Altus Traffic SA: Local Depot, Statewide Reach Across South Australia
Altus Traffic's South Australian operations run from a local depot in Beverley, Adelaide, the base from which crews, fleet and worksite technology are mobilised for every traffic management job in the state. From that depot, Altus Traffic supports major contractors, utility networks, major infrastructure alliances and community events, and reaches regional and remote projects through structured living-away-from-home crew deployment.
A Local Depot at the Centre of South Australian Traffic Management
Altus Traffic's South Australian depot is based at 163 William Street, Beverley, five minutes from the Adelaide CBD and close to the arterial road network that connects the metropolitan area to the North-South Corridor, the South Eastern Freeway and the state's northern and southern approaches.
Everything that keeps a South Australian traffic management job running: planning and permits, crew rostering, fleet storage and dispatch, compliance and incident reporting, is coordinated out of this local depot. One point of contact, one set of systems and one accountable local team, whether the job is a single-day council closure in the inner suburbs or a multi-year contract.
Every South Australian job is resourced from our Adelaide base, whether it is a CBD event closure minutes from the Beverley depot or a resurfacing package deep in the South East. Regional and remote projects across the South East, Riverland, Yorke and Eyre Peninsulas, the Barossa and around Mount Gambier can be staffed through structured living-away-from-home arrangements. Crews work rostered rotations that manage fatigue across multi-week deployments, with accommodation and travel organised as part of project mobilisation. The same Senior Traffic Management Supervisor (STMS)-led briefing, incident-reporting and compliance standards apply on every site, metropolitan or regional.
Fleet and Equipment Resourced from our Adelaide Depot
Traffic management across South Australia is supported by a large fleet of signage, utility vehicles, Truck Mounted Attenuators (TMAs), portable traffic lights, variable message signs (VMS) and worksite technology, based at the Beverley depot. Equipment is allocated across projects as demand shifts between metropolitan works, regional jobs, and local and major events, rather than sitting fixed to a single client or site.
South Australia's traffic management calendar is genuinely mixed. A major civil alliance running a multi-year corridor upgrade needs long-term, predictable equipment allocation. A single-day event closure needs a large volume of signage and traffic cones mobilised out of the depot and demobilised again inside a tight window. Altus Traffic's Workzone Digitisation technology is also deployed on eligible South Australian worksites to monitor incursions and compliance in real time, giving both Altus Traffic and its clients an evidence-based view of what is actually happening on site.
Delivering South Australia's Landmark Infrastructure Projects
Altus Traffic provides traffic management and planning services on two of South Australia's largest current infrastructure programs, working alongside the major contractors delivering them.
River Torrens to Darlington (T2D) Project
The River Torrens to Darlington Project is the final and largest stage of Adelaide's North-South Corridor, a non-stop motorway link connecting the Northern Expressway to the South Eastern Freeway. The project is being delivered by an alliance including John Holland, Bouygues Construction Australia, Jacobs, Arcadis and Ventia, under a South Australian Government contract valued at $15.4 billion, one of the largest transport infrastructure investments in the state's history. Ongoing construction traffic management by Altus Traffic across the T2D corridor requires continuous coordination between multiple active work fronts, arterial road users and surrounding communities across Adelaide's southern suburbs.
Tram Grade Separation Projects (TGSP)
The Tram Grade Separation Projects remove level crossings between Adelaide's tram network and the road network at multiple sites, including the Morphett Road crossing, to improve safety and reduce congestion at tram and rail interfaces. The works are being delivered by CPB Contractors and McConnell Dowell, with Altus Traffic providing traffic management and planning services to both contractors as construction progresses across simultaneous sites in South Australia.
Two Decades of Partnership With South Australia's Major Contractors
Altus Traffic's South Australian team has built long-standing relationships with the major contractors and utility networks operating across the state, in several cases spanning more than a decade of continuous delivery.
Downer has partnered with Altus Traffic in South Australia since 2014, on Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT) resurfacing programs covering asphalting, spray seal and pavement works, local government resurfacing projects and broader civil works across the state.
Fulton Hogan has worked with Altus Traffic since 2020, on traffic management for state and local government projects, the South Eastern Freeway Project, and NBN upgrade works.
McConnell Dowell has partnered with Altus Traffic since 2014 on some of Adelaide's most complex works, including the Heysen Tunnel Upgrade, the Ovingham Level Crossing Project, the Regency Road to Pym Street (R2P) project, and the Tram Grade Separation Projects as part of the CPB Contractors and McConnell Dowell joint venture covered above.
CPB Contractors has worked with Altus Traffic since 2015, including on the Port Wakefield to Port Augusta Regional Projects Alliance, the Torrens to Torrens (T2T) project, and the Tram Grade Separation Projects joint venture.
Alongside these relationships, Altus Traffic supports essential services infrastructure in South Australia for utility clients including APA Gas and SA Power Networks, providing traffic management for scheduled maintenance and emergency response work out of the Beverley depot.
How Does Altus Traffic Manage Traffic for South Australia's Major and Community Events Calendar?
South Australia runs one of the busiest capital-city event calendars in the country, and each event places a different set of demands on traffic management: motorsport closures, cycling road closures across the Adelaide Hills, a CBD parade route, or a stadium precinct managing tens of thousands of arrivals and departures in a short window. Altus Traffic resources events across Adelaide and regional South Australia from its local depot, using its crews, fleet and planning capability including:
BP Adelaide Grand Final (Supercars, formerly the Adelaide 500): Working closely with event organisers and local authorities to handle crowds exceeding 285,000 fans with multi-day street circuit closures through the Adelaide Parklands, grandstand and pedestrian precinct management, and staged reopening of CBD roads.
Santos Tour Down Under: working alongside local councils, emergency services, and event organisers to manage high-volume crowds and moving pelotons with rolling road closures across metropolitan and Adelaide Hills routes for professional cycling stages, delivered across consecutive editions of the event.
AFL Gather Round: coordinated pedestrian and vehicle management around Adelaide Oval across multiple AFL matches played in a single round.
Adelaide Christmas Pageant: managing large crowds exceeding 300,000 spectators along the city streets with full CBD route closures for one of the world's largest annual pageants, requiring precise timing between road closure, parade movement and reopening.
Adelaide International (tennis): precinct traffic and pedestrian management around Memorial Drive Park during the tournament, coordinated with public transport demand.
Bridgestone World Solar Challenge: finish-line and precinct traffic management in Adelaide as solar vehicles arrive from Darwin, coordinated with public viewing areas.
Event traffic management in South Australia is planned and approved through the same regulatory pathway as project-based works, a traffic guidance scheme (TGS) or traffic management plan (TMP) submitted to the relevant road authority, whether that is the Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT SA), the City of Adelaide, or a regional council, depending on the roads affected. The difference with major events is compressed timing: a full CBD closure and reopening sequence for a one-day event has to be planned with the same rigor as a multi-month project closure, executed inside a matter of hours, and demobilised back to the local depot the same day.
What Standards Apply to Traffic Management in South Australia?
Traffic management in South Australia is governed by Austroads national guidance, Australian Standard AS 1742.3 (Traffic control devices for works on roads), and South Australian-specific requirements set by the Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT SA) for state roads, alongside individual council requirements for local roads. A traffic guidance scheme (TGS) or traffic management plan (TMP) must be prepared and, depending on the road classification and nature of the works, approved before works or an event closure can proceed.
For major infrastructure projects such as T2D and TGSP, traffic management plans are developed and revised continuously as work fronts move, reflecting real-time site conditions rather than a single static approval. For events, the TGS is typically finalised well in advance but executed within a narrow closure and reopening window, which places a premium on crew briefing, signage accuracy and on-site supervision on the day.
Our Award-Winning South Australian Team
Altus Traffic's South Australian depot is staffed by Traffic Controllers whose work is recognised at an industry level, not just an operational one. Sam Loprete, a South Australian Traffic Controller with Altus Traffic, won the national Traffic Controller of the Year award at the 2023 Traffic Management Association of Australia (TMAA) Excellence Awards, representing South Australia against every state and territory. Judges recognised Sam as "..positive and exceptional in the way he approaches his work.." a standard our Adelaide depot expects of everyone of our Traffic Controllers on every South Australian site, from a single council closure to a major multi-year project.
A Growing Presence Across South Australia
Altus Traffic keeps assessing where its South Australian footprint should grow next, tracking the pipeline of infrastructure, utility and civil works coming through the Beverley depot. A ready pool of accredited Traffic Controllers and STMS personnel is maintained year round so crew numbers can scale quickly, whether that means adding shifts for a summer of back-to-back events, resourcing a new stage of a major project or answering an unplanned callout in a regional community. The scale of the job changes from a single lane closure outside a suburban school to a multi-year motorway alliance, but the outcome Altus Traffic is working towards never does: everyone on and around a South Australian worksite gets home safely.
Contact Our Team
To discuss a South Australian project, event or ongoing traffic management program, contact the Altus Traffic South Australia depot:
Altus Traffic SA Address: 163 William Street, Beverley SA 5009
Altus Traffic SA Phone Number: 08 8243 7600
Altus Traffic SA Email: sa.operations@altusgroup.com.au
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