About The Wayville Pedestrian Bridge
The Wayville pedestrian bridge is a 50-metre steel structure at Wayville Train Station, built with a complex three dimensional shape and irregular bays over a live rail corridor. Bowhill Engineering delivered the structural steel fabrication and the temporary steelwork that made safe, accurate installation possible with the corridor closed for only two hours at a time.
Our Solution
This pedestrian bridge fabrication project shows our strength in modular steel construction for rail infrastructure. With the complex 3 dimensional shape, irregular bays, and a tight timeline there were many traps, but we used a professional approach to this challenge and factored in an allocation for extensive temporary steelwork into our bid.
With this Complex 3 dimensional shape, irregular bays, and a tight timeline there were many traps, but we used a professional approach to this challenge and factored in an allocation for extensive temporary steelwork into our bid.
With close coordination, we designed this temporary steelwork together with our own engineering and drafting professionals to mistake-proof our permanent fabricated items. We treated the temp steel like part of the product and gave it the attention that it needed to achieve the precision. This coordination was the key to the successful manufacture and problem free fit-up of the modules on site over the operating rail corridor (closed for only 2 hours each half).
Accuracy was the key to the success of this project, the very complex project progressed on schedule with the amount of site activities reduced and made safer for all trades due to the sound methodology that was developed at the start of the project.
The highly scrutinised 3 coat system architectural finish on 13 of large modules required minimal site repairs due to the bolted connection between the modules.
About Bowhill Engineering
Bowhill Engineering delivers complex architectural steelwork and structural steel fabrication for public transport infrastructure across Australia. Our precision in modular steel construction, architectural finish, and collaborative engineering sets us apart in the industry.
- End-to-end capability – In-house engineering, drafting, fabrication, surface treatment, and installation
- Geometrically complex fabrication – Three dimensional structures, irregular bays, and tight tolerances
- Modular steel construction – Bolted module systems for rapid installation in constrained site conditions
- Architectural finishing – Multi-coat protective coating systems and high-specification architectural finish
- Rail corridor experience – Safe delivery within short rail possession windows on live networks
- Quality certifications – CC3 certification under AS/NZS 5131, ISO 9001, AS 4801, ISO 14001, Weld Australia AS/NZS 3834.2
- Strong safety culture – Industry-leading safety record and environmental compliance on all projects
Together we thrive, investing in our people, technology, and regional communities to deliver structural steel solutions that matter.
Other Projects & Solutions
We have delivered structural steel fabrication for major infrastructure projects across Australia including:
- Inland Rail Bridge Short Street – Fabrication of two 70.3 tonne high strength steel bridge girders with precision welding and quality control.
- Darlington Bridge 3, 14 & Temporary Steelwork – Temporary works value engineering that saved the client $400,000 on South Australia’s biggest road project.
- Oaklands Railway Station – 200-tonnes of architectural steelwork, canopies, and a pedestrian bridge for a busy commuter station.
