In June 2023, the Joy Baluch AM Bridge in Port Augusta opened fully to two-lane, two-way traffic across the Upper Spencer Gulf, which will go a long way to alleviating traffic build-up. Prior to the duplication, the Joy Baluch AM Bridge already carried an average of 17,600 vehicles per day,...
First Completed Section of Augusta Highway Duplication Opens
19 December 2023 Motorists have been given an early gift with the first fully completed section of the newly duplicated Augusta Highway opened in time for the holiday season. All four lanes of the nine-kilometre stretch between Port Wakefield and Beaufort are now open to traffic for the first time,...
Relic of state’s past uncovered in roadside monument
Tuesday, 12 December 2023 A time capsule found inside a roadside church monument in the Mid North has given a rare insight into the state’s past, with the key piece of Wesleyan Methodist Church history uncovered during the Augusta Highway Duplication planning works. The monument, built in 1988 to commemorate...
Augusta Highway Duplication Community Session
We welcome you to come along to the PW2PA Community Session at the Lochiel Community Centre from 4.00pm to 5.30pm on Friday, 25 August 2023 for an opportunity to: • meet the project team and get the latest updates on works in your area; • view the road design and...
Celebrating Steps on the Career Path
Edwin Davey, General Superintendent, PW2PA Alliance, at centre with the latest group of graduates. On far right is Sharon Laughton, Leading Hand, and next to her Brandon Lamont, Superintendent, – both part of Edwin’s team who provided support and mentoring – as did Jeff Kealy, Plant and Light Vehicle Inspection....
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NEW AUGUSTA HIGHWAY OVERTAKING LANE NEAR LOCHIEL NEARING COMPLETION Road safety and travel times on the Augusta Highway have been improved after a newsouthbound overtaking lane near Lochiel opened to traffic recently. Construction works including pavement, sealing and line marking works are nowcomplete on the overtaking lane – located between...
Shovels hit the ground on $260 million Augusta Highway Duplication Project
MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, 8 February Major works are officially underway on the one of the largest infrastructure projects ever undertaken in regional South Australia – the Augusta Highway Duplication Project. The $260 million project is jointly funded by the Australian and South Australian governments on an 80:20 basis. The works...