[vc_row][vc_column][vcex_heading text=”Shellharbour Road, Shellharbour, NSW” tag=”h1″ css=”.vc_custom_1570590185002{padding-bottom: 15px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Shellharbour Road (Grand Pacific Drive) is an important road linking the south coast town of Shellharbour to the Princes Motorway, the major road connecting the south coast towns of NSW. The coastal towns are a popular destination for tourists on weekends and public holidays. The increased traffic volumes necessitated the road to be upgraded to a dual carriageway in both directions.[/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_1570590204034{padding-bottom: 15px !important;}”]With an expanded dual carriageway, designers wanted to incorporate a number of superelevations with a central median strip into the road design. This posed some safety concerns with the risk of surface runoff ponding along the median and encroaching into the traffic lane. Designers needed to ensure runoff was collected immediately and considered continuous drainage inlets instead of the traditional pit and pipe system.[/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]
ACO KerbDrain QK200A
ACO’s Technical Service Department provided designers with exact hydraulic performance data to ensure surface water would not encroach onto the traffic lanes during storms
