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Bussell Highway Duplication
Construction survey support for a major South West road duplication project, including control networks, bridge and road set-out, drainage and culvert set-out, machine control support, UAV capture, TLS LiDAR scanning, quantity reporting and as-constructed records.
The Bussell Highway Duplication required coordinated construction survey support across staged roadworks, bridge works, drainage, culverts, pavement interfaces and multiple civil workfronts. Noble Surveys supported the project with control network establishment, construction set-out, machine control model support, UAV capture, TLS LiDAR scanning, quantity reporting and as-constructed survey records.
Survey workflows helped civil crews, machine control operators and project teams work from consistent control and current design information while managing live traffic, environmental constraints, existing services and staged construction requirements.
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Field crews supported road duplication, bridge interfaces, drainage infrastructure, UAV capture and TLS LiDAR scanning. These images highlight portions of the Bussell Highway Duplication.
Scope of work
Survey coverage for South West road duplication
Survey crews rotated across bridge structures, drainage, culverts, pavement interfaces and haul alignments so construction teams could work from consistent control as staging requirements changed.
- •Control network establishment and maintenance across staged road duplication workfronts.
- •Bridge, road alignment, drainage, culvert, kerb, pavement and roadworks set-out.
- •Feature and topographic survey support for design coordination and construction planning.
- •Machine control model preparation, uploads/support and change tracking for civil crews.
- •Earthworks quantities, surface comparisons and progress claim support where required.
- •UAV capture for progress review, earthworks quantities and spatial context.
- •TLS LiDAR scanning for detailed capture of constructed features, interfaces or verification areas.
- •As-built/as-constructed survey records for road, drainage, bridge and pavement works.
- •QA, conformance and reporting records prepared for contractor, superintendent or asset-owner review.
Survey methods & technology
Survey technology supporting civil workfronts
Trimble GNSS, total stations, digital levels, UAV capture, TLS LiDAR scanning and model management workflows helped keep bridge, drainage and pavement works tied back to the agreed reference system while data moved between field and office teams.
- •Trimble GNSS RTK workflows for control, set-out and pickups across staged work areas.
- •Trimble total station support for bridge, structure, culvert and higher-precision set-out.
- •Digital level workflows for vertical control, drainage, pavement and conformance checks.
- •UAV capture scheduled for progress review, earthworks quantities and spatial context.
- •TLS LiDAR scanning for detailed verification and feature capture.
- •Trimble Business Center (TBC) and Civil 3D workflows for surfaces, LandXML, DWG/DXF and reporting outputs.
- •Machine control files and model issue records for civil plant and operators.
Reporting & deliverables
Survey documentation prepared for review
Reporting packages gave contractors, superintendents and asset-owner teams clear evidence of set-out, conformance, quantities and progress.
- •Set-out records for bridge, road, drainage, culvert, kerb, pavement and civil works prepared for review.
- •As-built/as-constructed survey data for road duplication, drainage and structures.
- •Machine control models, LandXML files and model issue logs.
- •DWG/DXF outputs and surface comparison records.
- •UAV outputs for progress review, quantity support and site context.
- •TLS LiDAR outputs for detailed verification and constructed-feature capture.
- •Quantity reports, progress claim support and earthworks reconciliation notes.
- •Conformance and QA documentation prepared for contractor, superintendent or asset-owner review.
- •MRWA-style survey records where required.
Project challenges
Managing survey across staged roadworks
Coordinating road duplication meant balancing live traffic, environmental constraints and multiple civil crews while keeping control networks, machine control files and as-built records current.
- •Live traffic and staged roadworks requiring planned survey access.
- •Multiple simultaneous civil workfronts across bridges, drainage, pavements and earthworks.
- •Bridge, drainage, culvert and pavement interfaces needing coordinated set-out.
- •Tight construction program and changing site priorities.
- •Environmental constraints within the South West corridor.
- •Existing utilities and service clash considerations along the alignment.
- •Design revisions and machine control model updates during delivery.
- •Coordination between survey crews, civil crews and machine control operators.
Outcome
Survey support helped the construction team maintain consistent control, machine control records, set-out documentation and as-built data across staged roadworks. UAV capture, TLS LiDAR scanning, quantity reporting and conformance records supported project review across multiple civil workfronts.
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Control networks, bridge and road set-out plus documentation prepared for review.
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Progress capture, earthworks quantities and spatial context.
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As-constructed documentation covering road, bridge and drainage works.
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