The New Bridgewater Bridge is a $786 million investment in strengthening Tasmania’s National Highway. It will connect local communities and fix the missing link between the Brooker Highway and Midland Highway. The project area spans three local municipalities, a marine reserve and multiple heritage sites. In this session the New Bridgewater Bridge Project Director Ben Moloney will provide insights into how the project took an innovative and adaptive approach to the Major Projects Planning Approval Assessment phase by using an untested public planning approval assessment process to minimise delays.
This was done in parallel with a commercial-in-confidence procurement process to determine the final bridge design to meet transport and freight network management benchmarks as well as public safety and marine transport outcomes. The project is complex and involves ongoing direct consultation with all levels of government and a wide range of business and community stakeholders. It was awarded the 2022 AIPM Government Project and Tasmanian Project of the Year.
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Event takeaways
- Success requires the acceptance and management of risk
- Maintaining momentum is as important as steering the direction
- Confidence is needed to manage uncertainty
- Constantly monitor your environment and use foresight to adapt
- Pursue the small wins as well as the big, as they all contribute to overall success
Who is this event for?
- Project managers, PMO leaders, project team members
- Transport infrastructure professionals
- Transport policy officers
- State and local government urban planning professionals
- Stakeholder engagement and communications professionals
- Procurement and contract management staff
Registration fees and inclusions
Registration fees
- Members: $40 (including GST)
- Non-members: $50 (including GST)
Inclusions
- Networking
- Sandwiches and hot finger food
- Tea, coffee & juice
Individual members under an organisation partner or premium partner package, may register for four select events for free per year of your company’s package. Some exclusions apply.
Speakers
Ben Moloney
Project Director, New Bridgewater Bridge
Department of State Growth (TAS)
An engineer by trade, Ben Moloney started his career in Western Australia before relocating to Tasmania almost two decades ago. He has gained in-depth exposure to public sector delivery of a wide range of major infrastructure projects, including roads and bridges, marinas and coastal protection works and building construction. Prior to his current role as the State’s Project Director of the New Bridgewater Bridge Project, Ben spent five years as the State’s Project Director for the $689 million Royal Hobart Hospital Redevelopment, leading the team from the design development phase through to the completion of construction and commissioning.
With experience in delivering major public sector infrastructure projects from the planning stages right through until completion, Ben brought a unique set of skills to his current role, leading a small team to deliver this once-in-a-generation project for the State.