Dex Arounsavat served as Structural Design Manager with Seymour Whyte on the Hoddle to Burke Project, contributing from the project’s early inception stages (RFP-I and RFP-F) through to construction delivery.
Throughout the project lifecycle, Dex played a key role in the Urban Design and Landscape Plan (UDLP) and was instrumental in driving value engineering initiatives, achieving significant cost savings from the RFP-I phase. His responsibilities included cost planning, stakeholder engagement, compliance management, constructability reviews, and multidisciplinary coordination to ensure efficient and compliant project delivery.
Dex’s leadership and technical expertise ensured the successful integration of structural, architectural, and operational requirements across this complex infrastructure project.
The scope of the project included a diverse range of structural and civil infrastructure elements, including:
Bridges:
Yarra Shared Use Path (SUP) Bridge: A three-span space truss pedestrian bridge featuring architecturally distinctive Y-shaped tree piers.
Westbound Busway Bridge over Eastern Freeway at Chandler Highway: A two-span curved twin steel box girder bridge.
Chandler Highway Eastbound Exit Ramp Bridge: A single-span, heavily skewed and curved Super-T girder bridge.
Burke Road Eastbound Exit Ramp Bridge: A three-span curved twin steel box girder bridge.
Belford Road Bridge: Public Safety Barrier Upgrades
Existing Yarra River Bridges (both eastbound and westbound carriageways) – Barrier and Drainage Upgrades
Retaining Walls:
Architecturally treated walls designed to integrate with the surrounding environment.
Noise Walls:
Architectural plastic panel noise walls with concealed posts, ranging in height from 3 m to 8 m.
Signage and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Structures:
Cantilever, Portal box and Truss gantries
Ancillary Infrastructure:
Off-structure barriers and miscellaneous elements including high mast lighting.