Zero reportable instances!

The Cranbourne Line Upgrade (CLU) is delivering major rail upgrades as part of Melbourne's Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP). Separated into two packages of work, Package B includes building new railway tracks, the rebuild and upgrade of Merinda Park station, and a new pedestrian underpass for rail users. This work is being managed by the South Eastern Program Alliance (SEPA), a grouping that includes Laing O’Rourke, Jacobs, LXRP and Metro Trains Melbourne.

To manage environmental impact across this large site, the project team is using SiteHive. They deployed SiteHive Hexanode digital monitoring devices to give them access to live and continuous data on noise and dust, and use SiteHive software to manage information.

The SiteHive Hexanode devices allow the team to monitor noise and dust in real time. Small in size, the devices use innovative technology that includes direction of arrival sensors, multiple cameras and sophisticated digital microphones. These provide sound maps, direct images and audio files when thresholds are exceeded - allowing the team to see exactly what is causing events.

Automated alerts and live information allow the team to act quickly

If a threshold is triggered, SiteHive automatically alerts the relevant SEPA team members via sms and email. They can then immediately use SiteHive to see what’s happening and investigate the issue.

The images, audio and direction of arrival maps are presented graphically in SiteHive so they are easy to understand. They allow the team to identify sources of noise and dust quickly. For example, they can see if noise was made by a train, traffic or wildlife, rather than project construction work. And if it is a project site issue, having access to all the information means they can address the problem immediately.

With this proactive approach to managing environmental impact, the project has had zero reportable noise instances. Environmental Manager Kory Wright says....

Because SiteHive can be accessed from anywhere, the team doesn’t need to be onsite all the time. They can monitor the site from wherever they are working and, because information is provided in real time, attend the site quickly if they need to take action.

The project currently uses 3 SiteHive Hexanodes across the site. The devices are highly mobile, and the team moves them around in line with their specific work requirements.

Confident decision-making

SiteHive gives the team a lot more certainty and confidence in their decisions. Because the devices are monitoring continuously, 24/7, they are able to do a lot more monitoring, and so always know what’s happening.

Another big advantage is the immediacy of the information. All the monitoring information, which includes live graphs, images, sound maps and weather, is available through SiteHive in one dashboard. This makes it easy for the team to see what’s happening in real time.

“With SiteHive it’s instantaneous,” says Claire Cuttler, Sustainability Advisor. “The immediacy makes it much more meaningful as we can deal with things straight away.”