CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE IN REMOTE AREAS: LASSETER HIGHWAY CASE STUDY

This paper describes some of the technical and managerial problems encountered during the construction of the Lasseter Highway. The Lasseter Highway is a low cost two lane rural highway which traverses flat grasslands on the eastern end and undulating sand dunes to the west. Located in Central Australia, the road services Ayers Rock and Yulara Tourist Village. The area is subject to climatic extremes of heat and cold and suffers from the effects of remoteness and isolation. The 246 km of road was constructed over a five year period at a cost of $15.3 M. (Author/TRRL)

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  • Proceedings of the 21st Australian Road Research Boards' Regional Symposium, Darwin, North Territory, Australia, 1984.
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• Authors:
  • Duffy, W J
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 233-245
• Serial:
  • Australian Road Research
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: ARRB
  • ISSN: 0005-0164

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Case studies; Climate; Conferences; Construction; Construction management; Contractors; Costs; Design; Dune sands; Gravel; High temperature; Highway maintenance; Highways; Low temperature; Pavements; Road construction; Rural areas; Rural highways; Sand; Specifications; Tenders; Weather
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs; Low cost roads; Remote areas; Stage construction
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 137: Bid; 8525: Conference; 136: Contractor; 224: Cost; 9011: Design (overall design); 4038: Dune; 4575: Gravel; 2986: Low cost road; 2955: Pavement; 3665: Road construction; 328: Rural area; 4105: Sand; 177: Specifications; 3657: Stage construction; 137: Tender; 2545: Weather
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Finance; Highways; Pavements; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

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• Accession Number: 00389192
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-86910-350-1
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 29 1985 12:00AM