The Port River Expressway is designed to provide superior access to Port Adelaide’s Outer Harbor, by allowing road and rail transport to bypass the area’s central business district. Integral to the Expressway are 2 x 40 metre, single span bridges which open over the Port River. Constructors Abigroup, relied on Orrcon Smart Steel Hollow Sections to provide the solid foundations to support these bridges.

With the riverbed 11 metres below the surface of the Port River, piles had to be driven 20 metres into the bed to provide the foundations for the bridges to be built upon. Orrcon Steel supplied 900mm OD spiral welded pipe 13 to 18 metres long that were end joined on site to the required lengths.

As part of Orrcon Steel's quality assurance, staff traveled to Shanghai to inspect the supplying mill, and establish its ability to produce pipe on time and within Orrcon Steel's strict guidelines, and the client’s specifications.

Orrcon Smart Steel Hollow Sections used successfully in the Port River
Expressway Stages 2 & 3 foundations reflect Orrcon’s commitment to the building and construction industry, and ability to meet exacting requirements in quality, production and delivery.