WestConnex Motorway – Announcements expected
An extensive network of buried utilities for this project For more information Click here
Sydney siders without essential services
Cut cables leaving Sydney siders without phone and internet. For more information Click here
Power Outages – A timely reminder
Whilst this outage was not caused by excavation work, it is a nice reminder of what impact on the community such an event can have. READ MORE
Emergency Utility Clearing – Harris Park Station Collapse
Locaters were called to site to ensure emergency repair work is clear of adjacent utility infrastructure. For more information click here Collapse at Harris Park Station July 2013
Internet outage after Illawarra hit
Construction workers in the Illawarra damaged Telstra cables leaving 5000 homes without Internet for a day. As technicians endeavoured to make hasty repairs, those relying on the connection bore the burden of inadequate preparedness. Read the story in the Illawarra [...]
Subsurface Utility Information Standard
Prepared by the Standards Australia Committee IT-036, the Australian Standard 5488-2013, Classification of Subsurface Utility Information (SUI), provides a guide for standardising the way spatial, environmental and physical properties of a buried utility are recorded in Australia. The committee included subsurface infrastructure [...]
Utility management helps secure MBA safety award
Buildcorp were honoured with the 2012 Master Builders Association NSW Site Safety – Commercial Projects award for the Sydney Adventist Hospital project in Wahroonga. Working around a live hospital facility presented major challenges with services literally providing a “lifeline” to the hospital. [...]
Sydney Water prompt with asset plans
Within a few hours of submitting a Dial Before You Dig enquiry, Sydney Water will email or fax plans with the indicative location of Sydney Water assets, as well as a guide to reading the plans. Constructors may be held financially responsible [...]
Poor utility management brings delays and blow-outs
The Southern Sydney Freight Line opened in January some three years’ late and $700m over budget (SMH 21/1/13). The hold-up and blow-out were attributed to needing to move utilities such as water and energy lines during construction. Just going to [...]
Avoid damages – Sydney Water
Get the New Year off to a New Start in Utility protection and awareness See what Sydney Water want you to do, Click here