Winner

The Parkdale level crossing removal project is part of the Victorian government’s initiative to remove 110 level crossings across Melbourne by 2030 to improve community safety, reduce traffic congestion, and support sustainable transport. Involving rail and road removals, and constructing a viaduct and new station along the Frankston line, the project presented a narrow rail corridor near heritage sites. Faced with managing project data among a multidiscipline team, lead design consultant WSP needed an integrated digital solution.Leveraging Bentley’s open modeling applications and ProjectWise, WSP established a digital twin, streamlining workflows to meet project objectives. Working in an interoperable, web-based platform minimized rework and improved decision-making, which helped to reduce modeling time by 60% and save 15% in resource hours during the design delivery process. The solution optimized material usage, reducing bridge materials by 7% and the carbon footprint by 30%, and enabled WSP to reuse digital bridge components for future projects.