoomba Railway Station and surrounding rail precinct.
The OCR Victoria Street extension project is a shining example of the benefits of genuine
collaboration. Council proactively engaged with the community and a range of project partners to ensure the realisation of shared goals by successfully delivering this project. Upon commencement of the design, the project team recognised that in order to overcome the extensive challenges, collaboration with key stakeholders was imperative. Through timely and effective engagement with these stakeholders, shared goals were identified, and project
partnerships were developed in order to achieve these goals. This included internal Council
stakeholders and asset owners, QR, DTMR, GHD, Ergon Energy and local businesses and residents. This involved informal agreements with internal council stakeholders and the community, as well as formalised agreements with DTMR, QR, GHD and Ergon. These formal agreements were enhanced by the establishment of strong working relationships between each of these organisations and Council, based on the desire to successfully achieve the mutually beneficial project goals.
The Outer Circulating Road (OCR) Victoria Street has successfully been delivered by Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) in collaboration with the Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR), Queensland Rail (QR), Ergon Energy, engineering consultants GHD Pty Ltd (GHD) and the community.
The project began as a way to improve traffic efficiency, but achieved outcomes far beyond the original brief. Through collaboration and team work, the project has succeeded in driving the transformation of a long-neglected area of Toowoomba’s northern CBD. This includes the significant safety and flood mitigation benefits to an area devastated by flooding in 2011, and opened the door to future development opportunities. The work has ensured a safer and more reliable power supply network in the area, and showcases the historic Toowoomba Railway Station and surrounding rail precinct.
The OCR Victoria Street extension project is a shining example of the benefits of genuine
collaboration. Council proactively engaged with the community and a range of project partners to ensure the realisation of shared goals by successfully delivering this project. Upon commencement of the design, the project team recognised that in order to overcome the extensive challenges, collaboration with key stakeholders was imperative. Through timely and effective engagement with these stakeholders, shared goals were identified, and project
partnerships were developed in order to achieve these goals. This included internal Council
stakeholders and asset owners, QR, DTMR, GHD, Ergon Energy and local businesses and residents. This involved informal agreements with internal council stakeholders and the community, as well as formalised agreements with DTMR, QR, GHD and Ergon. These formal agreements were enhanced by the establishment of strong working relationships between each of these organisations and Council, based on the desire to successfully achieve the mutually beneficial project goals.
Biography
Angela is a civil engineer with more than 18 years of experience working on a diverse range of projects including high-profile road and bridge construction and flood mitigation works.
After beginning her career and a very successful decade at the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, she joined the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Southern Queensland where Angela lectured in the fields of civil construction and project management.
Angela then worked for 3 years with the Toowoomba Regional Council as a Principal Project Manager where she worked on a range of infrastructure projects. In 2016, Angela joined GHD Pty Ltd as the Office Manager for Toowoomba and the South West Region where she is currently involved in a variety of projects for clients in both the public and private sectors.
