The West Gate Bridge is a Melbourne icon. It is 3km long, with the central steel span crossing the Yarra River at 850m. Parkinson Group (Aust) have completed 3 major resurfacing contracts on the steel section of the West Gate Bridge with each project treating between 2500 - 5500sqm of carriageway. The projects involved the removal of the existing asphalt, preparing the steel deck for the placement of a waterproofing membrane and the replacement of the asphalt. The works also required the management of traffic over the bridge during the entirety of the project. All three contracts had to be completed in a very short time frame, and required working around the clock to ensure the works were completed on time. As the works were being constructed over a steel deck only 12mm thick road profilers could not be used. Instead excavators with mechanical hammers were employed to remove the asphalt so as, not to damage the steel deck. Specialist contractors were then employed to Hydroblast the steel to remove any remaining asphalt and tack coat. Once the deck was clean of existing pavement material, Blastrac Machines were used to captive blast the steel deck. The waterproofing membrane was then applied to the steel deck which consists of a primer followed by a continuous layer of polyurethane waterproofing membrane. This layer was then over coated with a second polyurethane layer with 5mm stones embedded into the surface to aid the bond of the asphalt to the membrane. A SAMI seal (strain alleviating membrane interface) was then placed over the waterproofing membrane prior to the application of a polymer modified Stone Mastic Asphalt wearing course asphalt. These contracts show Parkinson Group (Aust)'s ability to manage million dollar contracts, with high skilled employee's and co-ordinating specialist subcontractors from Australia and overseas, to ensure that the projects were completed on time. Parkinson Group (Aust) has completed numerous other contracts for VicRoads on and around the West Gate Bridge including the replacement of the expansion joints on all four approaches on the concrete sections of the deck, the repair to the concrete slab on the east side of the Bridge over 150 pile caps and the installation of emergency boom gates on the bridge approaches.

Parkinson Group (Aust) was engaged by Thiess P/L for the supply and placement of all the asphalt works as part of the Vermont Tram Extension. The works involved the placement of approximately 7500t of asphalt along the 3km extension from Blackburn Rd to the Vermont South Shopping Centre along the Burwood Hwy in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. The works involved the placement of asphalt through 2 of the busiest intersections in Melbourne's Eastern Suburbs, those being the intersection of the Burwood Hwy and Springvale Rd and at the Burwood Hwy and Blackburn Rd. Owing to the traffic constraints and the need to place the new tram tracks across these intersections over two separate weekend closures, Parkinson Group (Aust) worked around the clock over a 24hr period, using 2 asphalt crews and a separate profiling crew to ensure the placement of approximately 1700t at the Springvale Rd intersection and 600t at the Blackburn Rd intersection. At both sites the level of the road was completely altered to accommodate the level of the tram line running straight through the middle of the intersection. Parkinson Group (Aust) provided both paving and hand crews to complete the reinstatement of the Burwood Hwy to match the new alignment owing to the placement of the new Tram Line.   Parkinson Group (Aust) completes many road and carpark reconstruction projects each year. Parkinson Group (Aust) was engaged by the Kingston City Council for the reconstruction and realignment of the Peter Scullin Reserve, Mordialloc. The works were at the mouth of the Mordialloc Creek, and hence in a highly environmentally sensitive area. The works involved the realignment of the existing entry and exit roads and the realignment of the carpark. The works involved the placement of 500m of bluestone or concrete kerb and channel, 100m of pipe installation including constructing 23 pits, placement of 2400sqm of road pavement and 450t of asphalt, laying 600sqm of coloured concrete footpath and re-landscaping the entire site. Through skilled management the project was delivered to the council 2 weeks early whilst maintaining access to the foreshore and pier for community use during the works.