WHILE it has all come together nicely, the roundabout at the intersection of Mitre, Suttor and Lambert streets was a big challenge for Talis Civil.
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The company was contracted by Bathurst Regional Council to carry out the redesign of the intersection, following a high-profile community campaign for a roundabout.
Crews arrived at the site in November last year to commence the project and the intersection was officially opened last month.
Talis Civil general manager Michael Fitzgerald described it as a "challenging job", saying it involved a lot of planning in the early stages.
"The first part of the project was all about planning and all about coordinating the works and all about the services - the water mains, the communications and the power," he said.
"And all that planning came together to appear to be a rush of works at the end. So it appeared to be quite quick at the end, but it was all about those planning works."
A big part of the planning was ensuring there was minimal disruption around the intersection, so motorists could drive through the area and still be able to access the shops and the school.
Talis was able to complete the work at the intersection without having to implement a full closure.
"We spent a lot of time with the shops and the school coordinating how this would work to least impact them and I think that's been a big success of the job, the stakeholders have all come together and been patient to come up with a final result," Mr Fitzgerald said.
"To me, to get to the end of the job without having to go through big community issues is a success.
"It looks simple, our guys sort of made it look simple, but it was a very complex job that I think our guys planned really well."
He said he was really happy with the end result, which is not only a better intersection, but an upgrade of all the underground services.
The company had a good working relationship with council and, after such a good experience, Talis is looking at other projects it could do in the Bathurst area.
"We are pricing a job in Kelso at the moment, and our guys in some ways feel like locals now," Mr Fitzgerald said.
