Awards
Roads and Maritime Services pursuit of engineering and urban design excellence has been recognised on some projects.
Achievements in road design for Roads and Maritime Services projects include:
2010 - Great Western Highway upgrade, Leura to Katoomba
NSW Award for Excellence in landscape architecture on road transport infrastructure projects (for the built project)- 2010 Australian Institute of Landscape Architects NSW/Roads and Maritime Services.
2008 - Great Western Highway upgrade, Shell Corner (Katoomba)
Award for Excellence in landscape architecture on road transport infrastructure projects- 2008 Australian Institute of Landscape Architects NSW/Roads and Maritime Services NSW.
2008- Pacific Highway upgrade, Brunswick Heads to Yelgun
Commendation - Planning Institute of Australia awards. The citation stated that the work is a 'tribute to the high design standards maintained by the NSW Roads and Maritime Services over many decades.'
2008 - North-West Bus T-way, Sydney
Bronze - NSW Premier's awards in the 'delivering better services' category.
2008 - Liverpool to Parramatta Bus T-way, Sydney
Bronze - NSW Premier's awards in the 'delivering better services' category.
2007 - Spike Milligan Bridge, Woy Woy
First place in its category - Civil Contractors Federation NSW Earth Awards 2007.
2007 - Hinton Bridge, Paterson River
Colin Crisp Award for excellence in engineering heritage - Institute of Engineers Australia awards.
2006 - M7 Motorway, Sydney Orbital
Bradfield Award in recognition of exceptional engineering merit - Engineering Excellence awards.
2006 - Sea Cliff Bridge, Lawrence Hargrave Drive
Highly commended - Engineering Excellence awards.
2004 - Windsor Road upgrade, Western Sydney
The Windsor flood evacuation route won the 2004 Australian Institute of Landscape Architects award for planning in landscape architecture.
2003 - Pacific Highway upgrade, Yelgun to Chinderah
Excellence Award for environmental engineering -2003 Engineers Australia Engineering
2002 - Great Western Highway upgrade, Leura to Katoomba
Award of Excellence (now the State Award) for Leura to Katoomba Masterplan - Australian Institute of Landscape Architects NSW.
2000 - Eastern Distributor, Sydney
The project received the Bradfield award in recognition of exceptional engineering merit - Engineering Excellence awards.
Beyond the Pavement
Roads and Maritime Services urban design policy, procedures and design principles.
Recognition for Roads and Maritime Services Beyond the Pavement includes:
- 2010 - Australia Award for Urban Design - Planning Institute of Australia.
- 2010 - National Landscape Award - Australian Institute of Landscape Architects.
- 2010 - Finalist Property Industry Award - Highly Commended - Australian Property Institute.
- 2009 - Award for Excellence in Research and Communication - Australian Institute of Landscape Architects NSW
- 2009 - Award for Excellence in Road Infrastructure Design - Australian Institute of Landscape Architects NSW.