17 November Sydney Metro Martin Place Site Visit November 17, 2022By ICI Administrator General 0 ICI was thrilled to team up with Lendlease on 13 October to host a rare behind-the-scenes tour of the Sydney Metro Martin Place integrated station development for a group of 60 lucky participants. Lendlease is working with Macquarie Group to design and construct this vast public transport project and commercial precinct for the NSW Government. The tour, book-ended by presentations about the project, was a fantastic insight into the project and featured everything from the Sydney Metro tunnels to the top of the new Macquarie Bank Global Headquarters – 17 floors out of 39 that have so far been constructed. We split into two groups to visit the underground Station, North and South building sites, with highlights including the 40-metre-high atrium incorporating 29-metre escalators. The project is on track to swing into action in 2024, delivering another section of this rail network of fast driverless trains. We thank Lendlease and Sydney Metro for this fascinating insight into such a significant project. Learn more about the project and view more images here. ICI will be running more educational experiences in 2023, along with our exciting learning program for civil infrastructure managers. Click to find out more. Sydney Metro Martin Place stats: Workers involved in the construction: 37,000-plus Concrete poured to date: 42,200 cubic tonnes Excavated material: 67-plus Olympic-size swimming pools Cranes used so far: 5 cranes in total Length of cabling used so far: about 16km (supplied by Lendlease) Related Posts Work starts on Western Sydney Airport runway Australia’s Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport is one step closer with construction now officially underway on the 3.7 km runway. Sustainability will remain a key focus on the airfield as well as in the terminal; crushed sandstone from tunnelling projects across Sydney will be reused as a high-strength foundation to support construction of the runway, taxiways and roads. Join ICI Australia for a tour behind the scenes at one of Sydney’s largest infrastructure projects - the Western Sydney International Airport - on Friday 22 April. Manners and the Modern Workplace Once upon a time, things were a bit more straight forward when it came to manners and the workplace. The manners that our parents instilled in us prevailed, and we learnt to take our cues at work from the senior and the successful. We learnt about a term called “professionalism”, and generally it was applied and understood by all in a corporate environment. Is your workplace mentally healthy? The construction sector has some of the highest rates of mental ill health when compared to all industries in Australia. In fact, according to Construction Industry Culture Taskforce (CICT), the industry experiences: Developing a Healthy Workplace Culture Since The Institute’s inception, Gladys Woods and Haslin Constructions have been a big supporter of providing continuing professional development in their workplace. Offering a wide range of courses suited to the needs of the people in the organisation and their career progression, hear how the team at Haslin are continuing their development. Confused about COVID-19 requirements in the workplace? Read on as we unpack what the Building Award says Entering into our third year of the COVID-19 pandemic employees continue to ask questions about isolation and leave. How can the Building and Construction General On-site Award 2020 help? Fun In The Sun Are you looking for fun outdoor activities that the whole family will love? As our world is becoming increasingly reliant on technology and our kids are having more screen time than ever before, especially with the introduction of streaming programs such as Netflix and Stan, families are looking for ways to get their kids outdoors and enjoying wide open spaces. Comment (0) Comments are closed.