Airport Link technology an award winner

The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) recently announced Airport Link’s jacking box operation as the winner of its annual Fleming Award.

The award, which was presented in a ceremony in London, recognises excellence in geotechnical design, construction, innovation and teamwork.

The 'jacked box' operation was the largest of its type to be undertaken in Australia and involved two massive concrete boxes, the width of a rugby field, being jacked under Queensland's busiest railway line without disruption to train services.

The highly technical tunnelling method minimised disturbance to approximately 13,500 train trips on the popular North Coast Railway Line.