[vc_row][vc_column][vcex_heading text=”Charles Street Upgrade, Perth, WA” tag=”h1″ css=”.vc_custom_1607999970741{padding-bottom: 15px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Works were recently completed on the upgrade of a busy section of Charles Street in North Perth. These improvements were designed to ease congestion and address safety for motorists and pedestrians. The works were funded by the State Government’s Road Trauma Trust Account.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vcex_heading text=”Project Design Brief” tag=”h2″ font_weight=”semibold” font_size=”1.154em” css=”.vc_custom_1534997838718{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1607999987362{padding-bottom: 15px !important;}”]A number of changes were made to improve safety for all road users, including extending right turning lane lengths and widening the existing turning lanes. These changes meant that some areas needed a trench drainage system to ensure surface runoff was collected efficiently.[/vc_column_text][vcex_heading text=”ACO’s Solution” tag=”h2″ font_weight=”semibold” font_size=”1.154em” css=”.vc_custom_1534997885619{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}”][vc_column_text]
Based on site-specific road catchment hydraulics, ACO’s Technical Services Department provided designers with hydraulic data to confirm both the grates and channels could capture the runoff, whilst restricting gutter flow encroaching onto the carriageway. Advice was also given on the optimum pit spacing
