Clem 7

Client
Department of Transport and Main Roads
Sector
Transport
Expertise
  • Engineering design
  • Construction and commissioning
Contract type
Country
Australia
State
Queensland
Location
Brisbane
Status
Completed
Duration
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UGL was the principal mechanical and electrical engineering contractor for the Clem 7 tunnel, delivering one of the largest and most complex control and communications systems in Australia. Despite its size and complexity, the system provides a one second response time for each of its 170,000 supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) tags, and operates with an availability exceeding 99.995%.

UGL’s scope of work for the Clem 7 project included:

  • project management
  • engineering
  • procurement/ fabrication
  • construction and
  • commissioning

The tunnel was built by a joint venture, consisting of Leighton Contractors, Baulderstone, and Bilfinger-Berger. The joint venture engaged UGL to design and construct the tunnel’s mechanical and electrical services, including the control and communications system.

The M7 Clem Jones Tunnel – also known as the Clem 7 - is the central part of a 6.8km-long tollway system built for $3 billion. This system links five major Brisbane roads, including the Pacific Motorway, Ipswich Road, Lutwyche Road, the Inner-City Bypass and Shafston Avenue at Kangaroo Point. The M7 Motorway system’s Clem 7 tollway joins Brisbane’s southern suburbs to the north, enabling alternate connectivity to the airport.

 

Fast facts

  • Depth under water icon
    60m

    the depth of the tunnel below the Brisbane River

  • Length icon
    4.8km

    the length of the tunnel - the longest operating road tunnel in Australia at the time of construction

  • car icon
    35,000

    average trips per working day recorded in 2017

  • Award ribbon icon
    Engineering Excellence Award

    was awarded to UGL in 2012 for the tunnel's communication and control system

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