How Toowoomba Bypass inspires next generation of engineers
THE Toowoomba Bypass project has inspired a new generation of engineers to enter the nation building industry.
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THE Toowoomba Bypass project has inspired a new generation of engineers to enter the nation building industry.
Maddy Stahlhut is a Bachelor of Engineering Honours student at the University of Southern Queensland and visited the construction site, known then as the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing, multiple times over the last few years.
"It's such a big infrastructure project," she said.
"To have such world-class infrastructure being built in my hometown, being able to learn from it and have a hands-on experience with it was life changing in a way."
USQ head of civil engineering and surveying Professor Kevin McDougall said students from the university were fortunate enough to visit the site over the years.
"We were approached by Department of Transport and Main Roads to be an integral part of the involvement in the Second Range Crossing, particularly from an educational perspective," he said.
"One of the most important aspects was to get our students on the site itself. They had multiple opportunities to see some excellent examples of engineering and surveying that was happening across the site there."
Prof McDougall said the project was vastly different to most projects students got to interact with.
"There were many challenges with the Second Range Crossing, it wasn't an easy project to complete." he said.
"It creates an opportunity for them to learn how they might deal with a problem in the future. And so the techniques that were used for the the project planning, and the different technical options that were adopted, provide the students with a range of tools and understanding that they can use on other projects.
"And you can see the engineering that's occurred there, with the arch bridges and the viaduct in particular. It is not something that is common across many of these projects. So being able to experience that and the challenges that were faced during that process was a great learning experiences for our students."
Originally published as How Toowoomba Bypass inspires next generation of engineers
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