BARRY DRIVE BRIDGE UPGRADE, ACT. Environmental challenges solved with Hilti SAFEset dustless drilling solution. The Barry Drive Bridge runs over Sullivan’s Creek in Canberra. The bridge which was built after World War Two, is a main thoroughfare for the city’s road freight. With road freights expected to double in Canberra over the coming decade, the bridge was in much need of significant upgrades to allow access for larger vehicles. The project had to comply with the SM1600 standard for bridge load and required strengthening works along the abutment, pier and deck. The challenges that arose with the ACT Government’s strict regulations stating that there was to be no contamination of the river under the Barry Drive Bridge meant that no concrete, dust or waste was permitted to f

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