BEECHMONT ROAD RECONSTRUCTION WORKS

Valued at $4 million, the Beechmont Road Reconstruction Works project involves batter slope and slip restoration works at multiple sites along Beechmont Road following an ex-tropical cyclone extreme weather event.

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Client

Department of Transport and Main Roads, QLD

Location

Beechmont Queensland 4211, Australia

Duration

Mar 2018 - late 2018

Cost

$4 million

Georgiou was awarded the Beechmont Road Reconstruction Works project in March 2018, for repeat client Department of Transport and Main Roads (DMTR).

Valued at $4 million, the Beechmont Road Reconstruction Works project involves batter slope and slip restoration works at multiple sites along Beechmont Road following an ex-tropical cyclone extreme weather event.

The batter slips (erosion, debris slides, rock falls) required emergency reconstruction works to stabilise the land and rectify the damage to the road.

Works included:

  • hand-scaling to remove loose debris;
  • slope battering and installation of erosion and sediment controls soil nails and shotcrete batter protection, batter chutes, erosion protection matting and slope protection mesh;
  • tree clearing and grubbing;
  • culvert repair and clearing and lining of existing drains;
  • rehabilitation of pavements, shoulders, crests and edges; and
  • landscaping and rehabilitation.