With the Townsville wet season approaching, Townsville City Council set a tight timeframe for the project to be delivered in 11 months to ensure local Townsville residents weren’t impacted by road closures during the likely flood events. The project was successfully delivered within this timeframe and the key to this was BMD’s successful management of suppliers and subcontractors.
Scope
The scope of work included:
- construction of two multi-lane bridges totalling 11 spans across the Bohle River and Bohle Overflow
- upgrading of the existing major culvert structure adjacent to the Liberty Drive intersection
- importing and placement of 80,000m3 of embankment fill and 35,000m2 of pavements
- construction of extensive concrete retaining walls, extruded median barrier, footpaths and median slabs
- upgrading the existing intersection at the Greater Ascot development including new signalised intersection, street lighting, drainage and extensive landscaping.
Outcomes
BMD supported regional development in Townsville with 94% of work invested with local contractors.
The project improved the immunity to existing properties and ensured the bridge wouldn’t be inundated in 100 plus year flood event, far exceeding the client’s objective of 50 years.
BMD was proactive in identifying risks and challenges, adapting the program of works to ensure the project remained on track, ultimately delivering the works in a tight 11 month period.
